Maternal Mortality in Ile-Ife, Nigeria
A Study of Risk Factors
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10795276 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Friday E Okonofua, A Abejide, Roger A Makanjuola, R O A Makanjuola |
| Year | 1992 |
| Volume | 23 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 319 |
| Publication date | 1992-09-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Studies in Family Planning (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0039-3665 • E-ISSN: 1728-4465 |
| Publisher | JSTOR (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/1966529 |
| PMID | 1475799 |
| OpenAlex | W2037611081 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 9 |
The objective of this study was to determine which background factors predispose women to maternal mortality at the Obafemi Awolowo University Hospital in Nigeria. The study examined 35 cases of maternal death occurring in the hospital during the period 1 October 1989 to 30 April 1991. The control group comprised 35 women who were admitted to the hospital with similar complications during the same period, but who survived. Both cases and controls were investigated for their sociodemographic characteristics, their use of prenatal care, and the incidence of delay in clinical management. The results showed that the maternal deaths involved women who were younger and of poorer socioeconomic status than the women in the control group. Both groups showed an equal lack of prenatal care. However, a higher incidence of delayed treatment was found in the management of the cases of maternal deaths. Maternal mortality in the study population can be reduced through improved transportation and institutional management, and, on a long-term basis, through the adoption of measures to improve the socioeconomic status of women
Developing country · Environmental health · Incidence (geometry · Maternal death · Obstetrics · Population · Prenatal care · Socioeconomic status · Demography · Global Health Care Issues · Global Maternal and Child Health · Medicine · Pediatrics
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| Citations per year | 0.28 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1994 - 2025 (32) |
| Highly cited | No |