A detailed assessment of high infant death rates in Gaziantep in 2013

To determine the causes of a relatively high infant mortality rate in a Turkish city compared to the nationwide rate. The cross-sectional study was conducted at Gaziantep from January to March 2014, and comprised a representative sample of infant deaths that occurred between January and December 201...

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Published inJournal of the Pakistan Medical Association Vol. 69; no. 6; pp. 846 - 851
Main Authors Aydin, Neriman, Ozcirpici, Birgul, Kuzu, Senay Leyla, Karakok, Metin
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Pakistan Knowledge Bylanes 01.06.2019
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Summary:To determine the causes of a relatively high infant mortality rate in a Turkish city compared to the nationwide rate. The cross-sectional study was conducted at Gaziantep from January to March 2014, and comprised a representative sample of infant deaths that occurred between January and December 2013 in the city of Gaziantep, Turkey. Mothers of the deceased infants were interviewed using a structured questionnaire. Data was analysed using SPSS 22. Of the 556 deaths, 114(20.5%) cases comprised the sample and their mothers formed the study universe. Of them, 3(2.6%) were aged below 18 years; 22(19.3%) were over 35 years; 20(17.5%) had 4 or more children, and 40(35.0%) had an interval of less than 2 years between two pregnancies. Consanguineous marriage was the case with 49(43.0%) mothers. Overall, 111(97.4%) mothers had received prenatal care. Of the births, 66(57.9%) had occurred in private hospitals and 41(36%) in state hospitals. A total of 77(67.5%) infants had been delivered by caesarean section. The most frequent causes of mortality were congenital abnormalities 33(28.9%), prematurity 29(25.4%), respiratory distress syndrome 24(21.1%) and congenital heart diseases 14(12.3%). A high rate of consanguineous marriages seemed to be one of the most important causes of the high infant death rate in Gaziantep compared to the rest of Turkey..
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ISSN:0030-9982