Community-based monitoring of safe motherhood in the United Republic of Tanzania

Bulletin of the World Health Organization

Volumn 81, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 87-94

  Mswia, Robert ^a   Lewanga, Mary ^a   Moshiro, Candida ^b   Whiting, David ^a   Wolfson, Lara ^c   Hemed, Yusuf ^a   Alberti, K G M M ^d   Kitange, Henry ^a   Mtasiwa, Deo ^e   Setel, Philip ^f  

^a Elderly and Children   (Tanzania)

^b MUHIMBILI UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH AND ALLIED SCIENCES   (Tanzania)

^c BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^e Dar es Salaam City Council   (Tanzania)

^f Adult Morbidity and Mortality Proj   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

Cause of death; Maternal age; Maternal mortality; Prospective studies; Rural population; Sentinel surveillance; Socioeconomic factors; United Republic of Tanzania; Urban population; Women

Indexed keywords

CAUSE OF DEATH; FEMALE EDUCATION; MATERNAL MORTALITY; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOME DELIVERY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL AGE; MATERNAL CARE; MATERNAL MORTALITY; REGISTRATION; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; RURAL POPULATION; SAFETY; SOCIOECONOMICS; TANZANIA; URBAN POPULATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CAUSE OF DEATH; COMMUNITY HEALTH PLANNING; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HEALTH PRIORITIES; HUMANS; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MIDDLE AGED; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; PREGNANCY; SENTINEL SURVEILLANCE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TANZANIA;

TANZANIA;

EID: 0037289154     PISSN: 00429686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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