Akhtar Hussain|S Ali|Gunnar Kvåle
Determinants of mortality among children in the urban slums of Dhaka city, Bangladesh
Oslo University Hospital|University of Oslo|University of Dhaka|University of Bergen
summary growing slum population developing world increasing challenge local health authorities little known patterns disease occurrence including treatment types offered population paper describes reported child mortality determinants including main diseases affecting children treatments slum population dhaka city bangladesh 1500 households three slum communities included crosssectional survey reported death rates households per 1000 children 0107 months within last year interview 205 boys 270 girls girls boys died infancy age lt 12 months frequent reported causes deaths tetanus infancy diarrhoea among children aged 12 months vaccination coverage dpt polio measles bcg 73 children lt 3 years age results showed gender difference mortality may influenced patterns treatment received sickness choice treatment determined financial ability households household income childrens vaccinations tt immunization mothers personal cleanliness appeared significantly associated child mortality despite relatively high vaccination coverage population child mortality remained alarmingly high indicating socioeconomic environmental conditions must improved substantially reduce morbidity mortality population