Background The provision, maintenance and promotion of the health of infants as a vulnerable group in health care services are a high priority, and the first step in reducing infant mortality and improving their health is undoubtedly the identification of their mortality status. We aimed to study the spatial distribution of premature infant mortality in 194 count...

background: one of the most common methods of identifying mortality risk is the clinical risk index for babies scoring system (crib- ii). the aim of this study was assessing the value of crib- ii in predicting mortality risk in preterm and low birth weight infants in east azerbaijan- iran. materials and methods: this prospective cohort study was carried out in 2013-2014 during 6 months in nicus...

Introduction: Infant mortality index is an important health indicator. This index has a direct impact on infant mortality and mortality of children less than five years. The present study aimed to investigate causes of infant deaths during 2010-2011 in Bandar Abbas hospital of children. Methods: In this cross - sectional retrospective study profiles of all dead newborns who aged from 0 to 28 da...

background: infant mortality is one of the main indexes in the assessment of a society's access to the primary health care ser­vices. many factors are involved in this regard. the present study aimed at determining the structural association be­tween socio-economic variables and the rate of infant mortality rate. methods: the required data and information were collected from the multiple indica...

Sur une periode de un an (mars 1974 :1 mars 1975) 572 enfants ont ete hospitalises dans le service de pedia­trie du C.H.U. LOGMANDOLEH ADHAM, de l'Univer­site Nationale d'lran. a Teheran. 69 deces ont ete consta­tes (] 3 "{, des malades admis) dont les 3/4 concernaient les enfants ages de moins de 24 mois, l'autopsie a ete effec­tuce chez 73,8';{, des enfants decedes dans le service. En­viron 4...