학술논문
Beyond pregnancy – the neglected burden of mortality in young women of reproductive age in Bangladesh: a prospective cohort study
Document Type
Academic Journal
Author
Source
BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. Aug 01, 2013 120(9):1085-1089
Subject
Language
English
ISSN
1470-0328
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To describe proportionate mortality and causes of death unrelated to pregnancy. DESIGN: Prospective cohort study. SETTING: Rural northwest Bangladesh. POPULATION: A cohort of 133 617 married women of reproductive age. METHODS: Verbal autopsies were conducted for women who died whilst under surveillance in the cohort trial. Physician-assigned causes of death based on verbal autopsies were used to categorise deaths. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: The proportion of deaths due to non-communicable diseases, infectious diseases, injury or pregnancy. RESULTS: Of the 1107 deaths occurring among women between 2001 and 2007, 48% were attributed to non-communicable diseases, 22% to pregnancy, 17% to infections, 9% to injury and 4% to other causes. CONCLUSIONS: Although focus on pregnancy-related mortality remains important, more attention is warranted on non-communicable diseases among women of reproductive age.