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INSTRUCTIONS:
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* Low Birth weight
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Inputs:
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1. Prevalence of Low Birth Weight
(%)
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10
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2. Births per year
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1000000
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3. Neonatal Death rate (deaths
<1 month/1000 live births)
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10
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4. Infant Death rate (deaths
<1 year/1000 live births)
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25
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Assumptions:
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1. Relative risk of neonatal death
of LBW v non-LBW infants
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4
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2. Relative risk of post-neonatal
infant death of LBW v non-LBW infants
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2
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Intermediate results:
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1. Neonatal deaths per year
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10000
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2. Infant deaths per year
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25000
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3. Percentage of neonatal deaths
attributable to LBW
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0.231
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4. Percentage of post neonatal
infant deaths attributable to LBW
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0.091
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Results:
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1. Number of neonatal deaths
attributable to LBW
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2308
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2. Number of post neonatal infant
deaths attributable to LBW
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1364
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3. Number of infant deaths
attributable to LBW
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3671
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4. Percentage of infant deaths
attributable to LBW
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14.7
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Wednesday, March 13, 2013
Babies Deaths Rate Calculation Due to Low Birth Weight
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