| dc.contributor.advisor | JACKSON, DEBRA | |
| dc.contributor.author | Lomalisa, Litenye. | |
| dc.contributor.other | | |
| dc.contributor.other | Faculty of Economics and Management Sciences | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2013-10-15T13:21:33Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2009/10/05 11:51 | |
| dc.date.available | 2009/10/05 | |
| dc.date.available | 2013-10-15T13:21:33Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2006 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11394/2289 | |
| dc.description | Magister Public Health - MPH | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | Despite all measures taken by the South African government since 1994, there is a contiuous increase of maternal mortality in the country and the Northwest Province is amongst the highest. Studies to date combining the review of maternal deaths and severe acute maternal morbidity (SAMM) have been conducted primarily in urban areas. The aim of this study was to determine the causes of death and avoidable factors for maternal mortality and severe acute maternal morbidity in a rural regional hospital from 01/01/2005 to 30/04/2006. | en_US |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | University of the Western Cape | en_US |
| dc.subject | Causes | en_US |
| dc.subject | Maternal deaths | en_US |
| dc.subject | Severe acute maternal morbidity | en_US |
| dc.subject | Rural area | en_US |
| dc.subject | Regional hospital | en_US |
| dc.subject | Avoidable factors | en_US |
| dc.subject | Audit | en_US |
| dc.subject | Transport | en_US |
| dc.subject | Skilled attendant | en_US |
| dc.subject | Substandard care | en_US |
| dc.title | Causes of maternal deaths and severe acute maternal morbidity in a regional hospital in the Northwest Province of South Africa | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |
| dc.rights.holder | University of the Western Cape | en_US |
| dc.description.country | South Africa | |
