Consider the following statements: 1. Infant mortality rate takes into account the death of infants within a month after birth. 2. Infant mortality rate is the number of infant deaths in a particular year per 100 live births during that year. Which of the above statements is/are correct?
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- A1 only
- B2 only
- CBoth 1 and 2
- DNeither 1 nor 2Correct
Explanation
The correct answer is D because both statements are factually incorrect based on the standard definition of Infant Mortality Rate (IMR).
Statement 1 is incorrect because IMR measures the death of infants under one year of age, not just within one month. Deaths within the first 28 days or one month are specifically referred to as the Neonatal Mortality Rate.
Statement 2 is incorrect because IMR is calculated as the number of infant deaths per 1,000 live births, not per 100 live births.
Since both statements provide incorrect parameters for the duration and the denominator used in the calculation, neither 1 nor 2 is correct.
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