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. 2016 Nov 11;16:352. doi: 10.1186/s12884-016-1120-8

Table 2.

Range of estimates of % maternal deaths in adolescents attributable to five main direct causes

Range of estimates from included studies of % maternal deaths in adolescents attributable to cause
Haemorrhage 3 % (Donoso 2012) [19]
4 % (Airede et al. 2003) [27]
4 % (Granja et al. 2001) [24]
8 % (Ujah et al. 2005) [25]
8 % (de Siqueira 1986) [32]
9 % (Nkata 1997) [28]
10 % (Lema et al. 2005) Post-abortal haemorrhage only
10 % (Yusuf et al. 2007) [17]
11 % (Asamoah et al. 2011) [18]
12 % (Ghana Statistical Services et al. 2009) [22]
12 % (Okusanya et al. 2013) [26]
13 % (Acosta Chavez 2003) [33]
16 % (Souza et al. 2010) [31]
18 % (Fauveau et al. 1988) [30]
46 % (Mallé et al. 1994) [23]
Hypertensive disorder 2 % (Lema et al. 2005)
3 % (Nkata 1997) [28]
7 % (Acosta Chavez 2003) [33]
8 % (Asamoah et al. 2011) [18]
9 % (Ghana Statistical Services et al. 2009) [22]
20 % (Ujah et al. 2005) [25]
21 % (Granja et al. 2001) [24]
22 % (Fauveau et al. 1988) [30]
29 % (Souza et al. 2010) [31]
30 % (Mallé et al. 1994) [23]
38 % (Okusanya et al. 2013) [26]
44 % (Donoso 2012) [19]
46 % (Airede et al. 2003) [27]
47 % (Yusuf et al. 2007) [17]
47 % (de Siqueira 1986) [32]
Maternal peripartum sepsis 3 % (Donoso 2012) [19]
4 % (Airede et al. 2003) [27]
6 % (Asamoah et al. 2011) [18]
6 % (Fauveau et al. 1988) [30]
7 % (Ghana Statistical Services et al. 2009) [22]
13 % (Okusanya et al. 2013) [26]
15 % (Granja et al. 2001) [24]
16 % (de Siqueira 1986) [32]
17 % (Mallé et al. 1994) Classified as “infection” [23]
17 % (Souza et al. 2010) Classified as “infection” [31]
17 % (Acosta Chavez 2003) [33]
20 % (Ujah et al. 2005) [25]
21 % (Lema et al. 2005) Not including post-abortal sepsis
48 % (Nkata 1997) Includes sepsis resulting from obstructed labour [28]
Obstructed labour 3 % (Ghana Statistical Services et al. 2009) [22]
5 % (Asamoah et al. 2011) [18]
7 % (Fauveau et al. 1988) [30]
9 % (Yusuf et al. 2007) [17]
13 % (Okusanya et al. 2013) [26]
30 % (Airede et al. 2003) [27]
45 % (Nkata 1997) Includes sepsis resulting from obstructed labour [28]
Abortion 4 % (Airede et al. 2003) [27]
6 % (de Siqueira 1986) [32]
9 % (Nkata 1997) [28]
10 % (Granja et al. 2001) [24]
12 % (Yusuf et al. 2007) [17]
3 % (Donoso 2012) [19]
20 % (Fauveau et al. 1988) [30]
28 % (Ujah et al. 2005) [25]
29 % (Asamoah et al. 2011) [18]
29 % (Ghana Statistical Services et al. 2009) [22]
33 % (Acosta Chavez 2003) [33]
36 % (Lema et al. 2005) Post-abortal haemorrhage and infection