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Arch Iran Med. 2013;16(1): 0.
PMID: 23273233
Scopus ID: 84871989131
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Original Article

Distribution of Mortality among 1 – 59 Month-Old Children Across Iranian Provinces in 2009: The National Mortality Surveillance System

Mohammad Esmaeil Motlagh, Roya Kelishadi, Sayyed Hamed Barakati*, Hamid Reza Lornejad, Masoud Amiri, Parinaz Poursafa
*Corresponding Author: Email: barekati-h@health.gov.ir

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To determine the distribution of mortality in 1 – 59 month-old children across Iranian provinces in a national mortality surveillance system.

Methods: This national survey was conducted in 2009. A questionnaire was designed and standardized for collecting mortality data of children aged 1 – 59 months. The project team, consisting of collaborators from the whole 40 medical universities, filled in the questionnaires and returned them to the Ministry of Health and Medical Education (MOHME).

RESULTS: The mortality in 1 – 59 month-old children was unequally distributed across provinces. The mortality was higher among children of less- educated mothers than in children of more- educated mothers. There was a reverse association between 1 – 59 months mortality and socioeconomic status across Iran as a whole and within most provinces.
CONCLUSION: Our results suggest that socioeconomic distribution in mortality of 1 – 59 month-old children favors the better-off in Iran as a whole and in most of its provinces. Investigating why mortality is higher in some provinces deserves special attention. Furthermore, it is advisable to conduct provincially-representative surveys to provide update estimates of different health situations and to allow their monitoring over time.
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