House-to-house survey vs. snowball technique for capturing maternal deaths in India: A search for a cost-effective method

P Singh, A Pandey, A Aggarwal - Indian Journal of Medical …, 2007 - journals.lww.com
Background & objectives: Estimation of maternal mortality has been difficult because of large
sample size requirement. A study using snowball technique for identification of households
where maternal death has taken place and its related causes was conducted. We present
here the feasibility of carrying out the snowball technique for capturing maternal deaths as
against house-to-house survey and to obtain the estimates of maternal mortality ratio (MMR)
in some selected States of India. Methods: Five states representing high MMR (Uttar …

House-to-house survey vs. snowball technique for capturing maternal deaths in India: a search for a cost-effective method.

PS Padam Singh, AP Arvind Pandey… - 2007 - cabidigitallibrary.org
Background & objectives: Estimation of maternal mortality has been difficult because of large
sample size requirement. A study using snowball technique for identification of households
where maternal death has taken place and its related causes was conducted. We present
here the feasibility of carrying out the snowball technique for capturing maternal deaths as
against house-to-house survey and to obtain the estimates of maternal mortality ratio (MMR)
in some selected States of India. Methods: Five states representing high MMR (Uttar …
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