The effect of tranexamic acid on the risk of death and hysterectomy in women with post-partum haemorrhage: statistical analysis plan for the WOMAN trial. [PDF]
BACKGROUND: Severe haemorrhage is a leading cause of maternal death worldwide. Most haemorrhage deaths occur soon after childbirth. Severe post-partum bleeding is sometimes managed by the surgical removal of the uterus (hysterectomy).
Alfirevic, Zarko +5 more
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Motivations and barriers to death registration in Dakar, Senegal
Strengthening civil registration systems requires a better understanding of motivations and barriers related to the registration of deaths. We used data from the 2013 Senegalese census to identify deaths that are more likely to be registered in the Dakar
Atoumane Fall +4 more
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Differential mortality in Iran [PDF]
Background Among the available data provided by health information systems, data on mortality are commonly used not only as health indicators but also as socioeconomic development indices.
Ardeshir Khosravi +41 more
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Building Capacity for Mortality Statistics Programs: Perspectives from the Indonesian Experience
Information on deaths by age, sex, and cause are primary inputs for health policy and epidemiological research. Currently, most developing countries lack efficient death registration systems that generate these data on a routine and timely basis.
Chalapati Rao +4 more
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Drugs-related death soon after hospital discharge among drug treatment clients in Scotland:record linkage, validation and investigation of risk factors. [PDF]
We validate that the 28 days after hospital-discharge are high-risk for drugs-related death (DRD) among drug users in Scotland and investigate key risk-factors for DRDs soon after hospital-discharge.
A Kariminia +24 more
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Gender disparities in death registration during the COVID-19 pandemic in an urban African setting [PDF]
BACKGROUND: In many low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), the completeness of death registration is lower among women, hampering accurate monitoring of health and mortality, gender equality, and rights.
Orsola Torrisi +5 more
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Coverage of death registration in a rural district of Sri Lanka
Objective: To assess the coverage of death registration in a rural district of Sri Lanka. Methodology: All deaths that occurred during the year preceding the study were identified through a household survey.
Ajith Fonseka, Dulitha Fernando
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Selection of the principal cause of death : studies on the basis of mortality statistics for rheumatoid arthritis [PDF]
The official statistics of Sweden for 1971-75 show a 2.7-fold increase in mortality for men and a 3.0-fold increase for women attributed to rheumatoid arthritis (RA) as the underlying cause of death.
Lindahl, B Ingemar B
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Producing valid statistics when legislation, culture, and medical practices differ for births at or before the threshold of survival: Report of a European workshop [PDF]
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Alexander, S. +40 more
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