Under five's morbidity & mortality in Dacca Medical College Hospital & morbidity pattern at P.G. hospital & Lionhati Health Project.

ABSTRACT

The present study was carried out in OPD of PGH, LHP., ID and OPD of DMCH in an attempt to identify the major determinants of health, nutritional and environmental problems which are being faced by children below age five in the urban and rural areas of Bangladesh. The mean age of the children who suffer from infectious disease are between 2-3 years old. Children between 1 and 2 year suffer from acute disease and die frequently. Female children attend less in these centres than the fellow male children. Due to socio-economic reasons, traditional joint family system is changing to nuclear type. Static health care institutions are less utilised by rural people. Educated fathers seek care quickly. Low income groups attend more in DMCH (OPD). Mean family size above 6. The sleeping rooms are overcrowded. Immunization is not popular in rural areas. Rural women receive less care related to pregnancy, childbirth and puerperium. Height and weight of these children however, are similar to the national nutrition survey results. The leading cases of morbidity and mortality are from infectious diseases. The study gives an account of health status of rural and urban community.