Triangulating data sources for further learning from and about the MDSR in Ethiopia: a cross-sectional review of facility based maternal death data from EmONC assessment and MDSR system

Table 2 Percent distribution of maternal deaths by cause of death in Ethiopia, EmONC assessment and MDSR, 2016

Causes of death	EmONC 2016				MDSR
	EmONC 2016^a		Maternal death review, EmONC 2016^b		MDSR (May 2015 - Dec 2016)
	n	%	n	%	n	%
Direct causes	561	43%	286	47%	511	85.0%
Ruptured uterus	39	3%	23	4%	14	2.3%
Postpartum sepsis	26	2%	14	2%	53	8.8%
Severe PE/E	131	10%	61	10%	145	24.1%
Severe complications of abortion	13	1%	7	1%	11	1.8%
APH	26	2%	26	4%	42	7.0%
Obstructed/prolonged labor	52	4%	18	3%	36	6.0%
PPH/retained placenta	131	10%	111	18%	162	27.0%
Ectopic pregnancy	0	0%	2	0%	1	0.2%
Other direct causes	157	12%	26	4%	46	7.7%
Indirect causes	65	5%	37	7%	58	9.7%
Malaria	0	0%	0	0%	4	0.7%
HIV/AIDS related	0	0%	2	0%	2	0.3%
Anemia	26	2%	11	2%	22	3.7%
Hepatitis	0	0%	0	0%	1	0.2%
Other indirect causes	39	3%	32	5%	29	4.8%
Unknown/unspecified causes	679	52%	276	45%	32	5.3%
Total	1305	100%	609	100%	601	100.0%

APH antepartum haemorrhage, PE/E pre-eclampsia/eclampsia, PPH postpartum haemorrhage
^a Maternal deaths documented between January–December 2015 in the facility registers and records
^b Chart reviews of the last two maternal deaths in the last 12 months prior to data collection

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