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OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to identify factors associated with maternal mortality in 13 public hospitals with maternity units in eastern Ethiopia. METHODS: A nested case-control study embedded within the Ethiopian Obstetric Surveillance System (EthOSS) cohort. EthOSS was established in April 2021 to monitor women admitted with severe obstetric complications (e.g., obstetric hemorrhage, eclampsia, uterine rupture, sepsis, and severe anemia) during pregnancy, childbirth or within 42 days of termination of pregnancy. The cases were all women who died during pregnancy, childbirth, or postpartum in these hospitals, while women who survived these complications were the controls. For each case, we randomly selected three controls. The factors associated with maternal mortality were described using adjusted odds ratios (aOR) with their corresponding 95% confidence intervals (CI). Associations were examined using binary logistic regression analysis followed by multivariable logistic regression analysis for factors with P 

Original publication

DOI

10.1002/ijgo.16069

Type

Journal article

Journal

Int J Gynaecol Obstet

Publication Date

07/12/2024

Keywords

Ethiopia, associated factors, audit, maternal mortality, obstetric complications