Characterisation of maternal mortality in Colombian indigenous communities, 2011 to 2013. Study of cases based on sentinel surveillance

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contents Characterisation of maternal mortality in Colombian indigenous communities, 2011 to 2013. Study of cases based on sentinel surveillance Laura Margarita Bello-Álvarez Arturo José Parada-Baños Medicina eclampsia Maternal mortality puerperal infection indigenous population postpartum haemorrhage Objective: To characterise the behaviour of maternal mortality (MM) in Colombian indigenous populations during the triennium 2011-2013.Materials and methods: Study based on epidemiological surveillance of maternal mortality cases. The study population included all maternal deaths, direct and indirect, and live births reported in the indigenous population in the country. Cases of mortality coinciding with pregnancy, such as deaths due to injuries from external causes, accidental and incidental causes, were excluded. The search of MM sentinel cases was made in the databases of the National Public Health Surveillance System (SIVIGILA) from the National Health Institute (INS), and registries of births and deaths of the National Administrative Statistics Department (DANE) for the time period between 2011 and 2013. Sociodemographic variables, maternal and childbirth care variables, geographical area and place of death, and grouped and specific causes of maternal death were measured. A descriptive analysis of the information was carried out using absolute and relative frequency measurements for the data.Results: In Colombia, 1546 cases of deaths in pregnant women were reported during the triennium 2011-2013, of which 143 cases of MM were analysed in indigenous communities: 130 met the inclusion criteria and 13 were excluded due to incidental or accidental causes. The maternal mortality ratio (MMR) for this population was 327.5 per 100,000 live births during the triennium, while in the non-indigenous population it was 60.9. Of maternal deaths in indigenous population, 22.3% were in girls under 19 years of age and 29.2% in women over 35 years of age. The main causes of MM were postpartum haemorrhage, eclampsia and puerperal sepsis.Conclusion: Indigenous communities, maternal mortality is five times greater than in the non-indigenous population of the country. Multisectorial interventions that take into consideration the cultures of these peoples are needed in order to reduce inequities that affect them. 2017 artículo científico 0034-7434 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=195257401002 https://www.redalyc.org/journal/1952/195257401002/ https://www.redalyc.org/journal/1952/195257401002/html/ https://www.redalyc.org/journal/1952/195257401002/195257401002.epub https://www.redalyc.org/journal/1952/195257401002/movil 10.18597/rcog.2925 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=1952 Revista Colombiana de Obstetricia y Ginecología application/pdf Federación Colombiana de Obstetricia y Ginecología Revista Colombiana de Obstetricia y Ginecología (Colombia) Num.4 Vol.68
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spellingShingle Characterisation of maternal mortality in Colombian indigenous communities, 2011 to 2013. Study of cases based on sentinel surveillance
Laura Margarita Bello-Álvarez
Medicina
eclampsia
Maternal mortality
puerperal infection
indigenous population
postpartum haemorrhage
Characterisation of maternal mortality in Colombian indigenous communities, 2011 to 2013. Study of cases based on sentinel surveillance Laura Margarita Bello-Álvarez Arturo José Parada-Baños Medicina eclampsia Maternal mortality puerperal infection indigenous population postpartum haemorrhage Objective: To characterise the behaviour of maternal mortality (MM) in Colombian indigenous populations during the triennium 2011-2013.Materials and methods: Study based on epidemiological surveillance of maternal mortality cases. The study population included all maternal deaths, direct and indirect, and live births reported in the indigenous population in the country. Cases of mortality coinciding with pregnancy, such as deaths due to injuries from external causes, accidental and incidental causes, were excluded. The search of MM sentinel cases was made in the databases of the National Public Health Surveillance System (SIVIGILA) from the National Health Institute (INS), and registries of births and deaths of the National Administrative Statistics Department (DANE) for the time period between 2011 and 2013. Sociodemographic variables, maternal and childbirth care variables, geographical area and place of death, and grouped and specific causes of maternal death were measured. A descriptive analysis of the information was carried out using absolute and relative frequency measurements for the data.Results: In Colombia, 1546 cases of deaths in pregnant women were reported during the triennium 2011-2013, of which 143 cases of MM were analysed in indigenous communities: 130 met the inclusion criteria and 13 were excluded due to incidental or accidental causes. The maternal mortality ratio (MMR) for this population was 327.5 per 100,000 live births during the triennium, while in the non-indigenous population it was 60.9. Of maternal deaths in indigenous population, 22.3% were in girls under 19 years of age and 29.2% in women over 35 years of age. The main causes of MM were postpartum haemorrhage, eclampsia and puerperal sepsis.Conclusion: Indigenous communities, maternal mortality is five times greater than in the non-indigenous population of the country. Multisectorial interventions that take into consideration the cultures of these peoples are needed in order to reduce inequities that affect them. 2017 artículo científico 0034-7434 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=195257401002 https://www.redalyc.org/journal/1952/195257401002/ https://www.redalyc.org/journal/1952/195257401002/html/ https://www.redalyc.org/journal/1952/195257401002/195257401002.epub https://www.redalyc.org/journal/1952/195257401002/movil 10.18597/rcog.2925 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=1952 Revista Colombiana de Obstetricia y Ginecología application/pdf Federación Colombiana de Obstetricia y Ginecología Revista Colombiana de Obstetricia y Ginecología (Colombia) Num.4 Vol.68
title Characterisation of maternal mortality in Colombian indigenous communities, 2011 to 2013. Study of cases based on sentinel surveillance
topic Medicina
eclampsia
Maternal mortality
puerperal infection
indigenous population
postpartum haemorrhage
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