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Under-Five Mortality in Buea Health District, Southwest Cameroon: Evidence from a Community-Based Birth Cohort Study of Rate, Causes, and Age-Specific Patterns
Joint Authors
Atashili, Julius
Kadia, Benjamin Momo
Agborndip, Ettamba
Ekaney, Domin Sone Majunda
Mbuagbaw, Lawrence Tanyi
Obama, Marie Therese
Source
International Journal of Pediatrics
Issue
Vol. 2020, Issue 2020 (31 Dec. 2020), pp.1-8, 8 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2020-05-05
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
8
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Background.
Updating the knowledge base on the causes and patterns of under-five mortality (U5M) is crucial for the design of suitable interventions to improve survival of children under five.
Objectives.
To assess the rate, causes, and age-specific patterns of U5M in Buea Health District, Cameroon.
Methods.
A retrospective cohort study involving 2000 randomly selected households was conducted.
Live births registered between September 2004 and September 2009 were recorded.
The under-five mortality rate (U5MR) was defined by the number of deaths that occurred on or before 5 years of age per 1000 live births.
Causes of death were assigned using the InterVA-4 software.
Results.
A total of 2210 live births were recorded.
There were 92 deaths, and the U5MR was 42 per 1000 live births.
The mean age at death was 11±15.9 months.
The most frequent causes of death were neonatal causes (37%), malaria (28%), and pneumonia (15%).
Deaths during infancy accounted for 64.1% of U5M, with 43.5% neonatal (86% occurring within the first 24 hours of life) and 20.7% postneonatal.
The main causes of death in infancy were birth asphyxia (37.5%), pneumonia (17.5%), complications of prematurity (10%), and malaria (10%).
Child deaths accounted for 35.8% of U5M.
Malaria, pneumonia, and diarrhoeal illnesses accounted for the majority of child deaths.
Conclusions.
Almost half of U5M occurred during the neonatal period.
Improvements in intrapartum care and the prevention and effective treatment of neonatal conditions, malaria, and pneumonia could considerably reduce U5M in Buea.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Agborndip, Ettamba& Kadia, Benjamin Momo& Ekaney, Domin Sone Majunda& Mbuagbaw, Lawrence Tanyi& Obama, Marie Therese& Atashili, Julius. 2020. Under-Five Mortality in Buea Health District, Southwest Cameroon: Evidence from a Community-Based Birth Cohort Study of Rate, Causes, and Age-Specific Patterns. International Journal of Pediatrics،Vol. 2020, no. 2020, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1173691
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Agborndip, Ettamba…[et al.]. Under-Five Mortality in Buea Health District, Southwest Cameroon: Evidence from a Community-Based Birth Cohort Study of Rate, Causes, and Age-Specific Patterns. International Journal of Pediatrics No. 2020 (2020), pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1173691
American Medical Association (AMA)
Agborndip, Ettamba& Kadia, Benjamin Momo& Ekaney, Domin Sone Majunda& Mbuagbaw, Lawrence Tanyi& Obama, Marie Therese& Atashili, Julius. Under-Five Mortality in Buea Health District, Southwest Cameroon: Evidence from a Community-Based Birth Cohort Study of Rate, Causes, and Age-Specific Patterns. International Journal of Pediatrics. 2020. Vol. 2020, no. 2020, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1173691
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1173691