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Effects of Demographic Characteristics on Neonatal, Post neonatal, Infant and Child Mortality
H.C. Quamrul, Rafiqul Islam and Kamal Hossain
Corresponding Author: Rafiqul Islam
Submitted: 2009 December, 18
Accepted: 2010 January, 06
Published: 2010 March, 10 |
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The majority of the developing countries in the world have been given highest priority for reducing
child mortality in the first few years of life (less than five years child). Bangladesh has also taken especial care
for reducing infant and child mortality. The purpose of this study was to detect demographic factors that
responsible for neonatal, post-neonatal, infant and child mortality. Infant and Child mortality rates (it was
calculated as the number of neonatal, posts-neonatal, infant and child deaths per 1000 live births), Contingency
analysis and Logistic regression procedures have been applied. The result show ed that Neonatal M ortality Rate
(NNMR), Post-eonatal Mortality Rate (PNNMR), Infant Mortality Rate (IMR) and Child Mortality Rate (CMR)
were found to be higher in mothers who were married before 15 years of age, in mother’s late duration of
marriage age 15+ years, in mothers group who didn’t feed their baby. The Chi-square (χ2) test result implied
that age at marriage, interval between last and previous child and breastfeeding were highly significantly
associated with neonatal, post-neonatal mortality. Logistic results indicated the important predictors that have
significant influence on neonatal mortality such as breast feeding practice but in post-neonatal period, duration
of marriage, order of birth and birth interval have significant effects and on infant and child mortality, age at
marriage, duration of marriage, birth interval and birth order and breast feeding have significant influence. This
study suggests that age at marriage; birth interval and breast-feeding practice of women should be improved
not only in the community levels but also in Bangladesh for reducing infant and child mortality.
Key words: Chi-square (χ2) test, demographic factors, infant and child mortality rate, logistic regression analysis, neonatal, post-neonatal,
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H.C. Quamrul, Rafiqul Islam and Kamal Hossain, . Effects of Demographic Characteristics on Neonatal, Post neonatal, Infant and Child Mortality. Current Research Journal of Biological Sciences, (2): Page No: 132-138.
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