کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
3953527 1600364 2012 4 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Reduced maternal mortality in Tunisia and voluntary commitment to gender-related concerns
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم پزشکی و سلامت پزشکی و دندانپزشکی زنان، زایمان و بهداشت زنان
پیش نمایش صفحه اول مقاله
Reduced maternal mortality in Tunisia and voluntary commitment to gender-related concerns
چکیده انگلیسی

ObjectiveTo estimate the number and causes of maternal deaths in Tunisia from 1999 to 2007, and compare the results with the last report (1993–1994).MethodsData on all deaths of women of reproductive age in the public (1999–2007) and private (2006 only) health sectors were collected and assessed for whether the death was due to pregnancy. Number of live births was provided by the National Institute of Statistics.ResultsMean maternal mortality ratio (MMR) in Tunisia decreased from 68.9 per 100 000 live births in 1993–1994 to 36.3 (95% confidence interval, 27.9–46.5) in 2005–2007 (P < 0.001). Causes of maternal death did not change significantly during the study period (1999–2007): hemorrhage and hypertensive disorders were the main causes. The gap between urbanized and more rural regions observed in 1993–1994 had narrowed, although MMR remained higher in central and western regions than on the east coast.ConclusionThe improvement in MMR can be credited to the voluntary political commitment focused on gender-related concerns that has been made in Tunisia, including access to family planning; legalization of abortion; and creation of the National Board for Family and Population, and the Tunisian Safe Motherhood initiative in 1999.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics - Volume 116, Issue 2, February 2012, Pages 165–168
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