Maternal Mortality Rate
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Thursday 18 th February, 2010 MATERNAL MORTALITY RATE Maternal mortality rate is high in low developed countries and backstreet abortions are the major contributors accounting for 700 out of every 100,000 Can be divided into; Demographic Factors: Pairing number of births, age of the mother, spacing from one birth to another, socio-economic status, occupation Biomedical Factors: Hemorrhage, sepsis, obstructed labour, inadequate medical supplies, the personnel carrying out the delivery, health facility availability, accessibility, attendance of antenatal care and other diseases like HIV/AIDS and STIs In Kenya, the maternal mortality rate stands at; 414 / 100,000 live births The rate is expressed as below; Maternal Mortality Ratio = Maternal deaths in a year Number of births that year x 100 , 000 Worldwide there are about 550,000 deaths and out of this, 90% are in developing countries The expression for the rate is; Maternal Mortality Rate = Maternal deaths in a year Total number of reproductive women 15−49 at mid year x 100 , 000 In sub-Saharan Africa, women are 175 times more likely to die from complications in pregnancy and children than their counterparts in developed countries. The deaths due to abortion are as below; 1 in every 6 women who abort will die in Sierra Leone and Afghanistan 1 in every 7 in Angola and Malawi 1 in 6,000 in Japan 1 in 30,000 Sweden 1 in 2,500 in USA 1 in 8,700 in Canada 1 in 370 in Mexico
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Thursday 18th February, 2010MATERNAL MORTALITY RATEMaternal mortality rate is high in low developed countries and backstreet abortions are the major contributors accounting for 700 out of every 100,000 Can be divided into;Demographic Factors: Pairing number of births, age of the mother, spacing from one birth to another, socio-economic status, occupationBiomedical Factors: Hemorrhage, sepsis, obstructed labour, inadequate medical supplies, the personnel carrying out the delivery, health facility availability, accessibility, attendance of antenatal care and other diseases like HIV/AIDS and STIsIn Kenya, the maternal mortality rate stands at;414/100,000 live birthsThe rate is expressed as below;
Worldwide there are about 550,000 deaths and out of this, 90% are in developing countriesThe expression for the rate is;
In sub-Saharan Africa, women are 175 times more likely to die from complications in pregnancy and children than their counterparts in developed countries. The deaths due to abortion are as below; 1 in every 6 women who abort will die in Sierra Leone and Afghanistan 1 in every 7 in Angola and Malawi 1 in 6,000 in Japan 1 in 30,000 Sweden 1 in 2,500 in USA 1 in 8,700 in Canada 1 in 370 in Mexico In Kenya the rate is 1 in 4.6Causes by RateCause specific rate e.g. due to Cancer is calculated as follows;
In the USA, there are around 175 deaths per 100,000 accrued due to cancer in a given yearCause specific ration is calculated as below;
In the year 2,000, 20% of deaths in the USA were due to cancer
Factors influencing mortality levels and trends Demographic Factors Parity Education Socio-economic status Risk of death; Causes of adult death Accidents HIV/AIDS Malaria CVS disease Diabetes Emerging and re-emerging diseases e.g. Ebola, Swine Flu etc Degenerative diseases; renal failure, Alzheimers, Parkinsons disease Diseases influenced by social cultural factors; customs, tradition and nutrition Environmental factors; climate, roater and drainage Migration and immigration e.g. N.Eastern measles and polio, prevalent since unimmunized individuals are moving and infecting others; this can be averted by cross border surveillance and Integrated Surveillance Disease and Response (ISDR) units for disease preparedness Application of Mortality Data For demographic study and public health administration Research study in light of finding solutions Evaluation of changes being implemented Determination of administrative policy (CDC, WHO, UNICEF, FBO, NGOs etc) Other professional and commercial activity (insurance companies)
