INFANT MORTALITY IN THE RURAL SIDAMA ZONE, SOUTHERN ETHIOPIA: EXAMINING THE CONTRIBUTION OF KEY PREGNANCY AND POSTNATAL HEALTH CARE SERVICES
http://www.google.com/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&docid=Qll9yHLE2i6WeM&tbnid=WZR7Jjs1w1Lb1M:&ved=0CAQQjB0&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.msf.org.uk%2Fcountry-region%2Fethiopia&ei=EmJIUsTIB5DK9QTVo4HoBA&bvm=bv.53217764,d.eWU&psig=AFQjCNEu-ZFaU-fIpp51n14qm0ynB7DyDg&ust=1380561760755591 Summary Objectives: This study is aimed at examining the contribution of selected pregnancy and postnatal health care services to Infant Mortality (IM) in Southern Ethiopia. Method: Data were collected from 10 rural villages of the Sidama Zone, Southern Ethiopia, using a structured interview schedule. The 1,094 eligible women respondents were selected using a combination of simple random and multi-stage sampling techniques. The main outcome variable of the study (IM) was measured by reported infant deaths during the twelve months preceding the survey, and was estimated at 9.6% or 96 infant deaths per 1,000 births. Pregnancy and