Cost of maternal near miss and potentially life-threatening conditions, Kenya.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To estimate the direct costs of treating women with maternal near misses and potentially life-threatening conditions in Kenya and the factors associated with catastrophic health expenditure for these women and their households.

Methods

As part of a prospective, nationally representative study of all women with near misses during pregnancy and childbirth or within 42 days of delivery or termination of pregnancy, we compared the cost of treating maternal near-miss cases admitted to referral facilities with that of women with potentially life-threatening conditions. We used logistic regression analysis to assess clinical, demographic and household factors associated with catastrophic health expenditure.

Findings

Of 3025 women, 1180 (39.0%) had maternal near mis

SUBMITTER: Juma K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8640681 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature