Maternal mortality in northern Nigeria: findings of a health and demographic surveillance system in Zamfara State, Nigeria

2012 ◽  
Vol 42 (3) ◽  
pp. 140-143 ◽  
Author(s):  
Henry Victor Doctor ◽  
Alabi Olatunji ◽  
Sally E Findley ◽  
Godwin Y Afenyadu ◽  
Ahmad Abdulwahab ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Maternal Mortality ◽  
Surveillance System ◽  
Demographic Surveillance System ◽  
Northern Nigeria

scholarly journals Health & Demographic Surveillance System Profile: The Nahuche Health and Demographic Surveillance System, Northern Nigeria (Nahuche HDSS)

2014 ◽  
Vol 43 (6) ◽  
pp. 1770-1780 ◽  
Author(s):  
Olatunji Alabi ◽  
Henry V Doctor ◽  
Abdulazeez Jumare ◽  
Nasiru Sahabi ◽  
Ahmad Abdulwahab ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Surveillance System ◽  
Demographic Surveillance System ◽  
Northern Nigeria

scholarly journals Excess mortality among people with podoconiosis: secondary analysis of two Ethiopian cohorts

2020 ◽  
Vol 114 (12) ◽  
pp. 1035-1037
Author(s):  
Hannah Masraf ◽  
Temesgen Azemeraw ◽  
Meseret Molla ◽  
Christopher Iain Jones ◽  
Stephen Bremner ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
General Population ◽  
Surveillance System ◽  
Excess Mortality ◽  
Secondary Analysis ◽  
Demographic Surveillance System ◽  
Northern Ethiopia ◽  
Crude Mortality Rate ◽  
Crude Mortality ◽  
Standardised Mortality Ratios ◽  
Patients Experience

Abstract Background While morbidity attributable to podoconiosis is relatively well studied, its pattern of mortality has not been established. Methods We compared the age-standardised mortality ratios (SMRs) of two datasets from northern Ethiopia: podoconiosis patients enrolled in a 1-y trial and a Health and Demographic Surveillance System cohort. Results The annual crude mortality rate per 1000 population for podoconiosis patients was 28.7 (95% confidence interval [CI] 17.3 to 44.8; n=663) while that of the general population was 2.8 (95% CI 2.3 to 3.4; n=44 095). The overall SMR for the study period was 6.0 (95% CI 3.6 to 9.4). Conclusions Podoconiosis patients experience elevated mortality compared with the general population and further research is required to understand the reasons.

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