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ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2023

Examining the Role of Quality of Institutionalized Healthcare on Maternal Mortality in the Dominican Republic.

Maria De Jesus, Nora Sullivan, William Hopman, Alex Martinez, Paul David Glenn, Saviour Msopa, Brooke Milligan, Noah Doney, William Howell, Kimberly Sellers and 1 more

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Article in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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11 authors.

Maria De JesusSchool of International Service & Center on Health, Risk, and Society, American University, Washington, DC 20016, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-6757-2746
Nora SullivanSchool of International Service & Center on Health, Risk, and Society, American University, Washington, DC 20016, USA.
William HopmanData Science, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA.
Alex MartinezStatistics and Data Science, The University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX 78249, USA.
Paul David GlennAgricultural and Environmental Sciences, McGill University, Montreal, QC H3A 0G4, Canada.
Saviour MsopaMathematics and Statistics, American University, Washington, DC 20016, USA.
Brooke MilliganMathematics, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA 19122, USA.
Noah DoneyMathematics, University of Maryland College Park, College Park, MD 20742, USA.
William HowellMathematics and Statistics, American University, Washington, DC 20016, USA.
Kimberly SellersMathematics and Statistics, Georgetown University, Washington, DC 20057, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-6516-0548
Monica C JacksonMathematics and Statistics, American University, Washington, DC 20016, USA.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The main study objective was to determine the extent to which the quality of institutionalized healthcare, sociodemographic factors of obstetric patients, and institutional factors affect maternal mortality in the Dominican Republic. COM-Poisson distribution and the Pearson correlation coefficient were used to determine the relationship of predictor factors (i.e., hospital bed rate, vaginal birth rate, teenage mother birth rate, single mother birth rate, unemployment rate, infant mortality rate, and sex of child rate) in influencing maternal mortality rate. The factors hospital bed rate, teenage mother birth rate, and unemployment rate were not correlated with maternal mortality. Maternal mortality increased as vaginal birth rates and infant death rates increased whereas it decreased as single mother birth rates increased. Further research to explore alternate response variables, such as maternal near-misses or severe maternal morbidity is warranted. Additionally, the link found between infant death and maternal mortality presents an opportunity for collaboration among medical specialists to develop multi-faceted solutions to combat adverse maternal and infant health outcomes in the DR.

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Infant MortalityMaternal MortalityAdolescentChildDelivery of Health CareDominican RepublicFemaleHumansInfantInfant DeathPregnancyDominican Republicmaternal mortalityreproductive health

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PMID37510645
PMCPMC10379411

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