A Study of Frequency and Causes of One Month To 5-Year-Old Child Mortality and Its Affecting Factors

摘要

this study was designed with an aim to examine factors associated with these deaths in Sari. In this descriptive-analytical and retrospective study, all children from one month to 5 years old who were admitted to and died in Bu Ali Hospital during 2009 were studied. Data were collected through questionnaire and studying medical records of 1 month to 5-year-old children and then were analyzed by SPSS software.Among 2417 children aging 1 month to 5 years old, 72/2% were male and others were female, and 72/2% of infant death was for 1 month to 1-year-old children, and also the most common cause of death was due to cardiac arrest (44/4%). According to this study there was a meaningful relationship between the numbers of twins, maternal age in childbirth, and frequency of pregnancy care with the mortality rate of children under the age of 5. But there was not any meaningful relationship with other variables.Special attention to children under the age of 5, special care for high risk mothers, providing health education, and special care of mothers can play an effective role in reducing infant mortality.