A survey of infant and under-5 mortality in Faisalabad Tehsil.
A household survey was carried out to study infant and under-5 mortality in urban and rural areas of Faisalabad Tehsil. The overall infant mortality rate was 110.1 (per 1000 live births). The under-5 mortality rate was calculated as 158.6 (per 1000 live births). These rates were higher in rural areas than in urban areas. The infant as well as under-5 mortality rates for females were higher than those for males.
Pervez
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PMRC Research Centre, Punjab Medical College, Faisalabad.
Chaudhry
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Chaudhry
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Ashfaq
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D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007226:Infant Mortality; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D009026:Mortality; D010154:Pakistan / Q000453:epidemiology