Maternal Deaths due to Obstetric Haemorrhage in Dodoma Regional Referral Hospital, Tanzania

Table 2

Demographic characteristics, mode of admission, and duration of hospital stay of the deceased due to haemorrhage (N = 23).

Characteristic	N	%
Age
20–24	3	13
25–29	4	17
30–34	10	44
35 and above	6	26
Parity
1	2	9
2	6	26
3	2	9
4	4	17
5 and above	8	35
Unknown	1	4
Mode of admission
Home	11	48
Referral from another facility	12	52
Unknown	1	4
Duration of hospital stay
<24 hours	11	48
24 ± 48 hours	5	22
48 ± 72 hours	2	9
72 + and above	4	17
Unknown	1	4

Most the women were between 30 and 34 years and grand multiparous and almost half of them stayed at DRRH for less than 24 hours.