Maternal mortality and distance to facility-based obstetric care in rural southern Tanzania: a secondary analysis of cross-sectional census data in 226 000 households

Maternal mortality and distance to facility-based obstetric care in rural southern Tanzania: a secondary analysis of cross-sectional census data in 226 000 households

Background: Access to skilled obstetric delivery and emergency care is deemed crucial for reducing maternal mortality. We assessed pregnancy-related mortality by distance to health facilities and by cause of death in a disadvantaged rural area of southern Tanzania. Methods: We did a secondary analys...

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Main Authors: Dr. Claudia Hanson, PhD, Jonathan Cox, PhD, Godfrey Mbaruku, PhD, Fatuma Manzi, PhD, Sabine Gabrysch, PhD, Prof. David Schellenberg, PhD, Prof. Marcel Tanner, PhD, Prof. Carine Ronsmans, DrPH, Prof. Joanna Schellenberg, PhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-07-01
Series:The Lancet Global Health
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214109X15000480

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