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| lifeskim:mentions | |
| pubmed:issue |
3
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| pubmed:dateCreated |
2008-2-14
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| pubmed:abstractText |
Pakistan ranks fourth globally in terms of absolute numbers of under-5 deaths. Although several determinants of child deaths have been identified, the possibility of an association between mother's health and under-5 deaths has not been assessed in Pakistan. We compared data on 106 deceased children 0-59 months old with those on 3718 live children, using a cross-sectional survey of 2276 households among 99 randomly selected villages in Thatta, a rural district of Pakistan. We examined the association between self-reported maternal health status and under-5 deaths, using the SUDAAN statistical package to account for cluster sampling technique. Three models for logistic regression analysis were Model-1: demographic factors, Model-2: household socio-economic factors and Model-3: demographic and household socio-economic factors. Mothers of deceased children were 60% more likely to report chronic illnesses than mothers of live children after controlling for child's age, mother's age and type of house (final Model-3 analysis) (adjusted odds ratio [aOR; 95% confidence interval]: 1.6 [1.01, 2.5]). The association of self-reported maternal ill health with under-5 deaths in Thatta suggests the role of maternal health in child survival. Child survival strategies should include screening and treating mothers for common chronic illnesses. This is particularly important in a setting where only a quarter of chronically ill mothers seek care outside the home.
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| pubmed:language |
eng
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| pubmed:citationSubset |
IM
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| pubmed:status |
MEDLINE
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| pubmed:issn |
1718-3340
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| pubmed:author | |
| pubmed:issnType |
Electronic
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| pubmed:volume |
9
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| pubmed:owner |
NLM
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| pubmed:authorsComplete |
Y
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| pubmed:pagination |
27-35
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| pubmed:dateRevised |
2010-1-14
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| pubmed:meshHeading |
pubmed-meshheading:18272940-Case-Control Studies,
pubmed-meshheading:18272940-Catchment Area (Health),
pubmed-meshheading:18272940-Child, Preschool,
pubmed-meshheading:18272940-Child Mortality,
pubmed-meshheading:18272940-Chronic Disease,
pubmed-meshheading:18272940-Cross-Sectional Studies,
pubmed-meshheading:18272940-Female,
pubmed-meshheading:18272940-Health Status,
pubmed-meshheading:18272940-Humans,
pubmed-meshheading:18272940-Infant,
pubmed-meshheading:18272940-Infant, Newborn,
pubmed-meshheading:18272940-Infant Mortality,
pubmed-meshheading:18272940-Male,
pubmed-meshheading:18272940-Maternal Age,
pubmed-meshheading:18272940-Maternal Welfare,
pubmed-meshheading:18272940-Pakistan,
pubmed-meshheading:18272940-Rural Health,
pubmed-meshheading:18272940-Socioeconomic Factors,
pubmed-meshheading:18272940-Survival Rate
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| pubmed:year |
2007
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| pubmed:articleTitle |
Maternal chronic ill health negatively affects child survival in a poor rural population of Pakistan.
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| pubmed:affiliation |
Department of Community Health Sciences, The Aga Khan University, Stadium Road, P.O. Box 3500, Karachi 74800, Pakistan. rozina.nuruddin@aku.edu
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| pubmed:publicationType |
Journal Article,
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
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