Sex-specific Trends in Under-five Mortality in Rural Ballabgarh.
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2014-01
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Objectives: To assess sex-specific differentials in child survival from 1992-2011.
Methods: We analyzed data from the electronic database of Health and Demographic
Surveillance System (HDSS) site in Ballabgarh in North India. Results: Sex ratio at birth was
adverse for girls throughout the study period (821 to 866 girls per 1,000 boys) and was
lowest in the period 2004-2006 at 821 girls per 1,000 boys. Overall, under-five mortality
rates during the period 1992-2011 remained stagnant due to increasing neonatal mortality
rate (9.2 to 27.7 P< 0.001). Mortality rates among girls were consistently and significantly
higher than boys during the post-neonatal period (160% to 200% higher) as well as in
childhood (160% to 230% higher). Conclusions: Strategies to address the neonatal
mortality and gender differences are required for further reductions in child mortality in India.
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Gender discrimination, Infant mortality, Neonatal mortality
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Krishnan Anand, N G Nawi, Byass Peter, Pandav Chandrakant S, Kapoor Suresh K. Sex-specific Trends in Under-five Mortality in Rural Ballabgarh. Indian Pediatrics. 2014 January; 51(1): 48-51.