Using Community Informants to Estimate Maternal Mortality in a Rural District in Pakistan: A Feasibility Study

Background. We aimed to assess the feasibility of using community-based informants’ networks to identify maternal deaths that were followed up through verbal autopsies (MADE-IN MADE-FOR technique) to estimate maternal mortality in a rural district in Pakistan. Methods. We used 4 community networks t...

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Main Authors: Ali Mohammad Mir, Mohammad Saleem Shaikh, Siti Nurul Qomariyah, Gul Rashida, Mumraiz Khan, Irfan Masood
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2015-01-01
Series:Journal of Pregnancy
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/267923