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INFANT MORTALITY RATE IN FILABAVI: 10 YEARS FOLLOW UP. Tran Kim Thanh _ Filabavi. Contents. Background Objective Method Result Conclusion. Background.
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INFANT MORTALITY RATEIN FILABAVI: 10 YEARS FOLLOW UP Tran Kim Thanh _ Filabavi
Contents • Background • Objective • Method • Result • Conclusion
Background • Mortality is an important health indicator and essential information for developing public health action. Particularly the Infant Mortality Rate is of great interest both in its own right and as an important input in life expectancy estimation • Many studies have shown a close relationship between IMR with economic conditions, mother's educational level and ability to access health services. This study is a preliminary report on the situation of infant mortality over 10 years follows up
Objective • To describe Infant mortality rate during 1999 – 2009 • To examine the associations between infant mortality patterns and socio-economics status (SES), mother’s education, birth weight in Bavi district
Method • Object: all children under one year-old was immigrated or new born in the field • Period time: 1999-2009 • Venue study: Bavi district • Method of collecting information: interview by questionnaire
Method • Longitudinal follow-up study in Bavi district
Variable • Household: income: wealth index quintile was used • Mother: • Age at the delivery • Education • Pregnant period: birth date – the first day of last • Child • Sex: male or female • Birth weight • Death
Result • There are 9639 children under 1 year during the period (from 1999 to 2009). The total person year we followed-up is 8640 • 2510 deaths have occurred in FilaBavi during 1999-2009 with 71 boys and 39 girls under the age of one year
Conclusion • IMR is lower in highest wealth group • The child with low birth weight has higher mortality risk than child with normal birth weight • IMR relates mother’s education. IMR is high among mother with illiteracy