| Pregnancy-associated morbidity in Northern Nigeria. | |
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PMID: 15203572 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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We sought to determine the magnitude and spatio-temporal pattern of maternal morbidity in Kano State, Nigeria. Analysis was on deliveries within the period 1990-1999. We counted 59772 maternal complications among 171621 deliveries, yielding an overall maternal morbidity ratio of 34.8%. We observed yearly variations and increment in the number of complications among mothers (p=0.04). A total of 4154 maternal deaths were registered within the period. The level of maternal deaths correlated significantly with burden of morbidity (r=0.44; p=0.0008). Case fatality rate was 6.9% with temporal fluctuations, and wide variations among the various health institutions. Our study revealed an extremely high morbidity ratio, which indicates that a high proportion of pregnant mothers are in need of essential obstetric care in this population. |
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Authors:
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H M Salihu; Y M Adamu; Z Y Aliyu; M H Aliyu |
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Journal of obstetrics and gynaecology : the journal of the Institute of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Volume: 24 ISSN: 0144-3615 ISO Abbreviation: J Obstet Gynaecol Publication Date: 2004 Jun |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2004-06-18 Completed Date: 2004-07-29 Revised Date: 2005-11-17 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 8309140 Medline TA: J Obstet Gynaecol Country: England |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 367-71 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Department of Maternal and Child Health, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Alabama 35294, USA. hsalihu@uab.edu |
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Adolescent Adult Child Female Humans Maternal Mortality / trends* Medical Records Middle Aged Nigeria / epidemiology Obstetric Labor Complications / mortality Pregnancy Pregnancy Complications / mortality* Retrospective Studies |
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