Causes of Morbidity and Mortality among Neonates and Children in Post-Conflict Burundi: A Cross-Sectional Retrospective Study
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Hospital Data
2.2. Hospitalization Rate
2.3. Death Rate
2.4. Hospital Case Death Rates
2.5. Ethics Statement
3. Results
3.1. Neonatal (<1 Month) and at Age 1 to 59 Months Hospitalizations
3.2. Deaths during Neonatal (<1 Month) and at Age 1 to 59 Months
3.3. Hospital Variation in Incidence and Mortality Rates
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Causes | Girls | Boys | Total (95% CI) | Rural Area | * Rate per 1000 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Neonate hospitalizations | |||||
Early neonatal infection | 177 | 77 | 254 (0.427–0.548) | 95 | 0.9 |
Premature | 83 | 10 | 93 (0.144–0.217) | 52 | 0.3 |
Suffering fetal acute | 38 | 15 | 53 (0.077–0.131) | 1 | 0.2 |
Lung disease | 25 | 17 | 42 (0.0587–0.107) | 11 | 0.1 |
Urinary infection | 10 | 16 | 26 (0.033–0.072) | 9 | 0.1 |
All causes (total) | 350 | 173 | 523 | 192 | 1.8 |
1 to 59 months hospitalizations | |||||
Lung disease | 2812 | 2492 | 5304 (0.444–0.468) | 2042 | 3.4 |
Malaria | 2576 | 2617 | 5193 (0.03–0.04) | 1310 | 3.4 |
Acute diarrhea | 154 | 200 | 354 (0.027–0.037) | 107 | 0.2 |
All causes (total) | 5965 | 5667 | 11,632 | 3696 | 7.6 |
Causes | Girls | Boys | Total (95% CI) | Rural Area | * Rate per 1000 Children |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Neonatal deaths | |||||
Early neonatal infection | 145 | 46 | 191 (0.014–0.019) | 79 | 0.7 |
Premature | 76 | 7 | 83 (0.005–0.009) | 51 | 0.3 |
Suffering fetal acute | 33 | 9 | 42 (0.003–0.005) | 1 | 0.1 |
Urinary infection | 9 | 13 | 22 (0.001–0.003) | 8 | 0.1 |
Lung disease | 2 | 2 | 4 (0.000–0.001) | 0 | 0.0 |
All causes of deaths (total) | 270 | 89 | 359 | 148 | 1.2 |
1 to 59 months deaths | |||||
Malaria | 641 | 445 | 1086 (0.01–0.01) | 354 | 0.6 |
Lung disease | 97 | 55 | 152 (0.008–0.011) | 52 | 0.4 |
Acute diarrhea | 50 | 84 | 134 (0.003–0.006) | 48 | 0.2 |
All causes of deaths (total) | 928 | 638 | 1566 | 508 | 134.6 |
District Hospital | Neonates | At Ages 1 to 5 Months | Province/Region |
---|---|---|---|
Gisuru | Ruyigi/Eastern | ||
Cases | 1 | 1 | |
Incidence a | 0.19 | 0.01 | |
HCDR (%) b | ~ | ~ | |
Kinyinya | Ruyigi/Eastern | ||
Cases | 1 | 1 | |
Incidence a | 0.00 | 0.01 | |
HCDR (%) b | ~ | ~ | |
Ruyigi Rural | Ruyigi/Eastern | ||
Cases | 1 | 1 | |
Incidence a | 0.00 | 0.01 | |
HCDR (%) b | ~ | ~ | |
Gitega | Gitega/Eastern | ||
Cases | 28 | 1261 | |
Incidence a | 5.35 | 10.84 | |
HCDR (%) b | 4.59 | 1.07 | |
Mutaho | Gitega/Eastern | ||
Cases | 11 | 323 | |
Incidence a | 2.10 | 2.78 | |
HCDR (%) b | 1.91 | 0.46 | |
Kanyaza | Kayanza/Northern | ||
Cases | 66 | 1399 | |
Incidence a | 12.62 | 12.03 | |
HCDR (%) b | 0.57 | 0.07 | |
Kirundo | Kirundo/Northern | ||
Cases | 127 | 1692 | |
Incidence a | 24.283 | 14.55 | |
HCDR (%) b | 17.02 | 3.19 | |
Mukenke | Kirundo/Northern | ||
Cases | 40 | 1348 | |
Incidence a | 7.65 | 11.59 | |
HCDR (%) b | 4.78 | 1.82 | |
Musema | Kayanza/Northern | ||
Cases | 9 | 169 | |
Incidence a | 1.72 | 1.45 | |
HCDR (%) b | 1.15 | 0.52 | |
Muyinga | Muyinga/Northern | ||
Cases | 5 | 2377 | |
Incidence a | 0.96 | 24.44 | |
HCDR (%) b | 0.57 | 1.34 | |
Nyanza Lac | Muyinga/Northern | ||
Cases | 36 | 548 | |
Incidence a | 6.88 | 4.71 | |
HCDR (%) b | 4.21 | 0.83 | |
Bururi | Bururi/Southern | ||
Cases | 58 | 582 | |
Incidence a | 11.09 | 5.00 | |
HCDR (%) b | 8.41 | 0.36 | |
Matana | Bururi/Southern | ||
Cases | 6 | 196 | |
Incidence a | 1.15 | 1.69 | |
HCDR (%) b | 0.19 | 0.09 | |
Makamba | Makamba/Southern | ||
Cases | 12 | 485 | |
Incidence a | 2.29 | 4.17 | |
HCDR (%) b | 16.06 | 0.07 | |
Cibitoke | Cibitoke/Western | ||
Cases | 20 | 169 | |
Incidence a | 3.06 | 1.45 | |
HCDR (%) b | 3.82 | 0.64 | |
Mabayi | Cibitoke/Western | ||
Cases | 36 | 83 | |
Incidence a | 6.88 | 0.71 | |
HCDR (%) b | 6.69 | 0.52 | |
Ijenda | Bujumbura Rural/Western | ||
Cases | 10 | 240 | |
Incidence a | 1.91 | 2.06 | |
HCDR (%) b | 1.91 | 0.12 | |
Rushubi | Bujumbura Rural/Western | ||
Cases | 7 | 203 | |
Incidence a | 0.013 | 0.02 | |
HCDR (%) b | 1.15 | 0.12 | |
Rwibaga | Bujumbura Rural/Western | ||
Cases | 3 | 338 | |
Incidence a | ~ | 0.03 | |
HCDR (%) b | ~ | ~ | |
Kiganda | Muramvya/Western | ||
Cases | 12 | 211 | |
Incidence a | 2.29 | 1.81 | |
HCDR (%) b | 1.53 | 0.28 | |
Muramvya | 2 | 2 | Muramvya/Western |
Cases | ~ | ~ | |
Incidence a | 0 | 0.00 | |
HCDR (%) b | ~ | ~ |
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Moise, I.K. Causes of Morbidity and Mortality among Neonates and Children in Post-Conflict Burundi: A Cross-Sectional Retrospective Study. Children 2018, 5, 125. https://doi.org/10.3390/children5090125
Moise IK. Causes of Morbidity and Mortality among Neonates and Children in Post-Conflict Burundi: A Cross-Sectional Retrospective Study. Children. 2018; 5(9):125. https://doi.org/10.3390/children5090125
Chicago/Turabian StyleMoise, Imelda K. 2018. "Causes of Morbidity and Mortality among Neonates and Children in Post-Conflict Burundi: A Cross-Sectional Retrospective Study" Children 5, no. 9: 125. https://doi.org/10.3390/children5090125
APA StyleMoise, I. K. (2018). Causes of Morbidity and Mortality among Neonates and Children in Post-Conflict Burundi: A Cross-Sectional Retrospective Study. Children, 5(9), 125. https://doi.org/10.3390/children5090125