High maternal mortality in Jigawa State, Northern Nigeria estimated using the sisterhood method

High maternal mortality in Jigawa State, Northern Nigeria estimated using the sisterhood method

Abstract Background Maternal mortality is extremely high in Nigeria. Accurate estimation of maternal mortality is challenging in low-income settings such as Nigeria where vital registration is incomplete. The objective of this study was to estimate the lifetime risk (LTR) of maternal death and the m...

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Main Authors: Vandana Sharma, Willa Brown, Muhammad Abdullahi Kainuwa, Jessica Leight, Martina Bjorkman Nyqvist
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-06-01
Series:BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
Subjects:
Maternal mortality
Sisterhood method
Jigawa
Nigeria
Northern Nigeria
Sub-Saharan Africa
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12884-017-1341-5

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