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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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The effects of changes in distance to nearest health facility on under-5 mortality and health care utilization in rural Malawi, 1980–1998 [PDF]
BMC Health Services Research, 2020 Background Despite important progress, the burden of under-5 mortality remains unacceptably high, with an estimated 5.3 million deaths in 2018. Lack of access to health care is a major risk factor for under-5 mortality, and distance to health care ...
John P. Quattrochi +3 more
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Factors associated with under-5 mortality in three disadvantaged East African districts. [PDF]
Int Health, 2020 AbstractBackgroundThe high rate of avoidable child mortality in disadvantaged communities in Africa is an important health problem. This article examines factors associated with mortality in children <5 y of age in three disadvantaged East African districts.MethodsPooled cross-sectional data on 9270 live singleton births from rural districts in ...
Agho KE +4 more
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Under-5 Mortality in Central America: 1990–2016 [PDF]
Pediatrics, 2021 BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: We aimed to calculate the change in under-5 mortality rates (U5MRs) (1990–2016), to assess countries’ status regarding Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 3.2.1 (reducing the U5MR to ≤25 deaths per 1000 live births by 2030), to list the ...
Franz, Castro +6 more
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Frontiers in Pediatrics, 2022 BackgroundThe reduction of childhood mortality is a reliable indicator of a national health system's progress and improvement. Sudan's population is still suffering from communicable diseases, with a considerably higher mortality rate among children ...
Mohammed Ahmed A. Ahmed +5 more
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Mortality in Tonga over three triennia, 2010–2018
BMC Public Health, 2021 Background Tonga is a South Pacific Island country with a population of 100,651 (2016 Census). This study examines Tongan infant mortality rates (IMR), under-five mortality rates (U5MR), adult mortality and life expectancy (LE) at birth from 2010 to 2018
Carah Figueroa +6 more
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BMC Health Services Research, 2023 Introduction An Integrated Community treatment of Childhood disease (ICCM)- focused intervention involving a large number of Patent and proprietary medicine vendors (PPMVs) was conducted by Society for Family Health Nigeria to improve management of ...
Akpu Blessing Oko +6 more
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Preventive Medicine Reports, 2023 Overall, China has made substantial progress in improving child survival over the past few decades, but a detailed understanding of child mortality trend at local level is limited.
Shuqing He +6 more
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Accelerated progress to reduce under-5 mortality in India
The Lancet Global Health, 2013 Maharaj Kishan Bhan
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BMC Nutrition, 2022 Background The under-five mortality rates of children in South Africa (SA) remain high despite successful HIV prevention and treatment programs. The in-hospital mortality of children with severe acute malnutrition remains a key obstacle.
S Ndlovu +3 more
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