Systematic review of effect of community-level interventions to reduce maternal mortality.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The objective was to provide a systematic review of the effectiveness of community-level interventions to reduce maternal mortality.

Methods

We searched published papers using Medline, Embase, Cochrane library, CINAHL, BNI, CAB ABSTRACTS, IBSS, Web of Science, LILACS and African Index Medicus from inception or at least 1982 to June 2006; searched unpublished works using National Research Register website, metaRegister and the WHO International Trial Registry portal. We hand searched major references.Selection criteria were maternity or childbearing age women, comparative study designs with concurrent controls, community-level interventions and maternal death as an outcome. We carried out study selection, data abstraction and quality assessment independently in dup

SUBMITTER: Kidney E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2637835 | biostudies-literature | 2009 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature