Title: A prospective key informant surveillance system to measure maternal mortality : findings from indigenous populations in Jharkhand and Orissa, India

Authors: Barnett, Sarah

Place: [London]

Publisher: BioMed central

Year: 2008

Journal: BMC Pregnancy and childbirth

Volume: vol. 8, no. 6

PAGE: --

Subject: Maternal Health – Lessons Learned

Keywords: health policy, maternal mortality, rural areas, india

Abstract: This low cost informant surveillance system produced high, but plausible birth and death rates in a remote population in India. This method could be used to monitor trends in maternal mortality and to test the impact of interventions and can assist policy makers in making evidence-based decisions.

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Document type: E-article