Open AccessASSESSMENT OF CHILD MORTALITY IN CHILDREN UNDER FIVE YEARS AT THE COAST GENRAL TEACHING AND REFERRAL HOSPITAL, KENYA
Author(s) -
J M Kailong,
Abdulkadir Mustefa Adem
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
epra international journal of multidisciplinary research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2455-3662
DOI - 10.36713/epra5744
Subject(s) - referral , medicine , child mortality , pediatrics , pregnancy , childbirth , cross sectional study , family medicine , environmental health , population , pathology , biology , genetics
According to World Health Organization, children in Sub-Saharan Africa are more affected where the cases of deaths are 15 times more than the children in high income countries (WHO 2019). The carried out an assessment of child mortality at the Coast General teaching and Referral Hospital by looking at the prevalence, risk factors associated and utilization of Maternal Child Health services at the hospital. The study used a cross sectional study design where the target populations were children delivered as well as those seeking health services at the hospital. The study recruited a sample size of 384 participants. Structured questionnaire was used to collect quantitative data and interview for qualitative data then data was analyzed using SPSS version 20. The study results were presented using tables and pie charts. The study findings show that child mortality rate stands at 31%, 54.9% of the mothers had given birth to children with more than 2.5kg and 50.8% developed pregnancy or delivery complication. Bivariate analysis finding show that age during the first birth (p=0.036), placenta and umbilical cord complication (p=0.007), hospital delivery (p=0.000) to be statistically significant to child mortality. KEY WORDS: child mortality, hospital delivery, maternal and health care