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1. Demographic and Health Surveys: caesarean section rates in sub-Saharan Africa.

Author

Buekens, Pierre, Curtis, Sian, and Alayon, Silvia

Subjects
CESAREAN section, HEALTH surveys, HEALTH services accessibility, DEMOGRAPHY, UNNECESSARY surgery
Abstract

Discusses trends in Caesarean section rates in sub-Saharan Africa. Analysis of Demographic and Health Surveys in Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Ghana, Kenya, Madagascar, Niger, Tanzania and Zambia; Results suggesting an urgent need for better access to Caesarean sections with programs designed to avoid the risk of increasing unnecessary surgery and iatrogenic morbidity and mortality.

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2003
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