OBJECTIVES To assess trends in early neonatal mortality (ENM) and population-attributable risk (PAR) estimates for predictors of ENM in Nigeria. DESIGN, SETTING AND PARTICIPANTS A cross-sectional data on 63 844 singleton live births within the preceding 5 years from the 2003, 2008 and 2013 Nigeria Demographic and Health Surveys were used. Adjusted PARs were used to estimate the number of earl...

ENWEndNote BIBJabRef, Mendeley RISPapers, Reference Manager, RefWorks, Zotero AMA Bishwajit G, Etowa J, Anik AI, E. Birth spacing among Ethiopian women between 2000 and 2016: trends predictors. Journal of Obstetrics Gynecological Investigations. 2022;5(1):7-15. doi:10.5114/jogi.2022.116557. APA Bishwajit, G., Etowa, J., Anik, A. I., & (2022). Investigations, 5(1), 7-15. https://doi.org/10.5114/...

INTRODUCTION Rapid population growth, stagnant contraceptive prevalence, and high unmet need for family planning present significant challenges for meeting Pakistan's national and international development goals. Although health behaviors are shaped by multiple social and environmental factors, research on contraceptive uptake in Pakistan has focused on individual and household determinants, an...

With progressive reduction in infant mortality rate (IMR) and advent of technology, socio – demographic determinants assume more importance (than biological), more so in remote and inaccessible areas, which incidentally also record high IMR. Study was carried out in a tribal block of South Gujarat to generate sociodemographic profile for 48 infant deaths reported during one year. Data was colle...

BACKGROUND Short birth intervals and unintended pregnancies pose serious health risks to mothers and their infants by causing unnecessary high risk of pregnancy related complications and self induced abortions. The objective of the study was to assess the child spacing and fertility planning behavior of women in Mana district, Jimma zone. METHODS A cross-sectional survey was conducted from Ju...

ethiopia's childhood mortality has continued to decline although at a swift pace. the drop in urban childhood mortality decline, duration of breastfeeding is the principle reason for the overall decline in mortality trends in ethiopia.  data from the ethiopian demographic and health surveys 2000 and 2005 were used. indirect estimation of brass and trussell's methods were adopted. selected demog...

Objective: This study aims to identify the determinants of Low Birth Weight (LBW) in Bahteramas General Hospital, Southeast Sulawesi Province, Indonesia.
 Method: research uses an institutional-based Case-Control Study design from May June 2021 at Province. Data were collected 134 samples mothers giving birth, with 67 them having babies birth weight <2500 g (cases) and weights >2500 ...