Data and Statistics on MMR in Zamboanga Peninsula (Zamboanga del Sur, Zamboanga del Norte, Zamboanga Sibugay, Zamboanga City)
Reynaldo O. Joson, MD, MHA, MHPEd, MSc Surg
March 3, 2015
As a consultant for ROJoson-ZFF Projecct MMRR-ZAMBOP, I need information on data and statistics on MMR in ZamboP.
Are there existing data and statistics on MMR in Zamboanga Peninsula (Zamboanga del Sur, Zamboanga del Norte, Zamboanga Sibugay, Zamboanga City)?
Incidence of maternal deaths
No. of maternal deaths
No. of live births
Causes of death
No. of pregnant women in a year
No. of obstetrical events in a year
How accurate are they?
What is the degree of under-reporting (what is the acceptable error rate – 5%?)
What is the degree of over-reporting (such as including indirect obstetrical deaths)? What is the acceptable error rate – 5%?
What is the accuracy of causes of death reporting? In Death Certificates? In Maternal Audits (Maternal Death Reviews)?
What are the sources of data for MMR? Hospitals, Lying-in Clinics, etc.
How often are they collated, aggregated and publicized? By whom?
What is the acceptable maternal mortality measures (internationally)?
Maternal Mortality Ratio (MMR) – 2/100,000?
Maternal Death Rate (MDR) – Less than 1%?
What are the targets on maternal mortality measures (Philippines and ZamboP)?
MMR – 52 / 100,000 live births
ZamboP – 52 / 100,000 live births
MDR – less than 1% in hospitals and lying-in clinics
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