Women's perceptions of reasons for maternal deaths
Implications for policies and programs for preventing maternal deaths in low-income countries
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15216414 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Friday Okonofua (0000-0002-8777-2606, Vice Chancellors Office, University of Medical Sciences, Ondo City, Ondo State, Nigeria), Lorretta Ntoimo (0000-0002-3218-5535, Women's Health and Action Research Centre/WHO MNCH Implementation Research Group, Benin City, Edo State, Nigeria), Rosemary Ogu (0000-0002-5467-302X, Women's Health and Action Research Centre/WHO MNCH Implementation Research Group, Benin City, Edo State, Nigeria, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 39 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 95-109 |
| Publication date | 2017-08-22 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Health Care For Women International (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0739-9332 • E-ISSN: 1096-4665 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/07399332.2017.1365868 |
| PMID | 28829240 |
| OpenAlex | W2748481525 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 20 |
We investigated perceptions of the causes of maternal mortality by women attending referral hospitals in Nigeria. Focus group discussions were conducted with various categories of women. Our results showed that women were aware of the medical causes of mortality, although a few listed divine reasons. Delays in reaching hospitals or after women arrive in hospitals featured prominently as lead causes mentioned by women. Listening to women as end-users is an important approach to identify points of remediation in the provision of maternal health care. This should be taken into cognizance when policymakers or international agencies plan the prevention of maternal deaths in developing countries
Active listening · Business · Developing country · Economic growth · Environmental health · Family medicine · Focus group · Health services · Maternal health · Population · Referral · Global Maternal and Child Health · Medicine · Psychology
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| Citations per year | 0.5 |
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| Citation span | 2018 - 2024 (7) |
| Highly cited | No |