Risk factors for maternal mortality among women who had a caesarean section delivery in Kenya: a case-control study.

Dindi, Nelly Pato, Godia, Pamela, Allott, Helen and Ameh, Charles ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2341-7605 (2020) 'Risk factors for maternal mortality among women who had a caesarean section delivery in Kenya: a case-control study.'. East African Medical Journal, Vol 97, Issue 8, pp. 2961-2974.

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Abstract

Objectives: To determine the risk factors associated with caesarean section (CS)-related deaths in Kenya.
Design: We used a case-control study design with a sample size of 360 (80% power) women who had CS in 2014. Fully adjusted and parsimonious odds ratios (OR) with 95% confidence intervals (CI) and significance levels (p-value ≤0.05) was reported based on multiple regression analysis.
Setting: 96 Kenya referral hospitals.
Outcome measures: The dependent variable was death after CS, while the independent variables were sociodemographic factors, antenatal care profile indicators, clinical parameters, and post-CS management.
Results: Patient referral (OR 2.68, 95% CI:1.22-5.89), postpartum hemorrhage (OR 27.50, 95% CI:8.40-90.13), blood transfusion (OR 14.59, 95% CI: 3.95-53.91), referral to Intensive Care Unit (OR 27.50, 95% CI:8.40-90.13), and general anesthesia use (OR 11.45, 95% CI:4.56-28.74), were the risk factors for death amongst women who had CS.
Conclusion: Mitigating these risk factors by prioritizing interventions that include early identification and treatment of women at risk of postpartum
haemorrhage, use of regional anaesthesia where possible, CS performed by experienced staff, early referral and adequate blood transfusion services, are likely to improve the quality of care.

Item Type:	Article
Subjects:	WA Public Health > Health Problems of Special Population Groups > WA 310 Maternal welfare WA Public Health > Health Problems of Special Population Groups > WA 395 Health in developing countries WQ Obstetrics > Labor > WQ 330 Complications of labor
Faculty: Department:	Clinical Sciences & International Health > International Public Health Department
Depositing User:	Rachel Dominguez
Date Deposited:	02 Feb 2021 12:29
Last Modified:	18 Jan 2024 04:12
URI:	https://archive.lstmed.ac.uk/id/eprint/15838

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