An Epidemiological Study on Infant Mortality and Factors Affecting it in Rural Areas of Birjand, Iran

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dc.contributor.authorSharifzadeh, Gholam Rezaen_US
dc.contributor.authorNamakin, Kokaben_US
dc.contributor.authorMehrjoofard, Hassanen_US
dc.date.accessioned2014-05-09T20:07:29Z
dc.date.available2014-05-09T20:07:29Z
dc.date.issued2008-02-06en_US
dc.descriptionObjective: Infant mortality rate is one of the most expressive indicators of development in all countries. The aim of this study was to determine the cause of infant mortality and risk factors in rural areas of Birjand in Iran. Methods: This population based case-control study covered 156 infants who died when aged less than one-year in health houses of Birjand between January 2004 and December 2005. For each case, two controls were selected matching one-to-one to the case considering variables of residency and their date of birth. The data was collected through interview with mothers and reviewing infants’ files in health houses. Findings: 57.7 percent of deaths in under one year old infants happened during the first month of their lives. The most important causes of death in neonates were prematurity and low birth weight (44.4%) later gastroenteritis (30.3%). In addition, the study showed that 9.6 percent of infants had died because of narcotic toxicosis. Moreover, the study showed a significant relationship between infant mortality and parents’ level of education, mother’s addiction, age of mother in the first pregnancy, prematurity, low birth weight, type of delivery and exclusive breast feeding. Conclusion: Special attention to infantile period and special care for infants born to at-risk mothers, as well as providing special health education can cause a dramatic reduction in infants’ mortality rate.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1807/58735
dc.identifier.urihttp://www.bioline.org.br/abstract?id=pe08054en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://www.bioline.org.br/peen_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://diglib.tums.ac.ir/pub/en_US
dc.languageenen_US
dc.locationOrigin of publication: Iranen_US
dc.publication.journalIranian Journal of Pediatrics (ISSN: 1018-4406) Vol 18 Num 4en_US
dc.publisherTehran University of Medical Sciences Pressen_US
dc.rights.holderCopyright 2008 - TUMS PUBLICATIONSen_US
dc.subjectInfanten_US
dc.subjectMortality rateen_US
dc.subjectHealth houseen_US
dc.subjectPrematurityen_US
dc.subjectLow birth weighten_US
dc.titleAn Epidemiological Study on Infant Mortality and Factors Affecting it in Rural Areas of Birjand, Iranen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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