Table 2 Computations of sister units’ risk of exposure, LTR and MMR
Age group | Number of respondents | Number of ever married sisters = Ni N (%) | Number of maternal deaths = ri | Number of deaths due to other causes | Total sisters dead | Proportion of maternal deaths (%) | Adjustment factor = Ai | Sister units of risk of exposure = Bi=(Ni*Ai) | Lifetime risk of dying a maternal death Q = ri/Bi= |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
15–19 | 340 | 2,614 (26.2) | 1 | 3 | 4 | 25.0 | 0.107 | 279.698 | 0.0036 |
20–24 | 1153 | 3,178 (31.8) | 14 | 16 | 30 | 46.7 | 0.206 | 654.668 | 0.0214 |
25–29 | 2862 | 3,209 (32.1) | 22 | 85 | 107 | 20.6 | 0.343 | 1100.687 | 0.0200 |
30–34 | 2751 | 2,289 (22.9) | 26 | 117 | 143 | 18.2 | 0.503 | 1151.367 | 0.0226 |
35–39 | 2035 | 1,716 (17.2) | 37 | 111 | 148 | 25.0 | 0.664 | 1139.424 | 0.0325 |
40–44 | 664 | 1,243 (12.4) | 16 | 57 | 73 | 21.9 | 0.802 | 996.886 | 0.0160 |
45–49 | 181 | 889 (8.9) | 4 | 37 | 41 | 9.8 | 0.900 | 800.1 | 0.0050 |
| Â | 9986 | 15,138 | 120 | 426 | 546 | 22.0 | Â | 6122.83 | 0.0196 |