introduction : zinc deficiency decreases appetite, stunts the growth and increases incidence of infection and if zinc deficiency persists it may cause short stature and delay in puberty. the aim of this research is to specify the level of serum zinc in children with growth disorder and weight gaining. methods : this cross sectional descriptive study was done on 460 children under 5 years who we...

in july 2003, the bellagio study group on child survival estimated that the lives of 6 million children could be saved each year if 23 proven interventions were universally available in the 42 countries re-sponsible for 90% of child deaths in 2000. the aim of this study was to determine frequency of important causes of mortality among under-5 year old children in hospitals, tehran, iran. inform...

mortality rate indicator for children under 5 years old is one of the important indicators in countries' development. identifying the most common causes of mortality is one of the most important attempts to reduce mortality in children less than 5 years. the purpose of this study was to identify distribution of the mortality causes in iranian children less than 5 years.this cross-sectional stud...

under-five mortality rate is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five, if current age-specific mortality rates be continued. under-5 mortality, a millennium development goal indicator, is a leading indicator of child health and overall development. this indicator measures child survival. it also, reflects the social, economic and environmental conditions i...

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...

Under-five mortality rate is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five, if current age-specific mortality rates be continued. Under-5 mortality, a Millennium Development Goal indicator, is a leading indicator of child health and overall development. This indicator measures child survival. It also, reflects the social, economic and environmental conditions i...