A Study of Infant Mortality in Rajgarh Block of Churu District

Agency : Bhoruka Charitable Trust

The study is being carried out in Rajgarh block, where Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) project is being implemented by Bhoruka Charitable Trust, which provides services for children, and pregnant and lactating mothers through 220 Anganwari centres covering around 170 villages of the project area. The study aims at estimating the current level of infant mortality in the project area and examining the factors associated with infant and maternal mortality. The study is based on a sample survey covering around 5000 households to identify all births and infant and maternal deaths, which have occurred in the sample households. The study also examines the current disease patterns and nutritional deficiencies among the infants.


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