dc.contributor.author | Rutgers, S. | |
dc.coverage.spatial | Zimbabwe | en_GB |
dc.date.accessioned | 2014-10-31T14:46:37Z | |
dc.date.available | 2014-10-31T14:46:37Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2001-02 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Rutgers, S. (2001) Two years maternal mortality in Matebeleland North Province, Zimbabwe, CAJM Vol 47, no. 2. Harare, Avondale: CAJM. . | en_GB |
dc.identifier.issn | 0008-9176 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://opendocs.ids.ac.uk/opendocs/handle/20.500.12413/4947 | |
dc.description | A CAJM research article. | en_GB |
dc.description.abstract | Objective: To describe timeliness and completeness of maternal mortality notifications after the introduction of a revised national notification form in 1998, as well as socio-demographic and obstetric variables and causes of maternal deaths.
Design: Retrospective descriptive study.
Setting: Seven districts in Matebeleland North province.
Subjects: 95 maternal death notifications from 1 August 1998 to 31 July 2000.
Main Outcome Measures: Delay in submission and completeness of reports, age, marital status, religion, reproductive history, booking and referral status, duration and outcome of pregnancy, place of death, cause of death.
Results: 92/95 notifications were true maternal deaths, 86% were notified within 48 hours and 79% were complete, 74% of the deaths took place in a health facility. Mean age of the women was 27.8 years, mean parity 3.0. Sixty percent had booked. The five main causes of death were obstetric haemorrhage (26%), malaria (24%), immune deficiency syndrome (13%), abortion (11%) and eclampsia (8%). The maternal mortality ratio per 100 000 reported home and institutional live births ranged from 155 to 532 per district. Conclusion: There is under reporting of maternal mortality in some districts, although from 1997 to 2000 a 200% increase in reporting was seen. Timeliness and completeness of reporting was satisfactory. With the exception of a high contribution from malaria the causes of maternal mortality in Matebeleland North province are similar to those reported elsewhere in Zimbabwe. | en_GB |
dc.language.iso | en | en_GB |
dc.publisher | Central African Journal of Medicine (CAJM), University of Zimbabwe | en_GB |
dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ | en_GB |
dc.subject | Health | en_GB |
dc.subject | Sexuality and Development | en_GB |
dc.title | Two years maternal mortality in Matebeleland North Province, Zimbabwe | en_GB |
dc.type | Article | en_GB |
dc.rights.holder | University of Zimbabwe | en_GB |