Blar i Department of Global Public Health and Primary Care på emneord "Maternal mortality"
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Community participation as a strategy in reducing maternal and child mortality in rural areas: A Literature review
(Master thesis, 2012-09-20)Background: Maternal and neonatal mortality rate are still high in many developing countries. Lack of access to health facilities is one of the biggest challenges in the poorest households and in rural areas which contributes ... -
High maternal mortality estimated by the sisterhood method in a rural area of Mali
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2011-08-03)Background: Maternal mortality is high in Mali. Nevertheless, there are few studies on this topic from rural areas, and current estimates are mostly based on studies from urban settings. Our objective was to estimate the ... -
High maternal mortality in a rural south-west Ethiopia: estimate by using the sisterhood method
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2012-11-23)Background: Estimation of maternal mortality is difficult in developing countries without complete vital registration. The indirect sisterhood method represents an alternative in places where there is high fertility and ... -
Increasing demand for health facility birth. A qualitative study exploring barriers and facilitators for skilled care utilization in the Amhara Region, Ethiopia
(Master thesis, 2013-08-21)The current study aims to explore women’s and health workers experiences and perceptions on barriers and facilitators for health facility delivery in Northern Ethiopia. Ethiopia has one of the highest maternal mortality ... -
Lifetime risk of pregnancy-related death among Zambian women: district-level estimates from the 2010 census
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016-09)The aim of this study was to examine district differentials in the lifetime risk of pregnancy-related death among females aged 15–49 in Zambia. We used data on household deaths collected in the 2010 census to estimate the ... -
Maternal near miss and mortality in a rural referral hospital in northern Tanzania: a cross-sectional study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2013-07-04)Background: Maternal morbidity and mortality in sub-Saharan Africa remains high despite global efforts to reduce it. In order to lower maternal morbidity and mortality in the immediate term, reduction of delay in the ... -
Perceptions and practices related to home based and facility based birth. A qualitative study from Agemssa, Ethiopia
(Master thesis, 2011-12-16)Introduction Despite the indications of sharp declines in maternal mortality rate the past few years, maternal mortality still remains unacceptably high, and many countries are not on track to achieve the aims of the ... -
Rural-urban differentials in pregnancy-related mortality in Zambia: estimates using data collected in a census
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015-11-30)Background: The use of census data to measure maternal mortality is a recent phenomenon, implemented in settings with non-functional vital registration systems and driven by needs for trend data. The 2010 round of population ...