Prevalence and associated factors of neonatal mortality in North Gondar Zone, Northwest Ethiopia

摘要: Abstract Background: Childhood mortality is often used as a broad indicator of the social development and health conditions country. Updated information on neonatal does thus influence policy, improve services lead to better for newborns. Objective: To assess prevalence associated factors in North Gondar Zone, Ethiopia. Methods: Community based cross-sectional study was carried out from November 2009 January 2010 Zone. Multi-stage sampling adopted get respondents data collected using structured questionnaires 3600 mothers who gave live birth during year 2005 2009. Results: Neonatal found be 214 4888 births with rate 43.8 per 1000 births. The number pregnancies women, had (AOR =3.76: 95% CI, 2.73- 5.20), maternal morbidity =5.43: 2.90-10.17) illness = 3.68: 2.41-5.62) were strongly mortality. Small size neonates at 2 times more likely die compared medium sized ones. Compared illiterate mothers, secondary above educated reduced risk deaths by 85% (0.04, 0.51) 90% (0.01, 0.94), respectively. Conclusion: very high when national Ethiopia. Strategies female education, reducing morbidity, limiting pregnancies, early intervention illness, prevention low weight are recommended reduce [Ethiop. J. Health Dev. 2012;26(2):66-71]