title: Seasonal variation in direct obstetric mortality in rural Senegal: role of malaria?
abstract: We explore a possible link between malaria and maternal death in a rural area of Senegal by assessing the seasonal pattern of maternal mortality by cause and examining whether this pattern coincides with the malaria season. Overall mortality in women 15-49 years of age did not differ by season, while maternal and direct obstetric deaths were significantly more frequent during the rainy/malaria season than during the rest of the year, even after adjusting for place of delivery.
authors.affiliation: Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, Dakar, Senegal. etard@ird.sn
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Etard
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Kodio
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ronsmans
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016015:Logistic Models; D008288:Malaria / Q000401:mortality*; D008428:Maternal Mortality; D008875:Middle Aged; D011247:Pregnancy; D015597:Pregnancy Complications, Parasitic / Q000401:mortality*; D011891:Rain; D012307:Risk Factors; D012424:Rural Population; D012621:Seasons; D012675:Senegal / Q000453:epidemiology