| Re: Maternal mortality in Ghana [message #26630 is a reply to message #26616] |
Tue, 11 April 2023 16:40  |
Janet-DHS
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Following is a response from DHS staff member, Tom Pullum:
I have checked, and it appears that none of the DHS surveys in Ghana have included the module for estimating maternal mortality. One way to check this is to go to http://www.statcompiler.com, select Ghana, and try to get adult mortality rates. You get a message saying that such information is not available.
Even in countries that include the module, it would be difficult to connect maternal deaths with the quality of housing. The adult and maternal mortality estimates refer to siblings of the respondent, and we don't know much about the siblings. We don't know anything about their housing.
Perhaps you can use other indicators of maternal health. At an aggregate level, it is known that births are safer, for both the mother and child, if they take place in a facility and skilled birth attendants are present. (However, this can be difficult to analyze because women with problematic pregnancies may be more likely to be taken to a facility.) Good luck with your research.
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