Study of mortality risk factors for children under age 5 in Abu Dhabi

Study of mortality risk factors for children under age 5 in Abu Dhabi

We investigated the association of biological, sociocultural and economic risk factors with child mortality in Abu Dhabi from 1 January-31 December 1997. With McNemar chi-squared test, most selected biological risk factors were statistically associated with child mortality, although maternal age old...

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Veröffentlicht in:Eastern Mediterranean health journal 2003-05, Vol.9 (3), p.333-343
Hauptverfasser: Al-Hosani, H A, Brebner, J, Bener, A B, Norman, J N
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Age Distribution
Analysis of Variance
Birth Order
Chi-Square Distribution
Child Mortality
Child, Preschool
Consanguinity
Educational Status
Gestational Age
Health Services Needs and Demand
Humans
Infant
Infant Mortality
Infant, Newborn
Logistic Models
Maternal Age
Mothers - education
Parity
Population Surveillance
Registries
Risk Factors
Socioeconomic Factors
Surveys and Questionnaires
United Arab Emirates
Urban Health - statistics & numerical data
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Zusammenfassung:We investigated the association of biological, sociocultural and economic risk factors with child mortality in Abu Dhabi from 1 January-31 December 1997. With McNemar chi-squared test, most selected biological risk factors were statistically associated with child mortality, although maternal age older than 40 years and history of fetal death were not positively correlated with neonate, infant or age under 5 mortality. Among sociocultural and economic risk factors, maternal lack of formal education and low monthly income were significantly associated with child death. Consanguinity was significantly associated with under 5 and infant but not neonatal mortality. Gestation
ISSN:1020-3397