Towards achieving millenium development goal number 5: maternal mortaility at Thika District Hospital, Kenya. A one year review

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dc.contributor.authorWanyoro, A. K.
dc.date.accessioned2014-10-17T14:12:10Z
dc.date.available2014-10-17T14:12:10Z
dc.date.issued2009
dc.descriptionDOI: 10.1016/S0020-7292(09)61363-1en_US
dc.description.abstractBackground: Maternal mortality remains high in the developing countries and especially in the Sub Saharan Africa. Constant reviews will help in elucidating varies causes which in most instance are avoidable. These will help reduce maternal mortality and thus help in the attainment of millennium development goals. Objective: To review the maternal mortality at Thika district hospital for the year 2006 and to determine characteristics of patients involved. Design: A descriptive retrospective study. Setting: Thika district hospital, Kenya. Subjects: Maternal deaths from 1st January to 31st December 2006. Main outcome measures: determination of maternal mortality rates of patients who died of pregnancy related causes in the year 2006 from admission up to 6 weeks of delivery. Also determine the patient’s social demographics, obstetrics characteristics, causes of death, and modes of delivery and survival of the babiesen_US
dc.identifier.citationInternational Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics - INT J GYNECOL OBSTET 01/2009; 107. DOI: 10.1016/S0020-7292(09)61363-en_US
dc.identifier.issn0020-7292
dc.identifier.urihttp://ir-library.ku.ac.ke/handle/123456789/11493
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherElsevieren_US
dc.titleTowards achieving millenium development goal number 5: maternal mortaility at Thika District Hospital, Kenya. A one year reviewen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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