Maternal mortality in a Kenyan pastoralist population

Mace, R.; Sear, R.

doi:10.1016/0020-7292(96)02691-4

Maternal mortality in a Kenyan pastoralist population

Mace, R.; Sear, R.

Authors

R. Mace

R. Sear

Abstract

Objective: To measure maternal mortality among the Gabbra, a group of nomadic pastoralists living in a remote area of Kenya. Method: As part of a survey of 851 households, information on the number of sisters of respondents who died of pregnancy-related causes was collected and the data were used to calculate maternal mortality statistics using the sisterhood (an indirect) method. Results: The maternal mortality ratio for this population was 599 deaths per 100 000 births (95% C.I. 424–775). The lifetime risk of dying around childbirth is 1 in 30, and the proportion of ever-married sisters that died under 50 years of age who died from maternal causes is 0.48 (95% C.I. 0.38–0.58). Conclusion: The risk of dying of maternal causes is high in this population.

Citation

Mace, R., & Sear, R. (1996). Maternal mortality in a Kenyan pastoralist population. International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics, 54(2), 137-141. https://doi.org/10.1016/0020-7292%2896%2902691-4

Journal Article Type	Article
Publication Date	Aug 1, 1996
Deposit Date	Oct 28, 2010
Journal	International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics
Print ISSN	0020-7292
Publisher	Wiley
Peer Reviewed	Peer Reviewed
Volume	54
Issue	2
Pages	137-141
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1016/0020-7292%2896%2902691-4
Keywords	Maternal mortality, Sisterhood method, Kenya, Nomadic pastoralists.