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- To understand the medical and non-medical factors that affect the infant
mortality rate of a country or region.
- To view the infant mortality rate (IMR) as a sensitive barometer to the
general health and well-being of a country’s population.
- To recognize problems associated with the measurement of the IMR.
- To appreciate that a high IMR can occur even in a wealthy country, while a
low IMR may occur in a developing country.
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