1Assistant Professor, Department of Preventive Oncology, Mahamana Pandit Madan Mohan Malviya Cancer Centre, TATA Cancer Centre, BHU Road, Varanasi, U.P
2Professor, Department of Community Medicine & Principal, Hind Institute of Medical Sciences, Barabanki, Uttar Pradesh India
3Professor (MD,), Department of Community Medicine, King George's Medical University
4Director of Community Empowerment Lab, Luckow, Uttar Pradesh, India
*Corresponding Author: Dr. Divya Khanna, Assistant Professor, Department of Preventive Oncology, OPD building, OPD no. 30. Mahamana Pandit Madan Mohan Malviya Cancer Centre, TATA Cancer Centre, near BHU Nariya Gate, Sundar Baghiya, BHU Road, Varanasi, U.P-221005, Mobile no. 8800261044, Landline: 0542-2575034
Online published on 26 September, 2019.
The WHO estimates that of the 529 000 maternal deaths occurring every year 136 000 take place in India.
This was a community based case-control study done in rural areas of Lucknow, UP (India) in a period of one year. 90 maternal deaths were identified and were matched with two controls. Data were analysed using SPSS version 17.0 and Open Epi version 2.3. Results have been given in form of Unadjusted Odds ratio (UOR) and Adjusted Odds ratio (AOR).
The most important direct cause of maternal death was Hemorrhage. Anaemia was the most important indirect cause of death. Poverty, illiteracy, age of the mother, occupation of the husband were found as significant risk factors for maternal death.
The most vulnerable group for maternal death are the women who are illiterate, belongs to the weaker section of the society and coming with increasing at the time of pregnancy. Women coming with this background needs special focus and ensuring that these women receive appropriate health care right from the conception till the termination of her pregnancy is the need of the hour in order to prevent maternal deaths.
Case-control study, risk factors, bio-social, maternal death
