| Literature DB >> 8112786 |
S K Garg1, V N Mishra, J V Singh, M Bhatnagar, H Chopra, R B Singh.
Abstract
A study of neonatal mortality in Meerut district revealed an infant mortality rate of 50.1 per 1000 live births. Neonatal mortality accounted for 37.8% of infant mortality with a neonatal mortality rate of 19.0 per 1000 live births. 90.5% of these neonates were delivered at home largely by untrained personnel (57.2%). Only 28.6% of these neonates were treated by qualified doctors and only 30.9% of their mothers were fully immunized against tetanus. At least 2/3rd of neonatal mortality was due to exogenous factors with tetanus neonatorum and septicaemia being the principal causes of mortality each accounting for a mortality rate of 4.7 per 1000 live births.Entities:
Keywords: Age Factors; Asia; Causes Of Death; Delivery Of Health Care; Demographic Factors; Developing Countries; Health; Health Surveys; India; Infant; Infant Mortality; Measurement; Mortality; Neonatal Mortality; Population; Population Characteristics; Population Dynamics; Prevalence; Research Methodology; Southern Asia; Youth
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Year: 1993 PMID： 8112786
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Indian J Med Sci ISSN： 0019-5359