Estimates of the maternal mortality ratio in two districts of the Brong-Ahafo region, Ghana

Estimates of the maternal mortality ratio in two districts of the Brong-Ahafo region, Ghana

OBJECTIVE: To estimate the maternal mortality ratio (MMR) by the sisterhood method in two districts of the Brong-Ahafo region of Ghana, and to determine the impact of different assumptions and analytical decisions on these estimates. METHODS: Indirect estimates of the MMR were calculated from data c...

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Main Authors: Smith Jason B., Fortney Judith A., Wong Emelita, Amatya Ramesh, Coleman Nii A., Johnson Joseph de Graft
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The World Health Organization 2001-01-01
Series:Bulletin of the World Health Organization
Subjects:
Maternal mortality
Data collection/methods
Bias (Epidemiology)
Ghana
Online Access:http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0042-96862001000500006

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