Applicability of the WHO maternal near miss tool in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Applicability of the World Health Organization (WHO) maternal near miss criteria in low-income settings is not systematically addressed in the literature. The objective of this review was to determine the applicability of the WHO maternal near miss tool in sub-Saharan Africa.

Methods

We searched PubMed, Embase, Popline, CINAHL, AJOL, and Google scholar using key words for maternal near miss and sub-Saharan Africa. Studies which applied the WHO maternal near miss criteria, containing clear definitions, and published between January 1st, 2009 and December 31st, 2017 were included. Two authors independently extracted data. Quantitative analysis and narrative synthesis were conducted, and medians with interquartile range (IQR) were calculated for summarizing the findi

SUBMITTER: Tura AK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6390325 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature