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PLoS ONE, 2017 Background The impacts of optimal infant feeding practices on diarrhoea have been documented in some developing countries, but not in countries with high diarrhoea mortality as reported by the World Health Organisation/United Nations Children’s Fund.
F. Ogbo +5 more
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Interaction of infant mortality and fertility and the effectiveness of health and family planning programs [PDF]
The interaction of fertility and infant mortality is well established. Lower infant mortality can lead to lower fertility by reducing the need for replacement births. Conversely, birth spacing improves the chances of child survival. To find out how these
Barnum, Howard
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Under-5 Mortality in Tanzania: A Demographic Scenario. [PDF]
, 2012 The government of the United Republic of Tanzania has initiated the Integrated Management of Childhood Illness program to improve the health and wellbeing of children.
Hamisi, Hamisi F, Sathiya Susuman, A
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Acta paediatrica, 2015 To synthesise the evidence for effects of optimal breastfeeding on all‐cause and infection‐related mortality in infants and children aged 0–23 months.
M. J. Sankar +6 more
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Short and long-term relationship between physician density on infant mortality: a longitudinal econometric analysis [PDF]
While countries with higher levels of human resources for health typically have better population health, the evidence that increases in the level of human resources for health leads to improvements in population health is limited.
David Canning +2 more
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Mother’s Health-seeking Behaviour and Childhood Mortality in Pakistan [PDF]
The paper examines the Mother’s Health-seeking Behaviour and Childhood Mortality in Pakistan. This is based on the 1990-91 Pakistan Demographic and Health Survey (PDHS), a nationally representative survey covering all four provinces of the country.
Ghulam Mustafa Zahid
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The Effort to Decrease Maternal and Child Mortality Rates Through Cultural Transformation [PDF]
, 2016 Maternal and infant mortality in Ende is still high, but research related a social science is rare. The cultural aspect and medical factors such as the lack of primary health care services are also play a role.
Kristianti, R. D. (Rani) +3 more
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Beriberi (Thiamine Deficiency) and High Infant Mortality in Northern Laos
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2015 Background Infantile beriberi (thiamine deficiency) occurs mainly in infants breastfed by mothers with inadequate intake of thiamine, typically among vulnerable populations.
H. Barennes +3 more
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Determinants of infant and child mortality in Zimbabwe: Results of multivariate hazard analysis [PDF]
This study addresses important issues in infant and child mortality in Zimbabwe. The objective of the paper is to determine the impact of maternal, socioeconomic and sanitation variables on infant and child mortality. Results show that births of order 6+
Jeroen K Van Ginneken, Joshua Kembo
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The Effect of Oral Polio Vaccine at Birth on Infant Mortality: A Randomized Trial
Clinical Infectious Diseases, 2015 Neonates were randomized to oral polio vaccine (OPV) and followed for mortality. Among those enrolled within the first 2 days, OPV was associated with a 42% (10%–62%) reduction in infant infectious disease mortality.
N. Lund +9 more
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