Background and objectives:
Almost 130 million infants are born each year, more than 8 million of whom
die before their first year of life. In the developing countries, two thirds of these deaths occur in the first month
of their life. Reduced infant mortality is among the Millennium Development indicators, and this rate is high
in Kalaleh city. This study aimed to identify the most common causes of infant death, so that the avoidable
deaths be prevented by offering intervention plans.
Methods:
information was collected with the designed form. The data were, then, coded and entered into the SPSS 17
software, and analyzed using independent statistical chi-square test.
In this study, all causes of infant death in Kalaleh city during 2003-2013 were investigated. The
Results:
prematurity (47.42%), congenital abnormalities (22.42%), and disasters and accidents (9.79%). 82.73%
of the infants weighed below 2500 g. 60% of the prematurity deaths occurred to primigravid women. There
388 infant deaths accounted for 83% of under-5 mortality. The most common causes of death include
was a statistically significant relationship between primigravity and prematurity infant death with a 95% confidence
(P=0.003). 74.74% of the infant deaths occurred in the first week, and 58.96% in the first 24 hours.
Conclusion:
As 38.4% of the infant deaths occurred in the first pregnancy, and 60% of prematurity deaths
happened to primigravid women, and there was a relationship between primigravity and prematurity infant
deaths, the importance of the particular care of these mothers comes into sight. Planning for teaching the im
of caring the primigravid mothers and making their families more sensitive about the significance of
portance
caring these mothers can be effective in reducing premature infant mortality.
