Journal of Tropical Pediatrics · 1982 · 22 citations · 0 references
Public HealthInfectious DiseasesPediatricsEpidemiologyInfant HealthPediatric EpidemiologyChild MortalityInfant Infectious DiseasesInfant MortalityNeonatal EpidemiologyNeonatal MorbidityNeonatal MortalityDiarrhea In InfantsDiarrheal Disease MortalityNeonatal Cause-specific MortalityNeonatal Disease BurdenNeonatal DiseasesNeonatal Infectious Disease EpidemiologyNeonatal Mortality EpidemiologyNeonatal Mortality Rates
The causes and risk factors of neonatal and postneonatal mortality were analysed by following a cohort of 1,351 infants born between July 1976 and June 1977 for a one year period in the Teknaf Dysentery Project in rural Bangladesh. Tetanus (31%), prematurity (22%) and congenital anomalies (12%) were the commonest causes of neonatal deaths whereas pneumonia (33%), malnutrition (18%), diarrhoeal illnesses (10%) and fever (9%) were the most important causes during the postneonatal period. Complications of the mother and the newborn during delivery were found to be significant determinants of neonatal mortality. Mortality rates during the neonatal and postneonatal period were found to be the highest in mothers below the age of 20 years and lowest between 25–29 years. The size of the family was positively correlated with the neonatal and postneonatal mortality rates.