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Table 2 Range of estimates of % maternal deaths in adolescents attributable to five main direct causes

From: The causes of maternal mortality in adolescents in low and middle income countries: a systematic review of the literature

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Range of estimates from included studies of % maternal deaths in adolescents attributable to cause

Haemorrhage

3Ā % (Donoso 2012) [19]

4Ā % (Airede et al. 2003) [27]

4Ā % (Granja et al. 2001) [24]

8Ā % (Ujah et al. 2005) [25]

8Ā % (de Siqueira 1986) [32]

9Ā % (Nkata 1997) [28]

10Ā % (Lema et al. 2005) Post-abortal haemorrhage only

10Ā % (Yusuf et al. 2007) [17]

11Ā % (Asamoah et al. 2011) [18]

12Ā % (Ghana Statistical Services et al. 2009) [22]

12Ā % (Okusanya et al. 2013) [26]

13Ā % (Acosta Chavez 2003) [33]

16Ā % (Souza et al. 2010) [31]

18Ā % (Fauveau et al. 1988) [30]

46Ā % (MallĆ© et al. 1994) [23]

Hypertensive disorder

2Ā % (Lema et al. 2005)

3Ā % (Nkata 1997) [28]

7Ā % (Acosta Chavez 2003) [33]

8Ā % (Asamoah et al. 2011) [18]

9Ā % (Ghana Statistical Services et al. 2009) [22]

20Ā % (Ujah et al. 2005) [25]

21Ā % (Granja et al. 2001) [24]

22Ā % (Fauveau et al. 1988) [30]

29Ā % (Souza et al. 2010) [31]

30Ā % (MallĆ© et al. 1994) [23]

38Ā % (Okusanya et al. 2013) [26]

44Ā % (Donoso 2012) [19]

46Ā % (Airede et al. 2003) [27]

47Ā % (Yusuf et al. 2007) [17]

47Ā % (de Siqueira 1986) [32]

Maternal peripartum sepsis

3Ā % (Donoso 2012) [19]

4Ā % (Airede et al. 2003) [27]

6Ā % (Asamoah et al. 2011) [18]

6Ā % (Fauveau et al. 1988) [30]

7Ā % (Ghana Statistical Services et al. 2009) [22]

13Ā % (Okusanya et al. 2013) [26]

15Ā % (Granja et al. 2001) [24]

16Ā % (de Siqueira 1986) [32]

17Ā % (MallĆ© et al. 1994) Classified as ā€œinfectionā€ [23]

17Ā % (Souza et al. 2010) Classified as ā€œinfectionā€ [31]

17Ā % (Acosta Chavez 2003) [33]

20Ā % (Ujah et al. 2005) [25]

21Ā % (Lema et al. 2005) Not including post-abortal sepsis

48Ā % (Nkata 1997) Includes sepsis resulting from obstructed labour [28]

Obstructed labour

3Ā % (Ghana Statistical Services et al. 2009) [22]

5Ā % (Asamoah et al. 2011) [18]

7Ā % (Fauveau et al. 1988) [30]

9Ā % (Yusuf et al. 2007) [17]

13Ā % (Okusanya et al. 2013) [26]

30Ā % (Airede et al. 2003) [27]

45Ā % (Nkata 1997) Includes sepsis resulting from obstructed labour [28]

Abortion

4Ā % (Airede et al. 2003) [27]

6Ā % (de Siqueira 1986) [32]

9Ā % (Nkata 1997) [28]

10Ā % (Granja et al. 2001) [24]

12Ā % (Yusuf et al. 2007) [17]

3Ā % (Donoso 2012) [19]

20Ā % (Fauveau et al. 1988) [30]

28Ā % (Ujah et al. 2005) [25]

29Ā % (Asamoah et al. 2011) [18]

29Ā % (Ghana Statistical Services et al. 2009) [22]

33Ā % (Acosta Chavez 2003) [33]

36Ā % (Lema et al. 2005) Post-abortal haemorrhage and infection