Understanding maternal mortality from top–down and bottom–up perspectives: Case of Tigray region, Ethiopia

Background: Unacceptably high levels of preventable maternal mortality persist as a problem across sub–Saharan Africa and much of south Asia. Currently, local assessments of the magnitude of maternal mortality are not often made, so the best available information for health planning may come fr...

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Main Authors: Hagos Godefay, Peter Byass, John Kinsman, Afework Mulugeta
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Edinburgh University Global Health Society 2015-06-01
Series:Journal of Global Health
Online Access:http://jogh.org/documents/issue201501/jogh-05-010404.XML