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Determinants of early neonatal mortality in Afghanistan: an analysis of the Demographic and Health Survey 2015.

Gulam Muhammaed Al KibriaVanessa BurrowesAllysha ChoudhuryAtia SharmeenSwagata GhoshArif MahmudAngela Kc
Published in: Globalization and health (2018)
Several individual, maternal and community level factors influence early neonatal deaths in Afghanistan; significance of the elements of multiple levels indicates that neonatal survival programs should follow a multifaceted approach to incorporate these associated factors. Programs should focus on birth interval prolongation with the promotion of family planning services, utilization of antenatal care and institutional delivery services along with management of preterm and sick infants to prevent this large number of deaths in this period.
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