DISPARITY IN MATERNAL MORTALITY RATES IN TURKEY

Why is there a disparity in maternal mortality rates in urban and rural Turkey? What can be done to reduce this disparity?

Abstract

The need to supervise advancement in decreasing maternal death has a long annals, which can be traced back to the 1700s in Turkey. Today, although, this need is sensed most acutely in evolving nations, where the main concern is to stimulate, assess and maintain activity to avert these vitally avoidable deaths. Over the last two decades, substantial efforts have been made to realise and overwhelm the estimation trials of maternal death in the context of feeble data schemes, and new and enhanced procedures and devices have emerged. The aim is on maternal death and a reminder of the broader dispute is especially relevant. Measuring maternal death is often considered as one of the most awkward conclusions to pathway, particularly in Turkey.

Table of Content

ABSTRACTII

CHAPTER 01: INTRODUCTION1

Background of the Research1

Rationale of study2

Aim and Objectives2

Problem Statement3

Theoretical Framework4

CHAPTER 02: METHODOLOGY7

Study Selection7

Secondary / Qualitative or Quantitative7

Qualitative Research8

Search Method9

Data Extraction9

CHAPTER 03: DATA ANALYSIS10

Analysis10

The challenge of finding deaths26

Study Limitations28

Assumptions & Limitation29

TIME SCALE30

Summary31

NMMR Data32

To monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of activities designed to reduce maternal mortality.41

Choice of Outcome43

Scale Or Scope Of Progress44

Criteria and Metric Used46

Reliability And Attribution Of Progress47

Risk Factors55

Causes57

Impact Of Maternal Deaths And Illness57

Data Collection Issues58

Strategies60

CHAPTER 04: CONCLUSION63

The Mother-Child Relationship67

Indicators of Maternal and Child Health68

Child and Maternal Mortality69

Other Aspects of Child and Maternal Health72

Measurement Issues in Maternal and Child Health Epidemiology75

Public Health Implications79

REFERENCES81

APPENDICES84

CHAPTER 01: INTRODUCTION

Background of the Research

Turkey has frequently been seen to be a country that straddles the Eastern and Western worlds, owing to its geographical position. Since the fall of the Ottoman Empire and the establishment of itself as a secular republic in 1923 Turkey has endeavoured to foster good relations with both the East and the West, although its determination to gain full membership of the E.U, a process begun in 2005, could be seen to be an attempt to align itself politically, economically and culturally with the West. This is a continuation of Turkey's historically pro-Western foreign policy that includes being one on the founding members of the Council of Europe in 1949. Turkey applied for associate membership to the EEC in 1959, becoming an associate member in 1963. It also joined NATO in 1952 helping to foster close relations with the US during the Cold War. In more recent times Turkey's geographical proximity to the Middle East it has become a useful ally for the US, allowing a NATO air base to be located near Syria and Iraq for the US campaigns in this region. (Royston, 2000, 24)

Rationale of study

Economically, since 1983 Turkey have moved away from a strict government planned model in favour of a more Western, market-based economy; this initially led to a rapid period of growth punctuated by recessions in 1994, 1999 and 2001. Up until the global financial crisis of 2008. Turkey's economy had largely stabilised, inflation had fallen and foreign investment was on the ...