Assignment Worksheet: Determinants of Maternal Mortality

Note: Be sure to complete the entire worksheet (Parts 1-4).

Part 1: Maternal Mortality Ratio:

• Go to the World Health Organization website link, "Cause-Specific Mortality and Morbidity: Maternal Mortality Ratio Data by Country," listed in this week's Learning Resources.
• Select five different countries, representing different geographical regions.
• Download data of these countries (or write them up in an Excel sheet).
• Draw a time series chart of maternal mortality ratios of these countries.

Note: Refer to the "Time Series Chart Example" document in this week's Learning Resources.

Question

Insert your time series chart of maternal mortality ratios of these countries here:

What are your main observations regarding this chart?

Part 2: Millennium Development Goal 5 (MDG 5):

• Go to the World Health Organization's website link, "Millennium Development Goals (MDGs): MDG 5: Maternal and Reproductive Health," in this week's Learning Resources.

• Click on the section titled "Women."

• Select one of the indicators set for achieving MDG 5 (e.g., "Antenatal care coverage-at least four visits (%)"). Click on the title to read more about each indicator. Links will open in a separate window.

• Download the latest data points of this indicator for the countries you selected in Part 1 for the same time period (e.g. from 2009-2014).
Present graphically (as columns or rows) the level of this indicator among your selected countries.

Question

Insert your graphical presentation chart of indicator of MDG 5 of these countries:

What are your main observations regarding this chart?

Part 3: Determinants of Maternal Mortality:

• Go to the World Health Organization's website link, "Health Equity Monitor Database," listed in this week's Learning Resources.
• Click on the "Maternal Health Services" link; then click on the indicator you previously selected in Part 2.
• Select one of indicator sets (e.g., place of residence in relation to use of antenatal care).
• Download the latest data points of this indicator for the countries you selected in Part 1 for the same time period (e.g. from 2009-2014).
• Present graphically (as columns or rows) the level of this indicator among your selected countries.

Question

Insert your graphical presentation chart of health equity indicator of these countries:

What are your main observations regarding this chart?

Part 4: Conclusion:

In the space below, summarize and interpret your results of the above exercise. Support your results with citations from the Learning Resources or any additional resources.

Assignment Worksheet: Determinants of Child Mortality

Student Name:

Note: Be sure to complete the entire worksheet (Parts 1-4).

Part 1: Child Mortality and Millennium Development Goal 4 (MDG 4)

• Go to the World Health Organization's website link, "Child Mortality Levels: Number of Deaths (Thousands) by Country," listed in this week's Learning Resources.

• Select five different countries representing different geographical regions.

• For each of your chosen countries, select one of the child mortality rates under the "Number of under-five deaths (thousands)" column or the "Number of infant deaths (thousands)" column. Click on the title to read more about each indicator. Links will open in a separate window.

• Download data of these countries (or write them up in an Excel sheet).

• Draw a time series chart of your selected child mortality rate of these countries.

Note: Refer to the "Time Series Chart Example" document in this week's Learning Resources.

Question

Insert your time series chart of child mortality rates of these countries here:

What are your main observations regarding this chart?

Part 2: Child Health

• Go to the World Health Organization's website link, "Child Health," listed in this week's Learning Resources.

• Choose one of the following:

o Click on "Care of children," and select one of the sub-indicator columns in the data table (e.g., "Children aged <5 years with diarrhea receiving ORT")

Or

o Click on "Immunization," then click on one of the sub-indicators listed (e.g., "BCG")

o Download the latest data points of this sub- indicator for the countries you selected in Part 1 for the same time period (e.g. from 2009-2014).

o Present graphically (as columns or rows) the level of this indicator among your selected countries.

Question

Insert your graphical presentation chart of indicator of child health of these countries here:

What are your main observations regarding this chart?

Part 3: Determinants of Child Mortality

• Go to the World Health Organization's website link, "Health Equity Monitor Database," listed in this week's Learning Resources.

• Click on "Child health services," then on the indicator you chose in Part 2.

• Select one of indicators set. As an example: If you choose one of the immunization topics (i.e., Full, BCG, DTP3, measles, polio, etc.), you may choose from "Place of residence," "Child's sex," "Educational level," or "Quelth quintile."

• Download the latest data points of this indicator for the countries you selected in Part 1 for the same time period (e.g. from 2009-2014).

• Present graphically (as columns or rows) the level of this indicator among your selected countries.

Question

Insert your graphical presentation chart of health equity indicator of these countries here:

What are your main observations regarding this chart?

Part 4: Conclusion

In the space below, summarize and interpret your results in the above exercise. Support your results with citations from the Learning Resources or any additional resources.