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. 2014 Sep;32(3):471–485.

Table 3.

Extracted themes: influences on maternal mortality in eastern Myanmar

Influences on maternal mortality in eastern Myanmar
Analytical themes Descriptive themes
Conflict-related underlying factors of MMR in the eastern regions Personal violation or violence (4,8,13,22,26,27,29,30,35,36,39,44-47)
Removal of food and the means to purchase food (4,8,13,22,26-30,35,36,39,44,46,47)
Forced labour (4,8,13,22,26-30,35,36,39,44,46,47)
Forced relocation or displacement (4,8,13,22,26-30,35,36,44,46,47)
Targeting of medical staff, buildings, and supplies (8,13,26,29,44-46)
Health system-related underlying factors of MMR in the eastern regions Access to and availability of MHC* services (4,8,10,13,17,27-30,35,46)
Presence of MHC services (4,8,13,17,27,28)
Contraception (4,8,13,28)
Underlying political factors of MMR in the eastern regions Limitations placed upon NGOs (4,8,13,21,26,27,29,44-47)
The lack of health-related data (4,8,26,35,46)
Socioeconomic underlying factors of MMR in the eastern regions Co-existing morbidity among pregnant women (4,8,13,27,28)

*MHC=Maternal healthcare