Health Economics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Evidence on the relationship between public health expenditure and health is mixed and particularly scarce for low‐income countries. Existing studies overlook the subnational distribution of expenditure and rarely distinguish between sources and governance over funding.
Eliana Chavarría‐Pino +3 more
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Maternal mortality in Pernambuco: spatial and temporal analysis before and during the COVID-19 pandemic [PDF]
Revista Brasileira de Saúde Materno InfantilObjectives: to analyze the spatial distribution and temporal trend of the maternal mortality ratio in Pernambuco, before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: mixed ecological study, based on the maternal mortality ratio. The spatial units were the
Henry Johnson Passos de Oliveira +4 more
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Effect of Austerity Measures on Infant Mortality: Evidence From Greece
Health Economics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Governments frequently adopt austerity policies when facing economic crises, yet their long‐term consequences for population health remain incompletely understood. This paper examines the impact of large‐scale fiscal austerity on infant mortality by exploiting the Troika‐led economic adjustment program implemented in Greece beginning in 2010 ...
Robert J. Kolesar, Rok Spruk
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Maternal mortality: Current scenario in India [PDF]
Al Ameen Journal of Medical SciencesMaternal death is defined as death of the woman while pregnant or within 42 days from termination of pregnancy. It is irrespective of site or duration of pregnancy, from any cause related to or aggravated by pregnancy or its management but not from ...
Nitin Kshirsagar
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High maternal mortality estimated by the sisterhood method in a rural area of Mali
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2011 Background Maternal mortality is high in Mali. Nevertheless, there are few studies on this topic from rural areas, and current estimates are mostly based on studies from urban settings.
Haugsjå Anita H +3 more
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2010 Population and Housing Census Report: Millennium Development Goals in Ghana [PDF]
, 2013 According to the 2010 Population and Housing Census (PHC) report, Ghana?s population stood at 24,658,823 at the time of the 2010 census. The country has ten administrative regions and 170 districts.
Eric Osei-Assibey, Steve Kwasi Grey
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Birth preparedness and complication readiness (BPCR) among pregnant women in hard-to-reach areas in Bangladesh [PDF]
, 2017 BackgroundBirth preparedness and complication readiness aims to reduce delays in care seeking, promote skilled birth attendance, and facility deliveries.
Arifeen, Shams El +8 more
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Analysis of the Maternal Mortality in Iran, 2007-2012 [PDF]
Journal of Kerman University of Medical Sciences, 2015 Background & Aims: Maternal mortality is a tragedy which threatens human life. It is an indicator of womenʼs health and development of society as well.
Fatemeh Kamiabi +7 more
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Data quality monitoring and performance metrics of a prospective, population-based observational study of maternal and newborn health in low resource settings [PDF]
, 2015 BACKGROUND: To describe quantitative data quality monitoring and performance metrics adopted by the Global Network´s (GN) Maternal Newborn Health Registry (MNHR), a maternal and perinatal population-based registry (MPPBR) based in low and middle income ...
Althabe, Fernando +23 more
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National maternal mortality ratio in Egypt halved between 1992-93 and 2000. [PDF]
Bulletin of the World Health Organization, 2005 Two surveys of maternal mortality conducted in Egypt, in 1992-93 and in 2000, collected data from a representative sample of health bureaus covering all of Egypt, except for five frontier governorates which were covered only by the later survey, using the vital registration forms. The numbers of maternal deaths were determined and interviews conducted.
Oona Campbell +7 more
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