An Assessment of Infant Mortality Rates in Jamaica, 2002-2021

लेखक

  • Paul Andrew Bourne Department of Institutional Research, Northern Caribbean University, Mandeville, Manchester, Jamaica, WI.
  • Subrina South Department of Nursing, Northern Caribbean University, Mandeville, Manchester, Jamaica, WI.
  • Sannekia Ellis Department of Nursing, Northern Caribbean University, Mandeville, Manchester, Jamaica, WI.
  • Donae Hansle Department of Nursing, Northern Caribbean University, Mandeville, Manchester, Jamaica, WI.
  • Pheonie Lewis Department of Nursing, Northern Caribbean University, Mandeville, Manchester, Jamaica, WI.
  • Kenneva Smalling Department of Nursing, Northern Caribbean University, Mandeville, Manchester, Jamaica, WI.
  • James Fallah Department of Dental Hygiene, Northern Caribbean University, Mandeville, Manchester, Jamaica, WI.
  • Calvin Campbell Department of Mathematics and Engineering, Northern Caribbean University, Mandeville, Manchester, Jamaica, WI.
  • Clifton Foster Department of Biology, Chemistry, and Environmental Sciences, Northern Caribbean University, Mandeville, Manchester, Jamaica, WI.
  • Caroline McLean Department of Nursing, Northern Caribbean University, Mandeville, Manchester, Jamaica, WI.
  • Tabitha Muchee Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Northern Caribbean University, Mandeville, Manchester, Jamaica, WI.

सार

Introduction: We live in a society that is affected by the inevitable, infant mortality. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), the infant mortality rate is defined as the probability of a child born in a specific year or period dying before reaching the age of one, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of that period.

Objective: The objectives of this study are: 1) To evaluate the trend of the infant mortality rates in Jamaica for the last 20 years, and 2) To find out the reason for either decline or increase of mortality rates of infants in Jamaica for the last 20 years.

Methods and Material: Time-series data were used for this study. Said data was collected, retrieved, transferred and analyzed using the IBM Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) with the use of tables consisting of frequencies, per cent, descriptive statistics, and confidence interval. Additionally, the use of the Macrotrends website was helpful as it collects data from various countries concerning economy, health, education, growth rate, density, environment and others just to name a few.

Findings: The descriptive statistics of the incidence of infant mortality for Jamaica for the last 20 years is on average 15.007 per 1000 live birth.

Conclusion: This research provided insight into the infant mortality rate in Jamaica.

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प्रकाशित

2022-07-15

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खंड 1 No. 1 (2022): International Journal of Interdisciplinary Invention & Innovation in Research

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