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Article
Strategies for Decreasing Infant Mortality Rate among the Arab Bedouins of Negev, Israel
Author(s)
Sourav Goswami
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DOI:10.17265/2328-7136/2018.02.006
Affiliation(s)
Department of Community Medicine, Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences, Sevagram, Maharashtra 442102, India
ABSTRACT
The semi-nomadic Bedouins
of Negev have undergone
a transition to modernization. But due to political reasons many of them still live
in unrecognized localities in the state of Israel. They suffer from number of diseases
and have a high IMR (infant mortality rate) as compared to Jewish population. This
review article aims at discussing different strategies that may be implemented for
improving IMR among the Bedouins. Increasing literacy-rate among Bedouin women along
with launching newer measures like trained female Bedouin health volunteers, community
health-clinics and home-based newborn care may help in reducing IMR. Congenital
anomaly among newborns is mostly due to consanguinity. Malnutrition, anemia and
accidents were the other important reasons for child mortality. Unrecognized Bedouin
habitats are not having
the basic amenities for daily living. Poverty does
not allow them to spend much on health. Dedicated inter-sectorial
coordination and launching newer health programs for Bedouin children may help improve
the IMR.
KEYWORDS
Bedouin, Infant mortality, Negev, newer strategies.
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