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Neonatal mortality in India's rural poor: Findings of a household survey and verbal autopsy study in Rajasthan, Bihar and Odisha.
- Source :
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Journal of Tropical Pediatrics . Jun2015, Vol. 61 Issue 3, p210-214. 5p. - Publication Year :
- 2015
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Abstract
- In 2011, Save the Children India launched a project for the disadvantaged population of Rajasthan, Bihar and Odisha. As a baseline activity, neonatal deaths during January-December 2012 were investigated using modified verbal autopsy tool in six sub-district-level administrative units (blocks) adopting 30-cluster sample survey approach. Our study reported a total of 189 neonatal deaths of which 50% occurred at home and 39% happened on Day 1. About half of the deaths occurred in blocks from Bihar. High number of neonatal deaths belonged to households that were below poverty line (64%) and other disadvantaged classes (46%); among mothers who were illiterate (65%), <20 years of age (54%) and during their first-order births (36%). Birth asphyxia was a major cause of neonatal deaths across all blocks. These findings indicate need for easy and early access to transport services, specialized neonatal care and advocacy targeted towards increasing community awareness. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *NEONATAL mortality
*RURAL poor
*HOUSEHOLD surveys
*AUTOPSY
*ASPHYXIA in children
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 01426338
- Volume :
- 61
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Tropical Pediatrics
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 103291605
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1093/tropej/fmv013