Do precarious female employment and political autonomy affect the under-5 mortality rate? Evidence from 166 countries. [PDF]
PLoS One, 2022 The United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) were designed to benefit the globalized world by safeguarding economic and environmental resources necessary for quality health and well-being and moderate growth and development. The study focused
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Identifying determinants of under-5 mortality in Bangladesh: A machine learning approach with BDHS 2022 data. [PDF]
PLoS OneBackground Under-5 mortality in Bangladesh remains a critical indicator of public health and socio-economic development. Traditional methods often struggle to capture the complex, non-linear relationships influencing under-5 mortality.
Naznin S, Uddin MJ, Kabir A.
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Reductions in under-5 mortality and public health improvements of the China Healthy Cities (Counties) initiative: a nationwide quasi-experimental study. [PDF]
BMJ Glob Health, 2022 Introduction The China Healthy Cities (Counties) public health initiative has been at the forefront of China’s efforts to counteract the growing challenges in the urban environment since the 1990s.
Yue D, Chen X, Zhu Y, Macinko J, Meng Q.
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Under-5 mortality in sub-Saharan Africa: is maternal age at first childbirth below 20 years a risk factor? [PDF]
BMJ Open, 2021 Objectives This study aimed at examining the association between young maternal age at first childbirth and under-5 mortality in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA).
Ahinkorah BO.
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Modeling Age Patterns of Under-5 Mortality: Results From a Log-Quadratic Model Applied to High-Quality Vital Registration Data. [PDF]
Demography, 2022 Information about how the risk of death varies with age within the 0-5 age range represents critical evidence for guiding health policy. This study proposes a new model for summarizing regularities about how under-5 mortality is distributed by detailed ...
Guillot M +3 more
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Under-5 mortality in Tanzania: a demographic scenario. [PDF]
Iranian Journal of Public Health, 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.Tanzania's under-five mortality rate is still 1.7 times higher than the world average ...
A Sathiya Susuman, Hamisi F Hamisi
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Trends and projections of under-5 mortality in Bangladesh including the effects of maternal high-risk fertility behaviours and use of healthcare services. [PDF]
PLoS One, 2021 Objective This study examines trends and puts forward projections of under-5 mortality (U5M) in Bangladesh and identifies the effects of maternal high-risk fertility behaviours and use of healthcare services.
Khan MA +6 more
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Under-5 Mortality and Its Associated Factors in Northern Nigeria: Evidence from 22,455 Singleton Live Births (2013-2018). [PDF]
Int J Environ Res Public Health, 2021 The northern geopolitical zones (NGZs) continue to report the highest under-5 mortality rates (U5MRs) among Nigeria’s six geopolitical zones. This study was designed to identify factors related to under-5 mortality (U5M) in the NGZs.
Ezeh OK +7 more
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Spatial association and modelling of under-5 mortality in Thailand, 2020
Geospatial Health, 2023 Under-5 mortality rate (U5MR) is a key indicator of child health and overall development. In Thailand, despite significant steps made in child health, disparities in U5MR persist across different provinces.
Suparerk Suerungruang +3 more
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Newborns and Under-5 Mortality in Ethiopia: The Necessity to Revitalize Partnership in Post-COVID-19 Era to Meet the SDG Targets. [PDF]
J Prim Care Community Health, 2021 The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) were adopted during the United Nations meeting in 2015 to succeed Millennium Development Goals. Among the health targets, SDG 3.2 is to end preventable deaths of newborns and children under 5 years of age by 2030.
Tefera YG, Ayele AA.
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