Causes and age of neonatal death and associations with maternal and newborn care characteristics in Nepal: a verbal autopsy study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In Nepal, neonatal mortality fell substantially between 2000 and 2018, decreasing 50% from 40 to 20 deaths per 1,000 live births. Nepal's success has been attributed to a decreasing total fertility rate, improvements in female education, increases in coverage of skilled care at birth, and community-based child survival interventions.

Methods

A verbal autopsy study, led by the Integrated Rural Health Development Training Centre (IRHDTC), conducted interviews for 338 neonatal deaths across six districts in Nepal between April 2012 and April 2013. We conducted a secondary analysis of verbal autopsy data to understand how cause and age of neonatal death are related to health behaviors, care seeking practices, and coverage of essential services in Nepal.

Results

SUBMITTER: Erchick DJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8751254 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature