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Causes of death among children aged 5 to 14 years old from 2008 to 2013 in Kersa health and demographic surveillance system (Kersa HDSS), Ethiopia
5th International Conference and Exhibition on Occupational Health & Safety
Melkamu Dedefo
Haramaya University, Ethiopia
Posters & Accepted Abstracts: Occup Med Health Aff
Abstract
Background: Today, Sub-Saharan Africa alone accounts for about 50% of global child mortality. The overall objective of this study was to determine the magnitude and distribution of underlying causes of death among children aged 5 to 14 years old in the population of Kersa HDSS using VA. Methods: The study included all children aged 5 to 14 years, registered during the 6 years period in Kersa HDSS site using age specific VA questionnaires. Data were extracted from SPSS database and analyzed using STATA. Results: The death rate was 217.5 and 221.5 per 100,000 populations for females and males, respectively. 75% of deaths took place at home. The study identified severe malnutrition, intestinal infectious diseases and acute lower respiratory infections to be the 3 most leading causes of death. In broad causes of death classification, injuries have been found to be the second most cause of death next to communicable diseases attributing to 13.1% of the total deaths. Conclusion & Recommendation: In specific causes of death classification severe malnutrition, intestinal infectious diseases and acute lower respiratory infections were the 3 leading causes of death whereas in broad causes of death communicable diseases and injuries were the leading causes of death. Hence, concerned bodies should take measures to avert the situation of mortality from these causes of death and further inferential analysis into the etiology, prevention and management of infectious diseases should also be taken in to consideration.Biography
Email: melkyed@gmail.com
