| Literature DB >> 1963915 |
L N'Guessan Diplo1, J L Rey, B Soro, A Coulibaly.
Abstract
The authors studied the infant mortality, between 0 and 30 months of age, in a sub-district in an eastern part of Ivory Coast with a population of 240,000 inhabitants. They recorded 103 deaths, i.e. an infant mortality rate of 29,4 p.c.. Tetanus is the main factor in 10 cases, 8 of them being neonatal. These deaths are caused by the lack of care at the umbilical cord, but not by the lack of medical infrastructure. Other causes are malaria (21), undernutrition (12), meningitidis (10), diarrhea (9), pneumopathy (7), endogenous and obstetrical causes (24).Entities:
Keywords: Africa; Africa South Of The Sahara; Age Factors; Causes Of Death; Child Mortality; Delivery Of Health Care; Demographic Factors; Developing Countries; French Speaking Africa; Health; Health Services; Health Surveys; Immunization; Infant Mortality; Ivory Coast; Mortality; Population; Population Characteristics; Population Dynamics; Primary Health Care; Rural Population; Urban Population; Western Africa
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Year: 1990 PMID： 1963915
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Med Trop (Mars) ISSN： 0025-682X