1Assistant Professor, Dept. of Community Medicine, GSL Medical College, Rajahmundry, A.P.
2Post graduate Final year, Dept. of Community Medicine, M.K.C.G. Medical College & Hospital, Berhampur, Odisha
3Professor and HOD, Dept. of Community Medicine, M.K.C.G. Medical College & Hospital, Berhampur, Odisha
Nearly 99% of all neonatal deaths occur in low and middle income countries. Of the four million neonatal deaths that occur each year, India reports the highest number, at nearly 1.1 million neonatal deaths. Perinatal mortality and NNM are known to be affected by other contextual factors that influence maternal health, such as socioeconomic status, deprivation, gender inequity, illiteracy, and high fertility rates.
To study the socio-demographic profile of cases admitted to Sick Neonatal Care Unit.
The information on the study subjects was collected by making regular visits to the Sick Newborn Care Unit & socio-demographic profile of each case was obtained by conducting in depth interviews with the parents/responsible adults who had accompanied the case.
Out of 2042 cases 66.89% were males and 33.11% were females. 67.96% of the neonates were in the early neonate period and 32.4% in the late neonatal period. Majority of the cases were from the home district of Ganjam (56%) & rural (80.27%) background. More than half of the mothers (60.33%) were illiterate compared to their male counterpart. 92.5% belong to low socio economic status & 62% belongs to joint or three generation family. 72% belonged to Other Backward caste,14% to Scheduled caste, 5% to Scheduled Tribe and rest 9% were of general caste.
Sick Newborn Care Unit, Early & Late Neonates, Ses, Literate & Illiterate, Joint & Nuclear Family
