Determinants of maternal near-miss in private hospitals in eastern Ethiopia: A nested case–control study

Objective: Maternal near-miss refers to a woman who nearly died but survived complications in pregnancy, childbirth, or within 42 days of termination of pregnancy. The study of maternal near-miss has become essential for improving the quality of obstetric care. The objective of this study was to ide...

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Veröffentlicht in:Women's health (London, England) England), 2021-11, Vol.17, p.17455065211061949-17455065211061949
Hauptverfasser: Geze Tenaw, Shegaw, Girma Fage, Sagni, Assefa, Nega, Kenay Tura, Abera
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Zusammenfassung:Objective: Maternal near-miss refers to a woman who nearly died but survived complications in pregnancy, childbirth, or within 42 days of termination of pregnancy. The study of maternal near-miss has become essential for improving the quality of obstetric care. The objective of this study was to identify the determinants of maternal near-miss among women admitted to major private hospitals in eastern Ethiopia. Method: An unmatched nested case–control study was conducted in major private hospitals in eastern Ethiopia from 5 March to 31 March 2020. Cases were women who fulfilled the sub-Saharan African maternal near-miss criteria and those admitted to the same hospitals but discharged without any complications under the sub-Saharan African maternal near-miss tool were controls. For each case, three corresponding women were randomly selected as controls. Factors associated with maternal near-misses were analyzed using binary and multiple logistic regressions with an adjusted odds ratio along with a 95% confidence interval. Finally, p-value 
ISSN:1745-5057
1745-5065
DOI:10.1177/17455065211061949