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- Title
Influence of socio-economic background and antenatal care programmes on maternal mortality in Surabaya, Indonesia.
- Authors
Taguchi, N.; Kawabata, M.; Maekawa, M.; Maruo, T.; Aditiawarman; Dewata, L.
- Abstract
<bold>Objective: </bold>To determine the risk factors, such as socio-economic background, quality of antenatal care and availability of family planning, responsible for high maternal mortality in Surabaya, Indonesia.<bold>Methods: </bold>The study used a case-control design. Descriptive, bivariate and multivariate analyses were carried out, comparing 59 maternal deaths and 177 women survivors in the referral hospital, from 1996 to 1999.<bold>Results: </bold>The risk factors for maternal mortality were: living outside of Surabaya [odds ratio (OR) = 11.7, 95% confidence interval (CI) = 5.0-29.2], unemployment (OR = 4.4, 95% CI = 1.7-13.8), unavailability of toilet facilities (OR = 2.9, 95% CI = 1.0-7.7), <4 antenatal visits (OR = 2.5, 95% CI = 1.1-5.5) and initial visit to antenatal care facilities after the fourth month of pregnancy (OR = 3.0, 95% CI = 1.3-7.0). There was no significant association between maternal mortality and the availability of family planning.<bold>Conclusion: </bold>Low socio-economic background and the availability of antenatal care have a significant influence on maternal mortality in Surabaya, Indonesia.
- Subjects
SURABAYA (Indonesia); INDONESIA; BIRTH control; MATERNAL mortality
- Publication
Tropical Medicine & International Health, 2003, Vol 8, Issue 9, p847
- ISSN
1360-2276
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.1046/j.1365-3156.2003.01101.x