Maternal mortality ratio in selected rural communities in Kebbi State, Northwest Nigeria.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Maternal mortality remains a topical issue in Nigeria. Dearth of data on vital events posed a huge challenge to policy formulation and design of interventions to address the scourge. This study estimated the lifetime risk (LTR) of maternal death and maternal mortality ratio (MMR) in rural areas of Kebbi State, northwest Nigeria, using the sisterhood method.

Methods

Using the sisterhood method, data was collected from 2917 women aged 15-49 years from randomly selected rural communities in 6 randomly selected local government area of Kebbi State. Retrospective cohort of their female siblings who had reached the childbearing age of 15 years was constructed. Using the most recent total fertility rate for Kebbi State, the lifetime risk and associated MMR were estimated

SUBMITTER: Gulumbe U 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6302485 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature