From: Maternal mortality at muhimbili national hospital in Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania in the year 2011
Characteristic | Number | Percent of all causes (N = 141) | Percent of direct/indirect cause |
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Direct causes | |||
All direct causes | 98 | 69.5 | |
Preeclampsia/eclampsia | 28 | 19.9 | 28.6 |
Postpartum haemorrhage | 21 | 14.9 | 21.4 |
Abortion complications | 14 | 9.9 | 14.3 |
Sepsis | 13 | 9.2 | 13.3 |
Antepartum haemorrhage | 10 | 7.1 | 10.2 |
Ruptured uterus | 7 | 5 | 7.1 |
Obstructed labour | 5 | 3.5 | 5.1 |
Indirect causes | |||
All indirect cause | 43 | 30.5 | |
Anaemia | 16 | 11.3 | 37.2 |
HIV related | 14 | 9.9 | 32.6 |
Heart diseases | 8 | 5.7 | 18.6 |
Malaria | 4 | 2.8 | 9.3 |
Tuberculosis | 1 | 0.7 | 2.3 |