Author Question: A major cause of under-5 mortality is a. premature birth and low birth weight. b. diarrhea ... (Read 32 times)

storky111 · **on:** Jul 2, 2018

A major cause of under-5 mortality is

a. premature birth and low birth weight.
b. diarrhea resulting from poor water quality and sanitation.
c. contagious childhood illness, such as measles.
d. hospital-borne bacteria transmitted to the child during birth.

Question 2

The infant-mortality rate refers to the number of deaths of live-born infants under _________ of age per 1,000 live births in a given year.

a. 3 months
b. 6 months
c. 1 year
d. 2 years