ABSTRACT A retrospective population-based household survey was conducted in Deir-Alla district during July–August 2002. The aim was to determine the extent of under-registration of child deaths and stillbirths, estimate infant mortality and under-5 mortality rates and identify factors affecting under-registration. We interviewed 1024 women aged 15–49 years about deaths in the last 3 children born. A modified version of the preceding birth mortality questionnaire was used. We found 72.2 % of child deaths, including all 45 stillbirths, were unregistered. Under-registration was significantly related to child’s age at death, stillbirths and dead infants < 1 year being more likely to be unregistered. The of-ficially published infant mortality...
The aim of this study was to estimate the IMR in Fallujah General Hospital, Fallujah city/ Al –Anbar...
Background: There has been increasing interest in measuring under-five mortality as a health indicat...
Six indirect techniques for estimating child mortality were applied to information on survival statu...
Background: Understanding causes of death among children is crucial to decrease mortality rate. Iden...
This study integrates various aspects of earlier studies of child mortality into a comprehensive exa...
Objective:-To calculate under five years mortality rates in Mosul City and to find out the most comm...
Background. Vital statistics underestimate the prevalence of perinatal and infant deaths. This is pa...
Background & Objectives: The aim of this study was to investigate the trend of mortality of children...
Background and Objectives: Although child mortality is declining in Saudi Arabia, new trends and cau...
Objective: To determine causes of death among women of reproductive age; to determine MMR; to revie...
There has been increasing interest in measuring under-five mortality as a health indicator and as a ...
Background: child mortality is a critical measure of the wellbeing of children and a good proxy indi...
As in many other middle-income countries, Jordanian law mandates that all deaths be registered. Howe...
Most low- and middle-income countries lack fully functional civil registration systems. Measures of ...
Objective To assess the reliability of maternal deaths surveillance system (MDSS) and to determine t...
The aim of this study was to estimate the IMR in Fallujah General Hospital, Fallujah city/ Al –Anbar...
Background: There has been increasing interest in measuring under-five mortality as a health indicat...
Six indirect techniques for estimating child mortality were applied to information on survival statu...
Background: Understanding causes of death among children is crucial to decrease mortality rate. Iden...
This study integrates various aspects of earlier studies of child mortality into a comprehensive exa...
Objective:-To calculate under five years mortality rates in Mosul City and to find out the most comm...
Background. Vital statistics underestimate the prevalence of perinatal and infant deaths. This is pa...
Background & Objectives: The aim of this study was to investigate the trend of mortality of children...
Background and Objectives: Although child mortality is declining in Saudi Arabia, new trends and cau...
Objective: To determine causes of death among women of reproductive age; to determine MMR; to revie...
There has been increasing interest in measuring under-five mortality as a health indicator and as a ...
Background: child mortality is a critical measure of the wellbeing of children and a good proxy indi...
As in many other middle-income countries, Jordanian law mandates that all deaths be registered. Howe...
Most low- and middle-income countries lack fully functional civil registration systems. Measures of ...
Objective To assess the reliability of maternal deaths surveillance system (MDSS) and to determine t...
The aim of this study was to estimate the IMR in Fallujah General Hospital, Fallujah city/ Al –Anbar...
Background: There has been increasing interest in measuring under-five mortality as a health indicat...
Six indirect techniques for estimating child mortality were applied to information on survival statu...