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. ...
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 ...
"The program will target six counties in Kenya which account for the bulk of maternal deaths," Issak said. The six counties are Mandera, Migori, Lamu, Wajir, Isiolo and Marsabit which have a maternal mortality rate of between 700 per 100,000 live births to 3,975 per 100,000 live birth...
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...
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]...
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 ...
Kakamega County is located in Kenya's Western Region, approximately 50 km from the Lake Victoria port of Kisumu. With a population of approximately 1.9 million, the county's maternal mortality rate was 316 per 100,000 live births and the neonatal mortality rate was 19 per 1,000 live births...
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 ...
to that of high income countries (55%) (Hug et al.,2019). In 2015, the mortality rate of children under the age of 5 was the highest in SSA (83 per 1000 livebirths), sharing 50% of under 5 deaths worldwide. This rate is significantly higher as compared to high income counties (...
2 Kenya's neonatal mortality rate of 22 deaths per 1000 live births is also much higher than global standards.3 Despite concerted efforts being made by the Government of Kenya to improve maternal and neonatal health, maternal and neonatal mortality rates remain high—with poor quality of care ...