An Analysis of Pregnancy-Related Mortality in the KEMRI/CDC Health and Demographic Surveillance System in Western Kenya

Meghna Desai; Penelope A. Phillips-Howard; Frank O. Odhiambo; Abraham Katana; Peter Ouma; Mary J. Hamel; Jackton Omoto; Sheila Macharia; Annemieke van Eijk; Sheila Ogwang; Laurence Slutsker; Kayla F. Laserson

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0068733

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An Analysis of Pregnancy-Related Mortality in the KEMRI/CDC Health and Demographic Surveillance System in Western Kenya

Meghna Desai ,

* E-mail: mdesai@ke.cdc.gov

Affiliations Malaria Branch, KEMRI/CDC Research and Public Health Collaboration, Kisumu, Kenya, Center for Global Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, United States of America
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Penelope A. Phillips-Howard,

Affiliation Department of Clinical Sciences, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool, United Kingdom
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Frank O. Odhiambo,

Affiliation Health and Demographic Surveillance System Branch, KEMRI/CDC Research and Public Health Collaboration, Kisumu, Kenya
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Abraham Katana,

Affiliation Malaria Branch, KEMRI/CDC Research and Public Health Collaboration, Kisumu, Kenya
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Peter Ouma,

Affiliation Malaria Branch, KEMRI/CDC Research and Public Health Collaboration, Kisumu, Kenya
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Mary J. Hamel,

Affiliation Center for Global Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, United States of America
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Jackton Omoto,

Affiliation Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Siaya District Hospital, Ministry of Health, Siaya, Kenya
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Sheila Macharia,

Affiliation Office of Population and Health, US Agency for International Development, Nairobi, Kenya
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Annemieke van Eijk,

Affiliation Department of Clinical Sciences, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool, United Kingdom
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Sheila Ogwang,

Affiliation Health and Demographic Surveillance System Branch, KEMRI/CDC Research and Public Health Collaboration, Kisumu, Kenya
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Laurence Slutsker,

Affiliation Center for Global Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, United States of America
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Kayla F. Laserson

Affiliations Center for Global Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, United States of America, Health and Demographic Surveillance System Branch, KEMRI/CDC Research and Public Health Collaboration, Kisumu, Kenya
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An Analysis of Pregnancy-Related Mortality in the KEMRI/CDC Health and Demographic Surveillance System in Western Kenya

Meghna Desai,
Penelope A. Phillips-Howard,
Frank O. Odhiambo,
Abraham Katana,
Peter Ouma,
Mary J. Hamel,
Jackton Omoto,
Sheila Macharia,
Annemieke van Eijk,
Sheila Ogwang

Published: July 16, 2013
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0068733

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