Background Although Vietnam has taken great efforts to reduce child mortality in recent years, a large number of children still die at early age. Only a few studies have been conducted to identify at-risk groups in order to provide baseline information for effective interventions. Objective The study estimated the overall trends in infant mortality rate (IMR) and under-five mortality rate (U5MR...

BACKGROUND Infant mortality is one of the priority public health issues in developing countries like Nepal. The infant mortality rate (IMR) was 48 and 46 per 1000 live births for the year 2006 and 2011, respectively, a slight reduction during the 5 years' period. A comprehensive analysis that has identified and compared key factors associated with infant mortality is limited in Nepal, and, ther...

The aim of this study was to analyze maternal and child health indicators and infant mortality rate (IMR) at the cities located at the 18th Health Division (HD) in Parana State, Brazil. In this ecological study we analyzed all live births and infant deaths which occurred from 2000 to 2009 at the 18th HD, collecting data from the Mortality Information Database and the Live Births Information Dat...

Low birth weight (LBW) is the most important determinant of infant mortality rate (IMR). In India, the current IMR is around 72 per 1000 live births and prematurity and LBW account for 49.6% of infant mortality as reported by the government of India in 1990. 3 To reduce the IMR, early identification, prompt referral and management of low birthweight babies is essential. In India, 80% to 90% of ...

With progressive reduction in infant mortality rate (IMR) and advent of technology, socio – demographic determinants assume more importance (than biological), more so in remote and inaccessible areas, which incidentally also record high IMR. Study was carried out in a tribal block of South Gujarat to generate sociodemographic profile for 48 infant deaths reported during one year. Data was colle...

BACKGROUND India is in a race against time to achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) 4 and 5, to reduce Infant Mortality Rate (IMR) to '28' and Maternal Mortality Ratio (MMR) to '109', by 2015. This study estimates the percent net contribution of the states and the periods in shaping India's IMR/MMR, and predicts future levels. METHODS A standardized decomposition technique was used ...

The health variable used in the examples is the infant mortality rate (IMR) per 1,000 live births (LB), obtained from PAHO’s basic indicators for 1997.6 The other demographic indicators used come from the same source.6 The socioeconomic variable was gross national product (GNP) per capita, adjusted for purchasing power parity (PPP), obtained from the World Bank7 and also published in PAHO’s bas...

Abstract Cleft births surveillance is essential in healthcare and prevention planning. Data are needed precision medicine to target upstream management for at-risk individuals. This study characterizes Singapore’s population-based orofacial cleft topography by ethnicity gender, establishes the cohort’s infant mortality rate. Data, decade 2003 2012, were extracted National Birth Defects Registry...

the government of the united republic of tanzania has initiated the integrated management of childhood illness program to improve the health and wellbeing of children.tanzania's under-five mortality rate is still 1.7 times higher than the world average and, in order to achieve its millennium development goal 4 target, its annual reduction rate is quite low at 2.2. the main aim of the study is t...