Self-reported maternal morbidity: Results from the community level interventions for pre-eclampsia (CLIP) baseline survey in Sindh, Pakistan.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Community-based data regarding maternal and perinatal morbidity and mortality are scarce in less-developed countries. The aim of the study was to collect representative community-level demographic health information to provide socio-demographic and health outcome data.

Methods

A retrospective household survey of women of reproductive age (15-49 years) living in two districts of Sindh Province, Pakistan was conducted. Pregnancy incidence over the past 12 months and during each woman's lifetime; maternal, fetal, infant and child deaths in the past 12 months; and rates of hypertension and seizures in pregnancy were calculated.

Results

From June to September 2013, 88,410 households were surveyed with 1.2 (±0.6) women of reproductive age per household. 19,584 wom

SUBMITTER: Sheikh S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6734112 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature