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    An Evaluation of Health Interventions of Maternal Neonatal Child Mortality Reduction in Kaltungo Local Government Area of Gombe State
    (Lead City University, Ibadan, 2022-12) Ronah Yaro
    Maternal neonatal and child morbidity and mortality indices in Nigeria have been alarming particularly in Gombe state situated in the north East region. The maternal mortality rate in Gombe is 1002/100,000 live birth and infant mortality rate is 20.7/1000 live birth and under five mortality is 104/1000. The primary Health care system is reduction of this indices through access to health care specific interventions. This study was therefore aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of interventions parameters. The study is descriptive non randomised, non-controlled outcome evaluation of intervention packages rendered through the PHCs in Kaltungo LGA. A structured questionnaire in the form of an assessment sheet study instrument was used to collect data on documented intervention specific to maternal neonatal and child mortality control and it was measured against the outcome over a period of ten years (10) years intervention period (2012-2021). That out of the eight (8) interventions are: Malaria control, administration of Haematinics, Prevention/Immunization, Post-Natal care, Focus Ante Natal Care, Breast feedings Infection Control, and complimentary Feeding were correlated with outcome Morbidity and mortality and inference were drawn from statistical analysis as effective and non- effective. The documented measurable intervention packages inputs (in form of number of pregnant women, neonates and children that benefited from each category of the intervention) were correlated against the documented measurable outcomes (in form of number of deaths recorded that are specific to the categories of the intervention packages). The results show that of the eight (8) sets of interventions/outcomes for all the PHCs at level of significance of 0.05, only two intervention types (malaria control – p-value = 0.015 and administration of haemotonics – p-alue = 0.036), equivalent to 25% of total intervention sets are signinficant enough to be regarded as effective in reducing maternal mortality. In other words, all intervention packages for reduting Perinatal mortality, neonatal mortality and under 5 mortality are not significantly effective to reduce number of deaths. Keywords: Maternal neonatal and child morbidity, Mortality Reduction, Health Interventions Word Count: 318