Infectious Causes and Associated Factors of Mortality in Pediatric Patients: Letter to Editor

Journal of Comprehensive Pediatrics

ARTICLE

Siabani, Soraya¹  Babakhani, Maryam²  Soroush, Ali² 

[1] Faculty of Health, University of Technology Sydney;Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences

关键词: Children;    Infection;    Iran;    Mortality;    Patient;   

DOI  :  10.5812/compreped.97198

来源: Kowsarmedical

【 摘 要 】

Although millennium development goal 4 (MDG4) calls for an end to preventable child deaths, child mortality remains a problem in many nations, and millions of children are still dying due to preventable causes (1, 2). Likewise, analyzing child mortality, as a basic indicator of health and development of countries, can help health policymakers, health caregivers, and researchers to prioritize funding, improve interventional activities, revisemedical services, and increase survival (3). On the other hand, based on evidence, infectious diseases are the most important causes of death in children, especially younger than five-year-old children (4, 5). Therefore, the current study was conducted to explore deaths caused by infectious and parasitic diseases and predicting factors among patients≤ 18 years admitted to Imam Reza Hospital (IRH) for five years from 2011 to 2016.

【 授权许可】

Unknown