Cross Sectional Study on the Health Status of Infants in the field practice area of KBNIMS, Gulbarga
Journal Title: Medpulse International Journal of Community Medicine - Year 2018, Vol 7, Issue 2
Abstract
Background: A Nations health can be measured using important indicators such as infant morbidity and mortality. As the determinants of Infant morbidity and mortality are decreasing in developed countries; it still remains a problem in developing countries. Objective: To determine the morbidity pattern among the infants and to explore the causes and risk factors affecting infant morbidity and mortality. Methods: A community based cross sectional study was conducted amongst 100 infants residing in the field practice area of RHTC, KBNIMS, Kalaburgi, Karnataka. Results: 48% of the infants were found to be suffering from acute respiratory tract infections followed by fever (26%) and diarrhoea (19%). Majority of the unhealthy Infants (95.23%) belonged to overcrowded households. This study illustrates that Joint families had more un healthy Infants (69.04%) that nuclear families (30.95%). It was found that a majority (95%) of mothers had taken antenatal visits to the hospital. Education amongst mothers was seen lacking with only 1% of postgraduate degrees and majority with secondary education. A majority of 96.42% who had normal deliveries were healthy Infants. Among the 42 unhealthy Infants, 21.42% were from pre term deliveries, 9.52% were from post term deliveries and 16.66% of the unhealthy Infants Were Low Birth Weight babies. Conclusion: There is a need to educate the community about the effects of overcrowding. Mothers should be encouraged to take up timely vaccinations.
Authors and Affiliations
Mohd Abdul Baseer, Mohin Sakre, Syed Mustafa Al Hussaini, N D Bendigeri, Anant Takalkar
Keywords
Related Articles
- EP ID EP413227
- DOI -
- Views 165
- Downloads 0
A study of smokeless tobacco consumption amongst secondary school male students in tribal area of thane district of Maharashtra, India
Background: In recent years, it has been observed that the consumption of tobacco in different forms is increasing at a very rapid rate, thereby emerging as an modern epidemic. Epidemiological research over the past seve...
A community-based study to estimate the prevalence of type ii diabetes mellitus and its risk factors in 30 years and above age group of urban population in Hapur district
Background: Diabetes is one of the four priority non-communicable diseases identified by the WHO along with cardiovascular diseases (CVDs), which includes heart attack and stroke, cancer, and chronic respiratory diseases...
A clinico-epidemiological profile of diabetic and hypertensive patients in the suburbs of Chennai
Non-communicable disease has been recognized in the third Sustainable Development Goal with implication to reduce premature mortality due to Non-communicable disease. The World Health Report 2002 identified hypertension,...
Prevalence of overweight and obesity among upper primary school children of Sangareddy district: A cross-sectional study
Background: Obesity in childhood and adolescence has been related to an increase in mortality in adulthood on follow up. Due to difficulty in the treatment of obesity in adults and the many long-term adverse effects of c...
A cross sectional study on health risk behaviours among adolescent high school students of urban Raichur district, Karnataka
Background: Adolescents make up 1 in 6 persons in the world. Even though healthy, this group is prone for adverse health risk factors like alcohol and tobacco use, physical inactivity, eating and behavioural problems. Th...