An assessment on primary health care services in Duzce: Stillbirths and infant deaths

作者：Nesanir Nasir^*; Ozcebe Hilal

来源：Turkish Archives of Pediatrics, 2011, 46(1): 55-62.

DOI：10.4274/tpa.46.10

• Infant mortality
• preventive health services
• socioeconomic factors
• stillbirth

Aim: In this study, stillbirth and infant mortality in Duzce were examined for the purpose evaluation of health services.
Material and Method: This study is a descriptive study that covers all of stillbirth and infant mortality between 01.01.2005 and 31.12.2008 in Duzce. Between the same dates stillbirth and infant mortality were 224. 86.7% of mothers participated in the study. All deaths between 01.01.2005 and 31.12.2008 were taken into account to obtain accurate the mortality rates. The data collected in the study were evaluated using SPSS for Windows 11.0 statistical package program.
Results: The infant mortality of Center of Duzce was 10.3 per thousand and 23.6 per thousand in Yigilca region for the four years. Among the families who have stillbirth and infant mortality, 68.9% at low social class, 20.7% at middle social class, 1.6% at upper social class, and 8.8% is unemployed. Seventy two percent of the mothers were not informed about family planning during their pregnancy.
Conclusions: There is a negative relationship between socioeconomic status and stillbirth and infant mortality. There are problems with reproductive health. (Turk Arch Ped 2011; 46: 55-62)

• 出版日期2011-9