Contextual determinants of maternal mortality in rural Pakistan.
- Resource Type
- Article
- Authors
- Midhet, Farid; Becker, Stan; Berendes, Heinz W.
- Source
- Social Science & Medicine. Jun98, Vol. 46 Issue 12, p1587. 12p. 4 Charts, 2 Graphs, 1 Map.
- Subject
- *MATERNAL mortality
- Language
- ISSN
- 0277-9536
Focuses on a study which investigated the risk factors associated with maternal mortality in sixteen districts in Balochistan and North-West Frontier, Pakistan. Incidence of maternal mortality in Pakistan; Estimation of the interactions between the biological risk factors of maternal mortality and the district-level indicators of health services; Results of the study; Measures which would reduce the risk of maternal mortality among women in these districts.