Maternal mortality among the Kassena-Nankana of northern Ghana

Pierre Ngom; Patricia Akweongo; Philip Adongo; Ayaga Agula Bawah; Fred Binka

doi:10.1111/j.1728-4465.1999.00142.x

Maternal mortality among the Kassena-Nankana of northern Ghana

Pierre Ngom, Patricia Akweongo, Philip Adongo, Ayaga Agula Bawah, Fred Binka

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This report presents key findings from a maternal mortality study conducted in the Kassena-Nankana District of northern Ghana in 1997-98. Sibling history data collected in the course of this survey are analyzed together with longitudinal data from the Navrongo Demographic Surveillance System (NDSS). A comparison between mortality data from these two sources indicates that obtaining reasonably accurate estimates of age-specific death rates is possible by using the sisterhood method. Direct and indirect estimates from the maternal mortality study and the NDSS suggest a decline in the maternal mortality ratio for the Kassena-Nankana District from 800 to 600 maternal deaths per 100,000 live births over the past 14 years.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	142-147
Number of pages	6
Journal	Studies in Family Planning
Volume	30
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1728-4465.1999.00142.x
Publication status	Published - Jun 1999
Externally published	Yes

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