Causes of infant deaths and patterns of associated factors in Eastern Ethiopia: Results of verbal autopsy (InterVA-4) study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In a range of setting, detecting and generate empirical information on the cause of infant death and contributing risk factors at population level is basically utmost essential to take evidence-based measures in reducing infant morbidity and mortality. An electronic verbal autopsy is suitable tool and best alternative solution to determine individuals' cause of death in a setting where the majority of deaths occur at home and civil registration systems do not exist. The present study was undertaken to find out cause of infant death, applying computer-based probabilistic model (InterVA-4) and analyze the patterns of association factors of mother's and the deceased infant's characteristics to the leading cause-specific infant mortality in Eastern Ethiopia.

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SUBMITTER: Mebrahtom S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9352103 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature