21
Views
0
CrossRef citations to date
0
Altmetric
Original Article

Aims, options and outcomes in measuring maternal mortality in developing societies

, , , &
Pages 968-972 | Received 11 Apr 2000, Accepted 09 Jun 2000, Published online: 12 Nov 2009

References

  • Maine D, Rosenfield A. The Safe Motherhood Initiative: why has it stalled? Am J Public Health 1999; 89: 480–2
  • Last J M. A Dictionary of Epidemiology. Oxford University Press, New York 1988
  • Högberg U, Innala E, Sandström A. Maternal mortality in Sweden, 1980–88. Obstet Gynecol 1994; 84: 240–4
  • Rubin E G, McCarthy B, Shelton G, Rochat R V, Terry J. The risks of childbearing reevaluated. Am J Public Health 1981; 71: 712–16
  • Graham W, Brass W, Snow R. Estimating maternal mortality. Lancet 1988; i: 416–17
  • Shahidullah M. A comparison of sisterhood information on causes of maternal death with registration of causes of maternal death in Matlab, Bangladesh. Int J Epidemiol 1995; 24: 937–42
  • World Health Organization. The Sisterhood method for estimating maternal mortality: guidance notes for potential users. WHO/RHT/97.28. WHO, Geneva 1999
  • Khlat M. Use of case-control methods for indirect estimation in demography. Epidemiol Rev 1994; 1: 124–33
  • Shamebo D, Sandström A, Wall S. The Butajira Rural Health Project in Ethiopia: Epidemiological surveillance for research and intervention in primary health care. Scand J Prim Health Care 1992; 10: 198–205
  • Lilienfeld A M, Lilienfeld D E. Foundations of Epidemiology. Oxford University Press, New York 1980
  • Graham W, Brass W, Snow R W. Estimating maternal mortality: the Sisterhood method. Stud Fam Plann 1989; 20: 125–35
  • Walter S D. The distribution of Levin's measure of attributable risk. Biometrika 1975; 62: 371–4
  • Berhane Y, Wall S, Kebede D, Emmelin A, Enquselassie F, Byass P, et al. Establishing an epidemiological field laboratory in rural areas - potentials for public health research and interventions. Ethiop J Health Development 1999; 13: 1–47
  • Faveau V, Koenig M A, Chakraborty J, Chowdhury A I. Causes of maternal mortality in rural Bangladesh. Bull World Health Organ 1988; 66: 643–7
  • Font F, Alonso Gonzáles M, Nathan R, Kimario J, Tanner M, Alonso P L. Maternal mortality in a rural district of southeastern Tanzania: an application of the sisterhood method. Int J Epidemiol 2000; 29: 107–12
  • Greenwood A M, Greenwood B M, Bradley A K, Williams K, Shenton F C, Tulloch S, et al. A prospective survey of the outcome of pregnancy in a rural area of the Gambia. Bull World Health Organ 1987; 65635–43
  • Berhane Y, Hogberg U. Prolonged labour in rural Ethiopia: A community-based study. Afr J Reprod Health 1999; 3: 33–9
  • World Health Organization and UNICEF. 1990 Estimates of Maternal Mortality - a new approach by WHO and UNICEF. World Health Organization, Geneva 1996
  • World Health Organization. World Health Day: Safe Motherhood. WHD98/11. WHO, Geneva 1998
  • Shiferaw T, Tessema F. Maternal mortality in rural communities of Illubabor, Southwestern Ethiopia; as estimated by the sisterhood method. Ethiop Med J 1993; 31: 239–49
  • David P, Kawar S, Graham W. Estimating maternal mortality in Djibouti: an application of the sisterhood method. Int J Epidemiol 1991; 20: 551–7
  • Mersha A, Jira C, Demissie S. Community based study on maternal mortality in Jimma town, south western Ethiopia. Indian J Pub Health 1996; 40: 30–4
  • Kwast B E, Rochat R W, Kidane-Mariam W. Maternal mortality in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Stud Fam Plann 1986; 17: 288–301

Reprints and Corporate Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

To request a reprint or corporate permissions for this article, please click on the relevant link below:

Academic Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

Obtain permissions instantly via Rightslink by clicking on the button below:

If you are unable to obtain permissions via Rightslink, please complete and submit this Permissions form. For more information, please visit our Permissions help page.