Sex-specific Trends in Under-five Mortality in Rural Ballabgarh.
Indian Pediatr
;
2014 January; 51(1): 48-51
Article
in English
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-170140
ABSTRACT
Objectives:
To assess sex-specific differentials in child survival from 1992-2011.Methods:
We analyzed data from the electronic database of Health and Demographic Surveillance System (HDSS) site in Ballabgarh in North India.Results:
Sex ratio at birth was adverse for girls throughout the study period (821 to 866 girls per 1,000 boys) and was lowest in the period 2004-2006 at 821 girls per 1,000 boys. Overall, under-five mortality rates during the period 1992-2011 remained stagnant due to increasing neonatal mortality rate (9.2 to 27.7 P< 0.001). Mortality rates among girls were consistently and significantly higher than boys during the post-neonatal period (160% to 200% higher) as well as in childhood (160% to 230% higher).Conclusions:
Strategies to address the neonatal mortality and gender differences are required for further reductions in child mortality in India.
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Index:
IMSEAR (South-East Asia)
Language:
English
Journal:
Indian Pediatr
Year:
2014
Type:
Article
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