The Impact of Covid-19 Pandemic on the Time Series of Maternal Mortality in Mt Darwin District, Zimbabwe
- Author
- Paunganwa, Edward
- Title
- The Impact of Covid-19 Pandemic on the Time Series of Maternal Mortality in Mt Darwin District, Zimbabwe
- Abstract
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The research examines the influence of the Covid-19 pandemic on the time series of
maternal mortality ratio in Zimbabwe concentrating on rural communities in Mt Darwin
District. This aim to model the linkage between maternal mortality ratio and the
prevalence of covid-19 in Mt Darwin District and also to identify the best predictive
model for the maternal mortality. The research, statistically analyze and find the best
predictive model. R-studio was used to analyze data to come up with best fit time series
model to forecast maternal mortality, and covid-19. The main dependent variable is
maternal mortality, dichotomous in nature, and the incidence of covid-19. The research
shows that covid-19 has indirect effects on maternal mortality. The research used
secondary data to answer the research topic with 72 observations. It also recommended
that, the government must also come up with maternal mortality policies to support
training and deployments of skilled workers in remote areas, and it should help Mt
Darwin District Hospital with services such as ambulances to help in transportation of
emergence cases. The government also recommended that; they are needs to assist the
community by providing awareness on reducing the number of covid-19 cases. - Date
- 2022
- Publisher
- BUSE
- Keywords
- Covid-19 Pandemic
- Time Series of Maternal Mortality
- Supervisor
- Miss Hlupo
- Item sets
- Department of Statistics and Mathematics
