TY  - THES
AB  - Neonatal mortality accounts for a growing proportion of under-five deaths worldwide, yet sub-national data remain limited. This study estimated neonatal and perinatal mortality rates (NMR, PMR), causes of death, and risk factors in nine villages in Loreto Province, Peru. Using five-year pregnancy histories and WHO verbal autopsy, NMR was 31.4/1000 live births and PMR 49.7/1000 pregnancies—among the highest reported in Peru. Infection and asphyxia were leading causes of neonatal death. Risk factors included twin gestation, preterm delivery, and cesarean section. Findings underscore the need for targeted interventions and improved maternal-child health strategies in rural Peruvian communities.
AD  - Oregon Health and Science University
AU  - Warren, Jamie
DA  - 2011
DO  - 10.6083/M4XP72XP
DO  - DOI
ED  - Lambert, William
ED  - Fu, Rochelle
ED  - Anderson, JoDee
ED  - Advisor
ED  - Advisor
ED  - Advisor
ID  - 696
KW  - Infant
KW  - Perinatal Mortality
KW  - Developing Countries
KW  - Cause of Death
KW  - Mortality
KW  - Infant Mortality
KW  - Infant, Newborn
KW  - Cesarean Section
KW  - Premature Birth
L1  - https://digitalcollections.ohsu.edu/record/696/files/697_etd.pdf
L2  - https://digitalcollections.ohsu.edu/record/696/files/697_etd.pdf
L4  - https://digitalcollections.ohsu.edu/record/696/files/697_etd.pdf
LK  - https://digitalcollections.ohsu.edu/record/696/files/697_etd.pdf
N2  - Neonatal mortality accounts for a growing proportion of under-five deaths worldwide, yet sub-national data remain limited. This study estimated neonatal and perinatal mortality rates (NMR, PMR), causes of death, and risk factors in nine villages in Loreto Province, Peru. Using five-year pregnancy histories and WHO verbal autopsy, NMR was 31.4/1000 live births and PMR 49.7/1000 pregnancies—among the highest reported in Peru. Infection and asphyxia were leading causes of neonatal death. Risk factors included twin gestation, preterm delivery, and cesarean section. Findings underscore the need for targeted interventions and improved maternal-child health strategies in rural Peruvian communities.
PB  - Oregon Health and Science University
PY  - 2011
T1  - Characteristics of neonatal and perinatal death in nine villages in the Loreto province of Peru
TI  - Characteristics of neonatal and perinatal death in nine villages in the Loreto province of Peru
UR  - https://digitalcollections.ohsu.edu/record/696/files/697_etd.pdf
Y1  - 2011
ER  -