Under-Five Mortality In The Fifth Congressional District Of Camarines Sur

Abstract

Addressing the pervasive issue of avoidable deaths and taking steps to ensure that they never happen again are imperative. Every mother and child are receiving primary health care, but in order for children anywhere in the nation or the world to have the best start and the best chance for the future, there must be a robust primary health care system that fulfills their needs as well as those of their families. This study aimed to assess the under-five mortality in the fifth Congressional District of Camarines Sur. From 146 respondents of the study were of parents or guardians of the under-five mortality recorded from January 2022-September 2023. In order to cover the respondents a total enumeration was considered in the different municipalities. Thirty-two respondents were from Nabua, 12 were from Balatan, 14 were from Bula, 19 were from Buhi, 17 were from Bato, 14 were from Baao, and 38 were from Iriga City, respectively. The researcher uses a self-made questionnaire that is simple and concise to be easily understood by the respondents and to easily facilitate the responses.  The gathered data was tallied, tabulated and analyzed with the use percentage technique, weighted mean, and Friedman’s Test.

From the result it was found out that the leading cause of under-five mortality for communicable diseases was pneumonia and for non-communicable diseases was cardiorespiratory arrest, and the factors all contributed to the under-five mortality in the Fifth Congressional District of Camarines Sur. The researcher also found that socioeconomic, maternal health, health care accessibility are not significant to under-five mortality in the fifth Congressional District of Camarines Sur while nutrition and sanitation are significant to under-five mortality in the fifth Congressional District of Camarines Sur.