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...
In sub-Saharan Africa, the maternal mortality rate in 2013 was 510 per 100,000 live births [3], primarily as a result of antepartum and postpartum hemorrhage, pregnancy-induced hypertension, botched abortion, and obstructed labor [4, 5]. Ethiopia continues to have one of the highest ...
The maternal mortality in The Gambia is currently at an unpleasant rate of 289 per 100,000 live births, well above the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) target of 70 per 100,000 live births. Objectives: This dissertation aims to explore the drivers of this high maternal mortality in The ...
Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) continues to experience very high rates of maternal morbidity and mortality [1–3]. The region has a lifetime risk of maternal deaths of 1 in 38 [3], with an estimated 530,000 maternal deaths occurring each year [4]. These deaths account for more than 90 % o...
The Kenya Demographic Health Survey of 2014 said maternal mortality ratio (MMR) at the county stood at 676 for every 100,000 live births compared to the country statistic of 362 maternal deaths out of every 100,000 live births. The newborn death rate is 45 newborns out of every 1,000 li...
Additionally, no country should have twice the maternal mortality rate as the global average [3]. To achieve a global MMR of less than 70 per 100,000 live births by 2030, a year reduction rate of 11.6% is necessary. This rate has not been achieved at the national level in Kenya [4]...
When compared with eastern and central regions of China, these western regions also had the highest under-5 mortality rates and neonatal mortality rates in 2015—an estimated under-5 mortality rate of 18.5 deaths per 1000 live births and neonatal mortality rate of 9.5 per 1000 live births [9]...
After decades of stagnation, maternal mortality has shown some decline in the last few years; the estimated number of women worldwide dying from pregnancy-related causes has decreased from 536,000 in 1990 to 287,000 in 2010 (WHO, 2012). Yet, progress has been uneven and inequitable, as ...
Public health Community based assessment of maternal mortality in Loitokitok districtKenya STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT BINGHAMTON Gale A. Spencer KimaniRachel WangariThe principle risk factor for maternal mortality established in this study was age, in particular women aged 10-16 years. Main ...
The economic burden of maternal mortality on households: evidence from three sub-counties in rural western Kenya. Reprod Health. 2015;12(Supp 1):S3.Kes A, Ogwang S, Pande RP, Doughlas Z, Karuga R, Odhiambo FO, Laserson K, Schaffer K. The economic burden of maternal mortality on ...