| Literature DB >> 2576543 |
K O Rogo1.
Abstract
Over a 20-month period 109 deaths were recorded in the Acute Gynecology Ward, Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi; a rate of 5 deaths per month. Forty-one percent of the deaths were directly attributable to pregnancy and 46% were due to malignancy (mainly cervical carcinoma). Of the dead, 12.4% were teenagers and 63% below 35 years in age. They were generally of low parity. A tragic picture is presented of death of young women in their prime from almost entirely preventable causes. The need for improved maternal care, including family planning and cytological screening for cervical carcinoma is discussed and emphasized.Entities:
Keywords: Adolescent Pregnancy; Africa; Africa South Of The Sahara; Cancer; Delivery Of Health Care; Demographic Factors; Developing Countries; Diseases; Eastern Africa; English Speaking Africa; Epidemiologic Methods; Fertility; Health; Health Services; Kenya; Maternal Health Services; Maternal Mortality; Maternal-child Health Services; Measurement; Medicine; Mortality; Neoplasms; Organization And Administration; Population; Population Dynamics; Prevalence; Preventive Medicine; Primary Health Care; Program Acceptability; Program Evaluation; Programs; Recommendations; Reproductive Behavior; Research Methodology; Research Report
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Year: 1989 PMID： 2576543 DOI： 10.1016/0020-7292(89)90821-7
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Int J Gynaecol Obstet ISSN： 0020-7292 Impact factor: 3.561