Despite, new advances in medicine, infant mortality continues to threaten many families and the country in general. Investigation of the risk factors associated with infant mortality in Owerri metropolis, Imo State, Nigeria was therefore carried out. Selected hospitals in Owerri metropolis were used as study areas. A total of 200 respondents (health workers) were recruited for the study. Pre-tested structured questionnaires were administered to the respondents for data collection. Presentation and analysis of data were done using descriptive statistics and chi square test. Results obtained showed that pre-pregnancy factors (previous number of children, birth spacing, previous birth complications, Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection, malnutrition, alcohol intake, level of mother’s education, previous caesarian section), antenatal factors (low birth weight, gestational diabetes, failure to receive tetanus toxoid vaccine, congenital malformation, drinking alcohol, smoking or staying near a smoker, malaria in mother, obesity, feeding habit of a pregnant woman) and post natal factors (over weight of a baby, place of delivery, birth attendant, preterm birth, length of labour, placenta abnormalities, caesarian section, failure to have a wellness baby check, jaundice) were observed to contribute to infant mortality. There existed high significant difference among the parameters that were considered. Therefore, it was surmised that the parameters that were studied under pre-pregnancy, antenatal and post-natal risk factors contributed to infant mortality in Owerri, metropolis.
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Infant, Mortality, Risk Factors, Pregnancy
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Nwaokoro Joakin Chidozie, Ibe Sally N. O., Ihenachor Chinenye A., Emerole Chima O., Nwufo Regina C., et al. (2015). Risk Factors Associated with Infant Mortality in Owerri Metropolis, Imo State, Southeastern Nigeria. Science Journal of Public Health, 3(5-1), 64-71. https://doi.org/10.11648/j.sjph.s.2015030501.22
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abstract = {Despite, new advances in medicine, infant mortality continues to threaten many families and the country in general. Investigation of the risk factors associated with infant mortality in Owerri metropolis, Imo State, Nigeria was therefore carried out. Selected hospitals in Owerri metropolis were used as study areas. A total of 200 respondents (health workers) were recruited for the study. Pre-tested structured questionnaires were administered to the respondents for data collection. Presentation and analysis of data were done using descriptive statistics and chi square test. Results obtained showed that pre-pregnancy factors (previous number of children, birth spacing, previous birth complications, Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection, malnutrition, alcohol intake, level of mother’s education, previous caesarian section), antenatal factors (low birth weight, gestational diabetes, failure to receive tetanus toxoid vaccine, congenital malformation, drinking alcohol, smoking or staying near a smoker, malaria in mother, obesity, feeding habit of a pregnant woman) and post natal factors (over weight of a baby, place of delivery, birth attendant, preterm birth, length of labour, placenta abnormalities, caesarian section, failure to have a wellness baby check, jaundice) were observed to contribute to infant mortality. There existed high significant difference among the parameters that were considered. Therefore, it was surmised that the parameters that were studied under pre-pregnancy, antenatal and post-natal risk factors contributed to infant mortality in Owerri, metropolis.},
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