A continuing tragedy of maternal mortality in a rural referral center in Northeast Nigeria: A wake-up call
| Autor: | Ibrahim M. Sanusi, AA Kullima, Isa Bilkisu, Bala M Audu, H. A. Usman |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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Last triennium
maternal death maternal mortality ratio rural referral center business.industry Incidence (epidemiology) Context (language use) medicine.disease lcsh:Gynecology and obstetrics Standardized mortality ratio Health care Medicine Maternal death Risk factor business Socioeconomic status Local government area lcsh:RG1-991 Demography |
| Zdroj: | Tropical Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Vol 35, Iss 1, Pp 18-24 (2018) Tropical Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology; Vol 35, No 1 (2018); 18-24 |
| ISSN: | 0189-5117 |
| DOI: | 10.4103/tjog.tjog_61_17 |
| Popis: | Context: While reasonable progress has been made worldwide in reducing maternal mortality at the end of the millennium development goal, the same cannot be said of underserved rural communities where the tragedy continuous unabated.Aim: To determine the maternal mortality ratio, causes, and some socioeconomic determinants of maternal deaths in the last triennium of the Millennium Development Goal (MDG) in a rural tertiary center in Northeast Nigeria.Materials and Methods: Retrospective descriptive study of maternal mortality at the Federal Medical center (FMC) Nguru,Northeast Nigeria from January 1st 2013 to December 31st 2015. The center attends largely to underserved rural populace. Results were presented in simple percentages and means with a P value |
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