How safe is motherhood in Nigeria?: the trend of maternal mortality in a tertiary health institution.
East Afr Med J
; 76(8): 436-9, 1999 Aug.
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| ID: mdl-10520348
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To determine the magnitude and trend of maternal mortality in Jos University Teaching Hospital, Jos, Nigeria.DESIGN:
Retrospective study.SETTING:
Jos University Teaching Hospital, Jos, Nigeria. SUBJECT All women dying in pregnancy, labour and puerperium. MAIN OUTCOMEMEASURES:
Maternal mortality ratio, trend of maternal mortality, age, antenatal booking status, educational status, main causes of maternal death, factors contributing to maternal deaths.RESULTS:
The maternal mortality ratio was 739/100,000 total deliveries and trend rose from 450/100,000 in 1990 to 1,060/100,000 total deliveries in 1994. About 33% of all maternal deaths occurred among teenagers. The risk factors for maternal deaths included adolescence, grand multiparity, illiteracy and non-utilisation of antenatal services. The main causes of maternal mortality were haemorrhage (28.1%), sepsis (21.3%) and eclampsia (15.7%). The contributions of complicated induced abortion and anaesthetic deaths in this study are worthy of mention.CONCLUSION:
The maternal mortality ratio is unacceptably high in Jos University Teaching Hospital more particularly because of the rising trend. Socio-cultural and economic factors contributed immensely to the high maternal mortality in Jos. The objective of the World Health Organisation (WHO) to reduce maternal mortality by 50% by the year 2000 will not be achieved in this part of Nigeria. Nonetheless, improvement of the nation's economy coupled with a stable policy and provision of intrastructural facilities will assist to significantly reduce maternal mortality.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Mortalidade Materna
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Mortalidade Hospitalar
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Hospitais Universitários
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
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Observational_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Pregnancy
País/Região como assunto:
Africa
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
1999
Tipo de documento:
Article