The health status of mothers and children is a crucial indicator in the country; therefore, curbing preventable maternal mortality is critical to achieving SDGs [9]. Marsabit County is the largest county in Kenya, which covers an area of 70,961 km2 and is approximately 12% of the territory ...
found to influence maternal mortality in Kenya, with specific reference to a rural district.The researchers used the Prevention of Maternal Mortality Network (PMMN) methodology/study design to assess the current state of health facilities, their level of function, and factors influencing their ...
Kenyamaternal mortalityrural populationGlobal health agencies advocate that no mother should die while giving life, more so from preventable causes. However, there are persistently high maternal mortalities in various regions with a current global maternal mortality ratio of 211/100,000 live births. ...
Article Open access 13 October 2023 1 Background An imbalance in maternal nutrition during pregnancy has been proven to be associated with low birth weight. Consequently, it is considered a leading factor for neonatal or child mortality and morbidity [1,2,3]. Furthermore, abnormal birth weight ...
review and meta-analysis conducted in Ethiopia [19], a study conducted in Rwanda [60], Ghana [61], Indonesia and Western Pacific [62]. This could be because they belong to countries classified by the World Bank as developing countries and have high maternal morbidity and mortality rates. ...
The use of maternal waiting home principles as a key tactic to reduce maternal and infant mortality was supported by data [13, 14]. An investigation showed that 27.3% of mothers in Zimbabwe and 10% of mothers in Kenya who gave birth in a hospital used a maternal waiting home [15]. The...
In Kenya, progress on reducing maternal mortality appears to be slow despite efforts by the government within the last 15 years such as: introducing a reproductive health voucher program subsidizing care in 200610, and provision of free maternity services in public facilities in 201311. The maternal...
Otindu B. Factors Associated with Continuum of Maternal Health Care in Kenya. University of Nairobi; 2019. Abebe GF, Belachew DZ, Girma D, Aydiko A, Negesse Y. Multilevel analysis of the predictors of completion of the continuum of maternity care in Ethiopia; using the recent 2019 Ethiopia...
Maternal and newborn deaths are a major public health problem in Kenya.In 2020 the maternal mortality ratio was 530 deaths per 100,000 live births. This is much higher than theglobal average of 223 maternal deaths per 100,000 live births. The ratio of babies who die in the first month ...
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