Autor: |
Nkumbula Moyo, Mpundu Makasa, Mumbi Chola, Patrick Musonda |
Jazyk: |
angličtina |
Rok vydání: |
2018 |
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Zdroj: |
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, Vol 18, Iss 1, Pp 1-9 (2018) |
Druh dokumentu: |
article |
ISSN: |
1471-2393 |
DOI: |
10.1186/s12884-018-1717-1 |
Popis: |
Abstract Background Access factors associated with maternal death are important to understand because they are considered to be an essential measure of women’s health and indicative of the performance of health care systems in any community globally. This study aimed to analyse the access risk factors linked to maternal deaths in Lundazi district of the Eastern Province of Zambia using secondary data obtained from maternal death reviews and delivery registers. Methods This was a case-control study with cases being recorded maternal deaths for Lundazi district (n = 100) while controls were randomly selected Lundazi District Hospital deliveries (n = 300) for the period 2010 to 2015. STATA™ (Stata Corporation, Texas, TX, USA) version 12.0 was used to analyse data. Odds ratio and 95% confidence intervals with associated p-values were used to analyse disparities between cases and controls while bivariate and multivariate regression analyses were done to show associations. Results The likelihood of experiencing maternal death was 94% less among women who completed their scheduled antenatal care visits than those who did not (OR 0.06, 95% CI = 0.01–0.27, p = |
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