Sepsis in neonates (newborns) remains a major cause of public health concern. Sepsis may cause neutropenia due to hematological system dysfunction, which suggests poor prognosis.Decreased neutrophil function will increase mortality in neonates. In addition, the health care cost implication of residual symptoms in children who survive is quite high.This study aimed to estimate the association be…
Sepsis is a major cause of infant and child mortality. Hyperglycemia worsens situation in patients with sepsis and increases mortality. Unfortunately, hyperglycemia in patients with sepsis is of ten ignored by clinicians. This study aimed to estimate the association between hyperglycemia and mortality in children with sepsis after controlling for multi-organ dysfunctions (MOD), age, and nutriti…
Death reporting is base of mortality rate calculation. The mortality rate is importance indicator and should be decreased in the well-being develop plan. To find a good death reporting, local goverment in Indonesia were developing registration systems for some region in Indonesia. Surakarta City and Pekalongan District have been developing registration with repairing cause of death report, this…
Background: Neonatal mortality is the death of an infant who is born alive within 7 days after birth (early neonatal mortality/perinatal), and the death of a baby born alive more than 7 days until approximately 29 days (advanced neonatal mortality). Neonatal deaths (infants aged 28 days) is two thirds of infant mortality, whereas early neonatal mortality/perinatal (infant age of 7) days is two …
Background: Determinant factor of maternal and infant mortality are the medical, health services management and social culture. It is assumed that the aspec of medical and health services management easily overcome, because of that, what need to be studied is the social culture aspect. Methods: Designed as a qualitative research this study aims to analyze the principles of impowerment, empowerm…