Predicting in-hospital maternal mortality in Senegal and Mali.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

We sought to identify predictors of in-hospital maternal mortality among women attending referral hospitals in Mali and Senegal.

Methods

We conducted a cross-sectional epidemiological survey using data from a cluster randomized controlled trial (QUARITE trial) in 46 referral hospitals in Mali and Senegal, during the pre-intervention period of the trial (from October 1st 2007 to October 1st 2008). We included 89,518 women who delivered in the 46 hospitals during this period. Data were collected on women's characteristics, obstetric complications, and vital status until the hospital discharge. We developed a tree-like classification rule (classification rule) to identify patient subgroups at high risk of maternal in-hospital mortality.

Results

Our analyses con

SUBMITTER: Ndour C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3667861 | biostudies-literature | 2013

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature