Uncovering the rural–urban gap in determinants of infant mortality in Punjab-Pakistan

IF 16.4 1区化学 Q1 CHEMISTRY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY

Accounts of Chemical Research Pub Date : 2023-09-24 DOI:10.1016/j.srhc.2023.100918

Saher Jabeen, Khalid Mushtaq, Abdus Samie, Sarfraz Hassan

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Abstract

Objective

The main objective of this research is to observe the various socio-economic, demographic, health-seeking, and environmental factors influencing infant mortality and the rural–urban division in Punjab, Pakistan.

Methods

The study used the data of 38,405 households from the Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey that was conducted by the Bureau of Statistics Punjab during 2017–18. This survey assessed 125 indicators i.e., health, education, etc. created by UNICEF to assess the well-being of mothers and children in Punjab, Pakistan.

Results and conclusion

The mother, the child, and the family are the three main risk factors for infant death, according to our research in Pakistan. The socioeconomic position of the household, social practices, environment, and usage of medical services are the key factors that help in reducing infant death. Women's education, birth spacing, and household economic position all played a significant role in the decline in infant mortality. The health of infants born in rural Punjab is at risk due to a large rural–urban gap in the determinants of infant mortality. Uncovering and addressing this disparity has become a pressing health priority in Pakistan.

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揭示巴基斯坦旁遮普邦婴儿死亡率决定因素的城乡差距。

目的：本研究的主要目的是观察影响巴基斯坦旁遮普邦婴儿死亡率的各种社会经济、人口、健康寻求和环境因素以及城乡划分。方法：该研究使用了旁遮普统计局2017-18年进行的多指标聚类调查中38405户家庭的数据。这项调查评估了儿童基金会为评估巴基斯坦旁遮普邦母亲和儿童的福祉而制定的125项指标，即健康、教育等。结果和结论：根据我们在巴基斯坦的研究，母亲、孩子和家庭是婴儿死亡的三个主要风险因素。家庭的社会经济地位、社会实践、环境和医疗服务的使用是有助于减少婴儿死亡的关键因素。妇女的教育、生育间隔和家庭经济地位都在婴儿死亡率下降中发挥了重要作用。由于婴儿死亡率的决定因素存在巨大的城乡差距，旁遮普农村出生的婴儿的健康面临风险。揭示和解决这一差距已成为巴基斯坦卫生领域的当务之急。

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Accounts of Chemical Research 化学-化学综合

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31.40

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1.10%

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312

审稿时长

2 months

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