Child survival in India.

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dc.contributor.authorJones, Garethen_US
dc.contributor.authorSchultink, Werneren_US
dc.contributor.authorBabille, Marzioen_US
dc.date.accessioned2006-06-04en_US
dc.date.accessioned2009-05-30T15:54:35Z
dc.date.available2006-06-04en_US
dc.date.available2009-05-30T15:54:35Z
dc.date.issued2006-06-04en_US
dc.description.abstractAbout 2.1 million Indian children under 5 years of age die each year. In spite of reductions in child mortality rate over the past two decades, the rate remains high at 87 per 1000 live births. The main causes are diarrhoea, pneumonia, and for deaths among the neonates asphyxia, pre-term delivery, sepsis and tetanus. The major underlying cause of death is undernutrition. Child survival interventions of proven impact, feasible for use at high coverage in India were identified, and their effect on child mortality was calculated if high coverage were to be achieved. Exclusive breastfeeding, oral rehydration therapy, and adequate complementary feeding were among the most effective interventions. If these interventions would be applied universally 57% of mortality among pre-schoolers could be prevented. No cause specific mortality data were available from individual Indian states. Nevertheless, the range of child mortality, as well as the proportion of neo-natal deaths, occurring across the states, suggests that at state level 50-70% of deaths can be prevented. The results show that the targets set in the millennium development goals as well as in the Tenth Five Year plan can be reached.en_US
dc.description.affiliationChild Development and Nutrition, United Nations Children's Fund, India Country Office, New Delhi, India.en_US
dc.identifier.citationJones G, Schultink W, Babille M. Child survival in India. Indian Journal of Pediatrics. 2006 Jun; 73(6): 479-87en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/84066
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.source.urihttps://medind.nic.in/icb/icbai.shtmlen_US
dc.subject.meshBreast Feedingen_US
dc.subject.meshCause of Deathen_US
dc.subject.meshChild Mortalityen_US
dc.subject.meshChild, Preschoolen_US
dc.subject.meshFluid Therapyen_US
dc.subject.meshHumansen_US
dc.subject.meshIndia --epidemiologyen_US
dc.subject.meshInfanten_US
dc.subject.meshInfant Mortalityen_US
dc.subject.meshInfant, Newbornen_US
dc.subject.meshMalnutrition --mortalityen_US
dc.titleChild survival in India.en_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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