Modifiable Factors for Prevention of Childhood Mortality.
Indian Pediatr
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2014 January; 51(1): 45-47
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em Inglês
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-170139
ABSTRACT
Objective:
To know the disease-related causes of child mortality and identify socially modifiable factors affecting child mortality among hospitalized children aged >1 month-18 years in a referral hospital of North India.Methods:
Causes of death (ICD-10 based) were extracted retrospectively from hospital files (n=487) from 17 March 2003 to 30 June 2012. Modifiable factors were prospectively studied in 107 consecutive deaths from 6 October 2011 to 30 June 2012.Results:
Pneumonia, CNS infections and diarrhea were the most common disease-related causes of child mortality.Conclusions:
Amongst modifiable factors, administrative issues were most common followed by family-related reasons and medical-personnel related problems.
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Estudo prognóstico
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Inglês
Revista:
Indian Pediatr
Ano de publicação:
2014
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