Modifiable Factors for Prevention of Childhood Mortality.
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2014-01
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Objective: To know the disease-related causes of child mortality and identify socially
modifiable factors affecting child mortality among hospitalized children aged >1 month-18
years in a referral hospital of North India. Methods: Causes of death (ICD-10 based) were
extracted retrospectively from hospital files (n=487) from 17 March 2003 to 30 June 2012.
Modifiable factors were prospectively studied in 107 consecutive deaths from 6 October
2011 to 30 June 2012. Results: Pneumonia, CNS infections and diarrhea were the most
common disease-related causes of child mortality. Conclusions: Amongst modifiable
factors, administrative issues were most common followed by family-related reasons and
medical-personnel related problems.
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Audit, Child deaths, India, Prevention
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Mahajan Vidushi, Kaur Amarpreet, Sharma Amit, Azad Chandrika, Guglani Vishal. Modifiable Factors for Prevention of Childhood Mortality. Indian Pediatrics. 2014 January; 51(1): 45-47.