Analysis of Infant Mortality Causes in Ordu Province from 2019 to 2023

Abstract

Infant mortality is influenced by numerous factors, the identification and assessment of which are crucial for the development of preventive strategies. Multiple factors and incidents can directly or indirectly affect infant mortality. This study aims to identify the causes of infant deaths and factors affecting infant mortality in Ordu province and to assist in developing preventive strategies. This descriptive study was conducted to examine infant mortality rates in Ordu province from 2019 to 2023. The sample consists of 242 infants who died in Ordu province between 2019 and 2023. In Ordu province, there were 8,304 live births with 54 infant deaths in 2019, 7,691 live births with 38 infant deaths in 2020, 7,099 live births with 45 infant deaths in 2021, 7,066 live births with 69 infant deaths in 2022, and 6,762 live births with 36 infant deaths in 2023. 80.5% of cases in the study were born via cesarean section (C/S). Infant deaths were caused by lung-related diseases (31.4%), prematurity (17.3%), heart-related diseases (17%), sepsis (18.2%), congenital anomalies (5%), and sudden infant death syndrome (1.6%). Considering the five-year data of Ordu province, the most common causes of infant death were lung pathologies, prematurity, cardiac pathologies, and sepsis. Providing prenatal and postnatal education, information, and high-quality healthcare to expectant mothers is undoubtedly the most crucial parameter to minimize these causes. Special interventions and strategies are needed to reduce infant mortality rates, along with more comprehensive research across the province.

Keywords

• Epidemiology
• infant
• mortality

Supporting Institution

This research did not receive any specific grants from funding agencies in the public, commercial, or not-for-profit sectors.

Ethical Statement

All of the authors declare that they have all participated in the design, execution, and analysis of the paper, and that they have approved the final version. Additionally, there are no conflicts of interest in connection with this paper, and the material described is not under publication or consideration for publication elsewhere. There is no financial support to declare. Volunteers have given a written consent for the publication of article. The authors did not use generative artificial intelligence (AI) and AI-supported technologies in the writing process.

Thanks

We would like to thank our authors who contributed to the preparation of the concept of our article, the design of the study and data collection, the determination of the methods, the evaluation of the findings and the writing of the article. We are also grateful to all the healthcare professionals who participated in our study for their contributions.

Ordu İli 2019-2023 Yılları Arası Bebek Ölümleri Nedenlerinin İncelenmesi

Abstract

Bebek ölüm oranı, önleyici stratejilerin geliştirilmesi için tanımlanması ve değerlendirilmesi çok önemli olan çok sayıda faktörden etkilenir. Birçok faktör ve olay bebek ölüm oranını doğrudan veya dolaylı olarak etkileyebilir. Bu çalışma, Ordu ilinde bebek ölümlerinin nedenlerini ve bebek ölüm oranını etkileyen faktörleri belirlemeyi ve önleyici stratejilerin geliştirilmesine yardımcı olmayı amaçlamaktadır. Bu tanımlayıcı çalışma, Ordu ilinde 2019-2023 yılları arasında bebek ölüm oranlarını incelemek amacıyla yürütülmüştür. Örneklem, 2019-2023 yılları arasında Ordu ilinde ölen 242 bebekten oluşmaktadır. Ordu ilinde 2019 yılında 54 bebek ölümüyle 8.304 canlı doğum, 2020 yılında 38 bebek ölümüyle 7.691 canlı doğum, 2021 yılında 45 bebek ölümüyle 7.099 canlı doğum, 2022 yılında 69 bebek ölümüyle 7.066 canlı doğum ve 2023 yılında 36 bebek ölümüyle 6.762 canlı doğum gerçekleşmiştir. Çalışmaya dahil edilen olguların %80,5'inin sezaryenle (C/S) doğduğu belirlenmiştir. Bebek ölümlerinin nedenleri incelendiğinde %31,4'ünün akciğerle ilgili hastalıklardan, %17,3'ünün prematürelikten, %17'sinin kalple ilgili hastalıklardan, %18,2'sinin sepsisten, %5'inin konjenital anomalilerden ve %1,6'sının ani bebek ölümü sendromundan kaynaklandığı bulunmuştur. Ordu ilinin beş yıllık verileri göz önüne alındığında bebek ölümlerinin en sık görülen nedenleri akciğer patolojileri, prematürelik, kalp patolojileri ve sepsis olmuştur. Bu nedenleri en aza indirmek için şüphesiz ki anne adaylarına doğum öncesi ve sonrası eğitim, bilgi ve yüksek kalitede sağlık hizmeti sunmak en önemli parametredir. Bebek ölüm oranlarını düşürmeyi amaçlayan özel müdahalelere ve stratejilere ihtiyaç vardır ve bu konuda il genelinde daha kapsamlı araştırmalara ihtiyaç vardır.

Keywords

• Epidemiyoloji
• infant
• mortalite

Supporting Institution

This research did not receive any specific grants from funding agencies in the public, commercial, or not-for-profit sectors.

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