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Table 3 Direct and indirect causes of maternal deaths at Muhimbili National Hospital

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

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