Infant mortality in Madura, Indonesia. Implications for action.
Infant mortality by age at death and birth weight was assessed in a prospective, population-based study in Madura, East Java. Even after elimination of neonatal tetanus by vaccination during pregnancy as a major cause of death, the infant mortality rate was high, viz. 121 per 1000 live births. The majority of live born infants died in the first 6 months of life. Birth weight was the best practical indicator of survival. The implications for Primary Health Care are discussed.
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001724:Birth Weight; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007214:Indonesia; D007223:Infant; D007225:Infant Food; D007226:Infant Mortality; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008423:Maternal Age; D011446:Prospective Studies