GPH 201 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Asphyxia, Tetanus, No. 5 Group Raf
3 Jan 2020
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Importance: 6. 3 million children under 5 die each year, death preventable, children vulnerable, health linked to poverty, some parts of world have insufficient progress in reducing death, terms, perinatal: first week, neonatal: first month. Soas and ssa have 50/1000 deaths: especially in low income countries, causes of death, newborns, preterm deaths, asphyxia. Injury: risk factors, social determinants of health and poverty, mother"s education, nutrition, health, healthcare access during birth, water quality, war, diseases, pneumonia. Leading infectious cause of death globally under 5: children under 5 in low and middle income countries have 3-6 acute resp infections a year, more severe and higher death rates, upper resp: cold and ear infections. Second leading infectious cause of death globally: dehydration, wasting, intestine damage, 3-4 cases a year in under 5 group, 6-8 a year for 6-11 months age groups, 38% rotavirus, malaria, 600k deaths a year. Leading cause of death for under-5 in ssa: high mortality generally.
