Table 3.

Usefulness of the maternal mortality surveillance system in Mutare district, Zimbabwe, 2015

Variable	Frequency(n)	Percentage (%)
Use MMSS data	51/64	79.7
If yes, what do you use it for
Making informed decisions on maternal health	18/51	35.3
Monitoring performance of public health interventions	13/51	25.5
Capturing maternal mortality statistics	12/51	23.5
Monitoring trends	10/51	19.6
Identifying causes of death	5/51	9.8
Do you hold meetings to review each maternal death
Yes	53/64	82.8
No	1/64	1.6
Never had a maternal death	10/64	15.6
Analyse Maternal Mortality Surveillance data	25/64	39.1
Have implemented public health action or resolution using information generated from the MMSS
Yes	40/64	62.5
No	14/64	21.9
Never had a maternal death	10/64	15.6
If yes, any evidence available	32/40	80