A graduate student in public health

Source text:

The maternal mortality ratio is 359 deaths per 100,000 live births for the five-year period before the survey.

Source:

Statistics Indonesia (Badan Pusat Statistik – BPS), National Population and Family Planning Board (BKKBN), Kementerian Kesehatan (Kemenkes-MOH). Demographic and Health Survey 2012. Jakarta, Indonesia; 2012.

Writer’s text:

Unfortunately, a recent estimate of maternal mortality in Indonesia suggests that previous reforms and policies were not sufficient to reduce the country MMR according to MDG Five (15).

Writer’s comment:

This is more of an interpretation. From this survey report, they had said “The maternal mortality ratio is ….” I know the goal number from previous reports. This is very far from what the goal is going to be. … It does, to some extent, become my idea. Yeah, I guess I’m not always aware if I do that.