Adekolu-John E O
Department of Epidemiology and Community Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Ilorin, Nigeria.
Afr J Med Med Sci. 1988 Sep;17(3):149-56.
A survey of vital and health statistics, and the evaluation of collection of these data in the registration centres of Kainji Lake Area, are presented. Forty-two per cent of all deaths occurred below 10 years of age, with the largest percentage occurring below 5 years of age. The leading causes of all deaths were malaria, gastro-intestinal disorders and measles. Occurrence of an epidemic was found to be significant to the overall mortality. The role of traditional healers in the control of childhood mortality is discussed. About 34% of the women had married more than once and 56% of the divorces occurred after the first marriage. The causes of divorces were largely due to loss of affection and neglect. The number of deliveries in the hospitals was more than the number of registered births and no death was registered at the centres. A unique system of collection of vital information was suggested for the Kainji Lake Area.
本文介绍了对凯因吉湖地区生命与健康统计数据的调查，以及对这些数据在登记中心收集情况的评估。所有死亡病例中，42%发生在10岁以下，其中最大比例发生在5岁以下。所有死亡的主要原因是疟疾、胃肠道疾病和麻疹。发现疫情的发生对总体死亡率有显著影响。讨论了传统治疗师在控制儿童死亡率方面的作用。约34%的女性有过多次婚姻，56%的离婚发生在初婚之后。离婚的原因主要是感情缺失和忽视。医院的分娩数量多于登记出生数量，且登记中心没有死亡记录。为凯因吉湖地区建议了一种独特的生命信息收集系统。
