| Literature DB >> 2076684 |
N M Mirza1, W M Macharia, E M Wafula, R Agwanda, F E Onyango.
Abstract
Causes of death of 239 children below the age of 5 years in a rural community were determined using structured questionnaires. It was found that mortality was highest in infancy, accounting for 63% of all deaths with a trend of decreasing mortality with increasing age. The commonest cause of death was ARI (pneumonia and measles) accounting for 49% of the deaths, followed by diarrhoeal illnesses (8.8%). Only half of the deaths (51.5%) occurred at some health facility, though 77% of all children had been taken to a health facility for treatment during the fatal illness.Entities:
Keywords: Africa; Africa South Of The Sahara; Age Factors; Causes Of Death; Child Mortality; Communication; Community Surveys; Demographic Factors; Developing Countries; Diarrhea; Diarrhea, Infantile; Diseases; Eastern Africa; English Speaking Africa; Examinations And Diagnoses; Follow-up Studies; Home Visits; Incidence; Infant Mortality; Kenya; Measurement; Mortality; Population; Population Characteristics; Population Dynamics; Research Methodology; Rural Population; Sampling Studies; Seasonal Variation; Sex Factors; Studies; Surveys
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Year: 1990 PMID： 2076684
Source DB: PubMed Journal: East Afr Med J ISSN： 0012-835X