Women's education level, contraceptive use and maternal mortality estimates

As part of the Millennium Development Goals proposed by the United Nations, research on maternal mortality estimates and the determinants that positively influence maternal health outcomes is key for adequate evidence-based public health interventions. In the case of maternal death statistics, accur...

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Published in:Public health (London) 2014-04, Vol.128 (4), p.384-387
Main Authors: Koch, E, Calhoun, B, Aracena, P, Gatica, S, Bravo, M
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Contraception - utilization
Educational Status
Female
Global Health - statistics & numerical data
Goals
Humans
Infectious Disease
Internal Medicine
Maternal death
Maternal Mortality
Reliability
United Nations
Women
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Summary:As part of the Millennium Development Goals proposed by the United Nations, research on maternal mortality estimates and the determinants that positively influence maternal health outcomes is key for adequate evidence-based public health interventions. In the case of maternal death statistics, accuracy of estimating methods strongly depends on the quality of official records[1] and, when unavailable, on the variables used in the predictive model, e.g. total fertility rate (TFR), percentage of childbirth delivery by skilled attendants, women's education level, and per capita income, among others. Thus, a thorough evaluation of the reliability of estimated maternal mortality statistics is warranted before drawing any causal inference.
ISSN:0033-3506
1476-5616
DOI:10.1016/j.puhe.2014.01.008