Distribution of mortality among 1 - 59 month-old children across Iranian provinces in 2009: the national mortality surveillance system
Archives of Iranian Medicine. 2013; 16 (1): 29-33
in English
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| ID: emr-130531
ABSTRACT
To determine the distribution of mortality in 1 - 59 month-old children across Iranian provinces in a national mortality surveillance system. This national survey was conducted in 2009. A questionnaire was designed and standardized for collecting mortality data of children aged 1 - 59 months. The project team, consisting of collaborators from the whole 40 medical universities, filled in the questionnaires and returned them to the Ministry of Health and Medical Education [MOHME]. The mortality in 1 - 59 month-old children was unequally distributed across provinces. The mortality was higher among children of less- educated mothers than in children of more- educated mothers. There was a reverse association between 1 - 59 months mortality and socioeconomic status across Iran as a whole and within most provinces. Our results suggest that socioeconomic distribution in mortality of 1 - 59 month-old children favors the better-off in Iran as a whole and in most of its provinces. Investigating why mortality is higher in some provinces deserves special attention. Furthermore, it is advisable to conduct provincially-representative surveys to provide update estimates of different health situations and to allow their monitoring over time
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Index:
IMEMR (Eastern Mediterranean)
Main subject:
Population Surveillance
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Data Collection
Type of study:
Screening study
Limits:
Female
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Humans
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Male
Language:
English
Journal:
Arch. Iran. Med.
Year:
2013
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