Abstract
Background. Maternal mortality remains a severe problem in many parts of the world, despite efforts to reach MDG 5. In addition, underreporting is an issue especially in low income countries. Our objective has been to identify the magnitude of maternal deaths and the degree of underreporting of these deaths in Accra Metropolis in Ghana during a one year period. Methods. A Reproductive Age Mortality survey (RAMOS) was carried out in the Accra Metropolis for the period 1st January 2002-31st December 2002. We reviewed records of female deaths aged 10?
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Zakariah, A. Y., Alexander, S., Van Roosmalen, J., Buekens, P., Kwawukume, E. Y., & Frimpong, P. (2009). Reproductive age mortality survey (RAMOS) in Accra, Ghana. Reproductive Health, 6(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/1742-4755-6-7
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