Determinants and causes of neonatal mortality in Jimma Zone, Southwest Ethiopia: a multilevel analysis of prospective follow up study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Ethiopia is among the countries with the highest neonatal mortality with the rate of 37 deaths per 1000 live births. In spite of many efforts by the government and other partners, non-significant decline has been achieved in the last 15 years. Thus, identifying the determinants and causes are very crucial for policy and program improvement. However, studies are scarce in the country in general and in Jimma zone in particular.

Objective

To identify the determinants and causes of neonatal mortality in Jimma Zone, Southwest Ethiopia.

Methods

A prospective follow-up study was conducted among 3463 neonates from September 2012 to December 2013. The data were collected by interviewer-administered structured questionnaire and analyzed by SPSS V.20.0 and STATA 13. V

SUBMITTER: Debelew GT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4169420 | biostudies-literature | 2014

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature