Morbidity And Mortality Patterns | Among the under 5 year old children admitted to district hospitals in the Eastern Cape

Thomas Dlamini

ISBN 10: 3844397469 / ISBN 13: 9783844397468

Published by LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing, 2011

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Morbidity And Mortality Patterns | Among the under 5 year old children admitted to district hospitals in the Eastern Cape | Thomas Dlamini | Taschenbuch | 92 S. | Englisch | 2011 | LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing | EAN 9783844397468 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: BoD - Books on Demand, In de Tarpen 42, 22848 Norderstedt, info[at]bod[dot]de | Anbieter: preigu.

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• Title: Morbidity And Mortality Patterns | Among the under 5 year old children admitted to district hospitals in the Eastern Cape
• Publisher: LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing
• Publication Date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3844397469
• ISBN 13: 9783844397468
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 220W x 150H x 6D millimeters 220 millimeters width by 150 millimeters height by 6 millimeters depth
• Weight: 155 grams
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Synopsis

It is one of the Eastern Cape Provincial priorities to reduce the child mortality rate and further deal with challenges which influence such rates. Hence, information on morbidity and mortality patterns is essential for decision making or planning purposes. The purpose of this study was to describe the morbidity and mortality patterns for the under-5 year old children who were admitted in 11 district hospitals in Eastern Cape Province from 2000 to 2004. Pre-transitional causes were accountable for more than third of morbidity and mortality which can be associated with low socio-economic and under- development status of the province. The most commonest causes of both morbidity and mortality were diarrheal diseases,lower respiratory tract infections,protein-energy malnutrition and pneumonia. More than 40% of those deaths occured within 24 hours of admission. Multi-sectoral approach is essential to deal with those poverty related diseases in the province.

About the Author

Mr. Dlamini holds a BSc Medical Sciences degree (1998) with the University of Limpopo and MSc in Epidemiology degree with the University of Pretoria (2010). He is currently working for the Eastern Cape Province Department of Health in South Africa as an Epidemiologist and Researcher.