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Perinatal health in the peri-urban township of Khayelitsha, Cape Town. Part II. Infant mortality.
S Afr Med J. 1988 Dec 17; 74(12):633-4.SA

Abstract

Estimates of infant mortality suggest that the rate during the past 14 years for families living in Khayelitsha at present was approximately 130-160/1,000. In contrast, the infant mortality rate for infants born in Khayelitsha during 1986 was 50.3/1,000. The highest rates occurred in the post-neonatal period in 'squatter' families, infection being a common cause of death. Mortality rates should fall further with improved housing.

Authors+Show Affiliations

Rip MR
Department of Community Health, University of Cape Town.
Woods DL
No affiliation info available
Keen CS
No affiliation info available
Van Coeverden de Groot HA
No affiliation info available

MeSH

Black or African AmericanBlack PeopleHumansInfantInfant MortalitySouth AfricaSuburban Population

Pub Type(s)

Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

Language

eng

PubMed ID

3206321

Citation

Rip, M R., et al. "Perinatal Health in the Peri-urban Township of Khayelitsha, Cape Town. Part II. Infant Mortality." South African Medical Journal = Suid-Afrikaanse Tydskrif Vir Geneeskunde, vol. 74, no. 12, 1988, pp. 633-4.
Rip MR, Woods DL, Keen CS, et al. Perinatal health in the peri-urban township of Khayelitsha, Cape Town. Part II. Infant mortality. S Afr Med J. 1988;74(12):633-4.
Rip, M. R., Woods, D. L., Keen, C. S., & Van Coeverden de Groot, H. A. (1988). Perinatal health in the peri-urban township of Khayelitsha, Cape Town. Part II. Infant mortality. South African Medical Journal = Suid-Afrikaanse Tydskrif Vir Geneeskunde, 74(12), 633-4.
Rip MR, et al. Perinatal Health in the Peri-urban Township of Khayelitsha, Cape Town. Part II. Infant Mortality. S Afr Med J. 1988 Dec 17;74(12):633-4. PubMed PMID: 3206321.
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