Research Article

Factors Related to Infant Mortality Rate and Under-Five Mortality Rate in Turkey: An Ecological Study with Provincial Data

Volume: 21 Number: 3 January 14, 2022
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Factors Related to Infant Mortality Rate and Under-Five Mortality Rate in Turkey: An Ecological Study with Provincial Data

Abstract

Objective: To determine the factors related to the infant mortality rate (IMR) and under-five mortality rate (U5MR) in Turkey. Material and Methods: An ecological study was conducted using the provincial data of the Turkish Statistical Institute (TURKSTAT) and the Ministry of Health. Results: IMR and U5MR (r values for these two parameters are respectively mentioned in parenthesis) had a statistically significant relationship with total fertility rate (TFR) (r=0.661 and 0.718), ratio of adolescent births to total births (r=0.542 and 0.587), gross domestic product (GDP) per capita (r=−0.555 and −0.591), proportion of women aged ≥18 with high school or higher education (r=−0.434 and −0.470), number of physicians per 100,000 people (r=−0.352 and −0.398), number of hospital beds per 100,000 people (r=−0.244 and −0.286), and number of newborn intensive care beds per thousand births (r=−0.324 and −0.359). In bivariate models for IMR, the effect of all of the abovementioned parameters on the model was statistically significant, except for the number of hospital beds per 100,000 people. In bivariate models for U5MR, the effect of all the above-mentioned parameters on the model was statistically significant. TFR was the only variable with a statistically significant effect on the multivariate model for both IMR (standardized β=0.621, R2=0.385) and U5MR (standardized β=0.667, R2=0.445). Conclusion: The results showed the presence of a weak correlation for the variables related to the numbers of healthcare professionals and hospital beds, thereby indicating that the effect of healthcare service provision is rather indirect. Health promotion programs can be developed for infant and child mortality with the aim of changing high fertility preferences and preventing adolescent pregnancies. Economic policies that improve income distribution and initiatives to increase education levels of girls can be life-saving for infants and children.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Paediatrics

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

January 14, 2022

Submission Date

September 10, 2021

Acceptance Date

November 12, 2021

Published in Issue

Year 2021 Volume: 21 Number: 3

APA
Tüzün, H. (2022). Factors Related to Infant Mortality Rate and Under-Five Mortality Rate in Turkey: An Ecological Study with Provincial Data. Çocuk Dergisi, 21(3), 221-230. https://doi.org/10.26650/jchild.2021.993630
AMA
1.Tüzün H. Factors Related to Infant Mortality Rate and Under-Five Mortality Rate in Turkey: An Ecological Study with Provincial Data. Çocuk Dergisi. 2022;21(3):221-230. doi:10.26650/jchild.2021.993630
Chicago
Tüzün, Hakan. 2022. “Factors Related to Infant Mortality Rate and Under-Five Mortality Rate in Turkey: An Ecological Study With Provincial Data”. Çocuk Dergisi 21 (3): 221-30. https://doi.org/10.26650/jchild.2021.993630.
EndNote
Tüzün H (January 1, 2022) Factors Related to Infant Mortality Rate and Under-Five Mortality Rate in Turkey: An Ecological Study with Provincial Data. Çocuk Dergisi 21 3 221–230.
IEEE
[1]H. Tüzün, “Factors Related to Infant Mortality Rate and Under-Five Mortality Rate in Turkey: An Ecological Study with Provincial Data”, Çocuk Dergisi, vol. 21, no. 3, pp. 221–230, Jan. 2022, doi: 10.26650/jchild.2021.993630.
ISNAD
Tüzün, Hakan. “Factors Related to Infant Mortality Rate and Under-Five Mortality Rate in Turkey: An Ecological Study With Provincial Data”. Çocuk Dergisi 21/3 (January 1, 2022): 221-230. https://doi.org/10.26650/jchild.2021.993630.
JAMA
1.Tüzün H. Factors Related to Infant Mortality Rate and Under-Five Mortality Rate in Turkey: An Ecological Study with Provincial Data. Çocuk Dergisi. 2022;21:221–230.
MLA
Tüzün, Hakan. “Factors Related to Infant Mortality Rate and Under-Five Mortality Rate in Turkey: An Ecological Study With Provincial Data”. Çocuk Dergisi, vol. 21, no. 3, Jan. 2022, pp. 221-30, doi:10.26650/jchild.2021.993630.
Vancouver
1.Hakan Tüzün. Factors Related to Infant Mortality Rate and Under-Five Mortality Rate in Turkey: An Ecological Study with Provincial Data. Çocuk Dergisi. 2022 Jan. 1;21(3):221-30. doi:10.26650/jchild.2021.993630