Determinants of perinatal mortality in Marondera district, Mashonaland East Province, Zimbabwe, 2009: a case control study

BACKGROUND: Marondera District recorded perinatal mortality ratios of 58.6/1000 and 64.6/1000 live births in 2007 and 2008 respectively. These ratios were above provincial averages of 32/1000 and 36/1000 during the same periods. We determined factors associated with perinatal mortality in Marondera...

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Main Authors: Tachiweyika Emmanuel, Gombe Notion, Shambira Gerald, Chadambuka Addmore, Tshimamga Mufuta, Zizhou Simukai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Pan African Medical Journal 2011-02-01
Series:The Pan African Medical Journal
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Online Access:http://www.panafrican-med-journal.com/content/article/8/7/pdf/7.pdf