A Study on the Health Factors of Infant and Child Mortality in Rajshahi, Bangladesh

K. Hossain ； N. I. Mondal

《Asian Journal of Medical Sciences》 1卷3期 (2009/11) Pp. 82-87

並列摘要

The aim of this study is to identify the important health factors that influenced infant and child mortality in Rajshahi district, Bangladesh. Data have been collected through a structured questionnaire under a project of UNFPA, using purposive sampling technique. Well known statistical tools chi-square (X^2) test, and logistic regression are used to analyze the data. The study results reveal that health related variables such as immunization practices, treatment facilities, delivery systems, and regular checkup of mothers and babies health condition among a set of selected variables which affect infant and child mortality. The X^2-test result implies that immunization practices and mother's and children's health checkup, place of maternal delivery and place of treatment are significantly associated with infant and child mortality. M ultivariate analysis results are also confirmed the same result as seen in X^2 test evaluation. It is evident from the study that the child had 62.50% lower risk of death who were immunized than that of who were never immunized, and also the risk of infant mortality was 95.10% lower among those who had to take their treatment from a specialist doctor. Therefore, we should give attention to the expansion of public health system in order to reduce the risk of infant and child mortality in Bangladesh.

並列關鍵字

Neonatal mortality ； infant and child mortality ； post-neonatal mortality and logistic regression model