Deaths of children aged under 5 years and related factors in the Islamic Republic of Iran: a population-based case-control study

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The study was conducted to determine the family, social and economic factors associated with deaths of children aged under 5 years. A registry-based nested case-control study was conducted of the deaths of all children aged under 5 years in Kohgilooyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province in the Islamic Republic of Iran. For each death, two controls were randomly selected among children of the same age, sex and place of residence [186 cases and 372 controls]. Congenital abnormality [37.6%] and preterm birth [29.0%] were the two most frequent causes of death among children aged under 5 years. No vaccine-preventable disease was reported as the cause of death. The strongest associations were found with consanguinity of the parents [OR = 3.92; 95% CI = 2.27-6.85 for being first cousins in comparison with no family relation; P < 0.001] and with domestic violence to the mother during pregnancy [OR = 3.13; 95% CI = 1.60-6.17; P < 0.01]. The main causes of death of children aged under 5 years in the Province were congenital abnormality and prematurityLa présente étude a été menée pour déterminer les facteurs familiaux, sociaux et économiques associés aux décès des enfants de moins de cinq ans. Une étude cas-témoin nichée reposant sur les données de registres a été menée sur les décès de tous les enfants de moins de cinq ans dans la province de Kohgilooyeh et Boyer-Ahmad en République islamique d'Iran. Pour chaque décès, deux témoins étaient sélectionnés de façon aléatoire parmi les enfants du même âge, sexe et lieu de résidence [186 cas et 872 témoins]. Les malformations congénitales?[37,6%] et les naissances prématurées [29,0%] constituaient les deux causes de décès les plus fréquentes parmi les enfants de moins de cinq ans. Aucune maladie à prévention vaccinale n'a été rapportée comme cause de décès. Les associations les plus fortes étaient liées à la consanguinité des parents [OR = 3,92 ; IC à 95% = 2,27-6,85 pour les cousins de premier degré en comparaison avec les sujets n'ayant aucun lien de parenté ; p < 0,001] et à la violence conjugale envers les mères pendant la grossesse [OR = 3,13 ; IC à 95% = 1,60-6,17 ; p < 0,01]. Les principales causes de décès des enfants de moins de cinq ans dans la province étaient les malformations congénitales et la prématurité
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Evazpoor, A., Edalati, A., Hypponen, E., Fararouei, M. & Parisai, Z. (2016). Deaths of children aged under 5 years and related factors in the Islamic Republic of Iran: a population-based case-control study. EMHJ-Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal, 22 (6), 368 - 374. World Health Organization, Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean. http://www.who.int/iris/handle/10665/259973
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EMHJ-Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal, 22 (6): 368 - 374ISSN
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