Analysis of causes of death of child - bearing women in Shenyang
- VernacularTitle:沈阳市育龄妇女死亡因素分析
- Author:
Jun YU
;
Wenjing YAN
;
Yan JIANG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Child-bearing woman;
Rank order of causes of death;
Reproductive health
- From:
Chinese Journal of Hospital Administration
1998;0(11):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To find out about the causes of death of child-bearing women in Shenyang so as to provide basis for the improvement of child-bearing women's reproductive health. Methods A retrospective statistical survey into the death reporting system of Shenyang was conducted and a comparison was made between various age groups of child-bearing women from 1996 to 2000 with regard to the trends of changes in death, the rank order of causes of death and deaths due to malignant tumors. Results From 1996 to 2000, the death rate of child-bearing women in Shenyang was in a state of fluctuation. The case-death ratio in urban areas was 67.24 per 100 thousand people while the case-death ratio in rural areas was 45.97 per 100 thousand. Urban women aged 35 to 49 accounted for most of the deaths among child-bearing women. The rate of death due to cancers in urban areas was markedly higher than that in rural areas. The deaths of child-bearing women due to mammary and reproductive system cancers accounted for one fourths of deaths caused by cancer, with their incidence rate in rural areas being higher than in urban areas. Conclusion More work needs to be done to improve the healthcare of child-bearing women.
