• NURSES' ROLE IN PREVENTION OF INFANT AND UNDER-FIVE CHILD MORTALITY IN AFRICA


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    • ABSRACT - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]The under-five mortality rate remains unacceptably high with 6.3 million children dying before their fifth birthday in 2013. Research has, however, revealed that nurses are the means to reducing these untimely deaths. The aim of this research is to examine and identify the role nurses play in preventing and reducing infant and under-five mortality. The purpose of the study was to provide research based information of the position of nurses in consideration to childhood deaths.Data for the research were obtained from PubMed and ScienceDirect search engines as well as manual data search. The acc ... Continue Reading

         

      CHAPTER ONE - [ Total Page(s): 2 ]In 2013, an estimated 6.3 million children under five years of age depart this life. An estimated 44% of these deaths occurred during the neonatal period. Neonatal period, which is the first 28 days of life, is considered to be the time where in a child is at the highest risk of dying. In addition, about 45% of all the under-five death has a connection with malnutrition. Although a child born in an already developed or a developing country can die before five years of age, he/she is, however, more likely to die if living in sub-Saharan Africa and Southern Asia compared to his/h ... Continue Reading