Abstract

Though under five mortalities started declining in India with the developing technologies and various preventive measures yet it alarms India by standing in third place in death rate. Hence it is necessary to knockout the measures to stop under five mortalities in our country. Aim: The main of the study is to unravel the causes of under-five mortalities in a tertiary care hospital Materials & Methods: Five-year data of children who died at paediatric Intensive Care Unit were included for the present study. The history of the children was collected and data was analysed. Results: Among 5355 children who were born in 5-year duration, 247 were found to be dead. The major causes of neonatal deaths were found to be respiratory distress syndrome, perinatal asphyxia, meconium aspiration and sepsis. The minor causes were congenital anomalies and others. Causes of child and infant death include pneumonia, dengue and sepsis. Conclusion: To conclude, in the present study male children were affected more than the female children and major causes were found to be infections and respiratory problems. And our study stands as one of the novel studies in determining the causes of under-five mortalities.

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