Table 4 Patient and medical service substandard care factors identified to contributing to maternal deaths (N = 133)
From: Maternal mortality at muhimbili national hospital in Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania in the year 2011
Substandard care factor* | Number | Percent |
|---|---|---|
Patient factors (n = 45) | ||
Delay in seeking care | 33 | 73.3 |
Lack of antenatal care visit | 5 | 11.1 |
Poor compliance to treatment | 3 | 6.7 |
Insufficient antenatal care | 2 | 4.4 |
Home delivery with previous bad outcome | 2 | 4.4 |
Medical service factors (n = 88) | ||
Inadequate blood transfusion | 23 | 26.1 |
Complete lack of blood | 17 | 19.3 |
Delay in receiving appropriate treatment | 16 | 18.3 |
Poor management | 15 | 17 |
Delayed investigation | 9 | 10 |
Delayed diagnosis | 6 | 6.8 |
Lack of medications | 2 | 2.3 |