Study of Death among Children Below Five Years of Age and its Relation with Socio Economic Status and Place of Residence Using Verbal Autopsy as a Tool in Deharadun

Abstract

In India about 2.1 million child deaths occur every year, which is the highest with in a single country worldwide. Mortality in under – fives is an indicator of diverse socioeconomic and cultural factors. This present study was conducted to find out relation in-between child mortality of under-five years of age and their socio economic status along with place of residence using verbal autopsy in Dehradun. Methodology: The survey was done on all the house of the deceased children residing in our field practice areas by visiting their houses. Results: Most of the deaths were found from lower socio-economic class among the 83 deaths reported during study period. Conclusion: The study shows that as we moves up the socio economic class, the mortality rate tends to decline.