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ArticleInternational journal of MCH and AIDS2018

Determinants of Infant Mortality in Southeast Nigeria: Results from the Healthy Beginning Initiative, 2013-2014.

Samantha A Slinkard, Jennifer R Pharr, Tamara Bruno, Dina Patel, Amaka Ogidi, Michael Obiefune, Echezona E Ezeanolue

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Article in International journal of MCH and AIDS, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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7 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Samantha A SlinkardUniversity of Nevada, Las Vegas, School of Community Health Sciences. 4505 S. Maryland Pkwy, Las Vegas, NV 89154, USA.
Jennifer R PharrUniversity of Nevada, Las Vegas, School of Community Health Sciences. 4505 S. Maryland Pkwy, Las Vegas, NV 89154, USA.
Tamara BrunoUniversity of Nevada, Las Vegas, School of Community Health Sciences. 4505 S. Maryland Pkwy, Las Vegas, NV 89154, USA.
Dina PatelUniversity of Nevada, Las Vegas, School of Community Health Sciences. 4505 S. Maryland Pkwy, Las Vegas, NV 89154, USA.
Amaka OgidiResearch Resource Centre, University of Nigeria, Enugu, College of Medicine. University Road, 410001, Nsukka, Enugu State, NIGERIA.
Michael ObiefuneInstitute of Human Virology, University of Maryland School of Medicine. 655 W. Balitimore St, Balitimore, MD 21201, USA.
Echezona E EzeanolueUniversity of Nevada, Las Vegas, School of Community Health Sciences. 4505 S. Maryland Pkwy, Las Vegas, NV 89154, USA.
University of Nevada, Las Vegas · USUniversity of Mary · USUniversity of Nigeria · NG

Funding

Comparative Effectiveness of Congregation and Clinic Based Approaches to PMTCTR01HD075050 · NICHD · UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA RENO · PI EZEANOLUE, ECHEZONA EDOZIE · 2012 to 2014
$1.3M
NICHD NIH HHS R01 HD075050
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundNeonatal mortality due to preventable factors occurs at high rates throughout sub-Saharan Africa. Community-based interventions increase opportunities for prenatal screening and access to antenatal care services (ANC) services. The Healthy Beginning Initiative (HBI) provided congregation-based prenatal screening and health counseling for 3,047 women in Enugu State. The purpose of this study was to identify determinants for infant mortality among this cohort.

methodsThis was a prospective cohort study of post-delivery outcomes at 40 churches in Enugu State, Nigeria between 2013 and 2014. Risk factors for infant mortality were assessed using chi square, odds ratios, and multiple logistic regression.

resultsThere were 2,436 live births from the 2,379 women who delivered (55 sets of twins and one set of triplets), and 99 cases of neonatal/early postneonatal mortality. The neonatal mortality rate was 40.6 per 1,000 live births. Risk factors associated with neonatal mortality were lack of access to ANC services [OR= 8.81], maternal mortality [OR= 15.28], caesarian section [OR= 2.47], syphilis infection [OR= 6.46], HIV-positive status [OR= 3.87], and preterm birth [OR= 14.14]. CONCLUSIONS AND GLOBAL HEALTH IMPLICATIONS: These results signify that culturally-acceptable community-based interventions targeted to increase access to ANC services, post-delivery services for preterm births, and HIV and syphilis screening for expectant mothers are needed to reduce infant mortality in resource-limited settings.

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Antenatal CareHealthy Beginning InitiativeHIVInfant MortalityNeonatal MortalityNigeria

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