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Economic Impact of Maternal Death on Households in Rural China: A Prospective Cohort Study

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  • Haijun Wang
  • Fang Ye
  • Yan Wang
  • Dale Huntington
  • the study group for Economic Impact of Maternal Deaths in China

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Objective: To assess the economic impact of maternal death on rural Chinese households during the year after maternal death. Methods: A prospective cohort study matched 183 households who had suffered a maternal death to 346 households that experienced childbirth without maternal death in rural areas of three provinces in China. Surveys were conducted at baseline (1–3 months after maternal death or childbirth) and one year after baseline using the quantitative questionnaire. We investigated household income, expenditure, accumulated debts, and self-reported household economic status. Difference-in-Difference (DID), linear regression, and logistic regression analyses were used to compare the economic status between households with and without maternal death. Findings: The households with maternal death had a higher risk of self-reported “household economy became worse” during the follow-up period (adjusted OR = 6.04, p

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  • Haijun Wang & Fang Ye & Yan Wang & Dale Huntington & the study group for Economic Impact of Maternal Deaths in China, 2013. "Economic Impact of Maternal Death on Households in Rural China: A Prospective Cohort Study," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 8(10), pages 1-9, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0076624
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0076624
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