Table 2.
Maternal Mortality Rate in intervention and control groups.
| Year | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intervention group | Cases of maternal death in communities with tele-CF | 4 | 11 | 14 | 10 | 14 |
| Population served by tele-CFs | 45,979 | 84,215 | 141,351 | 227,662 | 233,445 | |
| Expected pregnancies in areas served by tele-CFs | 1,295 | 2,133 | 3,612 | 5,614 | 5,502 | |
| MMR in communities with tele-CF (intervention group) | 309 | 516 | 388 | 178 | 254 | |
| Control group | Cases of maternal death in communities with CF (without ICT tools) | 15 | 22 | 15 | 8 | 12 |
| Population served by CFs (without ICT tools) | 157,514 | 207,697 | 155,282 | 88,535 | 91,236 | |
| Expected pregnancies in areas served by CFs (without ICT tools) | 4,437 | 5,261 | 3,967 | 2,183 | 2,150 | |
| MMR in communities with CF (without ICT tools) (control group) | 338 | 418 | 378 | 366 | 558 |