The Pan African Medical Journal (Feb 2011)

Determinants of perinatal mortality in Marondera district, Mashonaland East Province, Zimbabwe, 2009: a case control study

  • Tachiweyika Emmanuel,
  • Gombe Notion,
  • Shambira Gerald,
  • Chadambuka Addmore,
  • Tshimamga Mufuta,
  • Zizhou Simukai

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 8, no. 7

Abstract

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BACKGROUND: Marondera District recorded perinatal mortality ratios of 58.6/1000 and 64.6/1000 live births in 2007 and 2008 respectively. These ratios were above provincial averages of 32/1000 and 36/1000 during the same periods. We determined factors associated with perinatal mortality in Marondera District, Zimbabwe.

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