1982/04/01 by David A. Grimes, Herbert B. Peterson, M. J. Rosenberg +4 · 1 citation
Health Professions · Medicine · Social Sciences · #Global Health Care Issues #Global Maternal and Child Health #Insurance, Mortality, Demography, Risk Management
paper · doi:10.1016/0020-7292(82)90029-7
openalex publication_date 1982/04/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
From January 1, 1979, to March 31, 1980, 20 sterilization-attributable deaths were identified in Dacca and Rajshahi Divisions, Bangladesh. The leading cause of death from tubectomy was anesthesia overdose and from vasectomy, scrotal infection. Overall. The sterilization-attributable death-to-case rate was 21.3 deaths/100,000 procedures. The health impact of contraceptive sterilization is highly favorable: for each 100,000 tubectomies performed, the cost in lives (19) is offset by approximately 1015 maternal deaths averted.