Model-Based Small Area Estimation of Regional-Level Maternal Mortality Prevalence in Ghana-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

Model-Based Small Area Estimation of Regional-Level Maternal Mortality Prevalence in Ghana

Published:2023-05-29 Issue:2 Volume:14 Page:151-162
ISSN:2194-6299
Container-title:Statistics, Politics and Policy
language:en
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Author:

Jakperik Dioggban¹^ORCID,Chukwudum Queensley Chidimma¹²^ORCID,Adjabui Michael Jackson¹²

Affiliation:

1. Department of Mathematics , C. K. Tedam University of Technology and Applied Sciences , Navrongo , Box 24 , Ghana

2. Department of Insurance and Risk Management , University of Uyo , Uyo , Akwa Ibom State , Nigeria

Abstract

Abstract The study involved 1240 women covering the ten administrative regions of Ghana. The aim was to study the prevalence of maternal mortality and its distribution across the ten regions based on given demographic factors. Three main analytical methods were used: Direct estimation method, Fay-Herriot method and Binary Logistic regression. The study revealed that prevalence of maternal mortality in Ghana was high among women engaged in manual works, rural dwellers, women living without partners and women living in pro-poor families. The Northern region had the highest number of maternal deaths followed by the Western region whilst the Ashanti and the Upper East regions had the lowest number of maternal deaths. There is therefore the need for Ghana Health Service to engage all stakeholders in checking maternal mortality in the country.

Publisher

Walter de Gruyter GmbH

Subject

Sociology and Political Science,Statistics and Probability,Economics, Econometrics and Finance (miscellaneous)

Link

https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.1515/spp-2022-0022/pdf

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