Maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health

Measuring maternal mortality from a census - guidelines for potential users

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Authors:
Kenneth Hill / Cynthia Stanton / Neeru Gupta

Publication details

Number of pages: 53
Publication date: 2009
Languages: English

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Overview

These guidelines are for users who want or need to measure maternal mortality from a census. Chapter 1 offers an introduction to the problem. Chapter 2 discusses indicators and data sources for measuring maternal mortality. Chapter 3 discusses data collection and tabulation procedures, including questionnaire design and field-staff training. In Chapter 4, authors discuss methods for data evaluation and adjustment. The fifth and final chapter provides a summary of data dissemination and use.