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020			_a1-879707-39-X
050			_aWA 900.L38 2002
110			_aPhysicians for Human Rights
245		0	_aMaternal mortality in Herat Province, Afghanistan: the need to protect women's rights
260			_aBoston _bPhysicians for Human Rights _c2002
300			_ax, 37p.
500			_aMortality statistics in Herat province of Afghanistan.Methods of data collection include sampling, questionnaires, interviews, testimonies among others.Findings show that women have an extraordinarily high risk of dying during pregnancy and childbirth and Afghanistan has the highest maternal mortality ratio in the world outside of Africa. This is as a result of combined effects of 20 years of war; imposed restrictions on women's rights; health care inaccessibility and women's role in society.
650			_aMaternal Mortality|Health Care|Women's Rights|Reproductive health
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999			_c6897 _d6897