Infant mortality and causes of infant deaths in rural Ethiopia: a population-based cohort of 3684 births

摘要

BackgroundEthiopia has made large-scale healthcare investments to improve child health and survival. However, there is insufficient population level data on the current estimates of infant mortality rate (IMR) in the country. The aim of this study was to measure infant mortality rate, investigate risk factors for infant deaths and identify causes of death in a rural population of northern Ethiopia.