Autor: |
Fang Ye, Haijun Wang, Dale Huntington, Hong Zhou, Yan Li, Fengzhi You, Jinhua Li, Wenlong Cui, Meiling Yao, Yan Wang, Study team for Economic Impact of Maternal Deaths in China |
Jazyk: |
angličtina |
Rok vydání: |
2012 |
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Zdroj: |
PLoS ONE, Vol 7, Iss 6, p e38467 (2012) |
Druh dokumentu: |
article |
ISSN: |
1932-6203 |
DOI: |
10.1371/journal.pone.0038467 |
Popis: |
OBJECTIVE: To identify the immediate economic impact of maternal death on rural Chinese households. METHODS: Results are reported from a study that matched 195 households who had suffered a maternal death to 384 households that experienced a childbirth without maternal death in rural areas of three provinces in China, using quantitative questionnaire to compare differences of direct and indirect costs between two groups. FINDINGS: The direct costs of a maternal death were significantly higher than the costs of a childbirth without a maternal death (US$4,119 vs. $370, p |
Databáze: |
Directory of Open Access Journals |
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