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Trends and Factors Associated with Under-5 Mortality in Northwest Nigeria (2008–2018) [PDF]

Annals of Global Health, 2022
Background: The Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey (NDHS) revealed that the under-five mortality rate (U5MR) in the northwest geopolitical zone (NWGZ), Nigeria, increased by 1.1% from 185 to 187 deaths per 1,000 live births between 2013 and 2018 ...
Osita K. Ezeh, Anastasia O. Odumegwu, Gladys H. Oforkansi, Uchechukwu D. Abada, Felix A. Ogbo, Piwuna C. Goson, Tanko Ishaya, Kingsley E. Agho   +7 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, Kenneth Hill, Joshua A. Salomon, Marcia C. Castro   +3 more
doaj   +5 more sources

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
doaj   +7 more sources

Understanding rapid implementation from discovery to scale: Rwanda’s implementation of rotavirus vaccines and PMTCT in the quest to reduce under-5 mortality [PDF]

BMC Pediatrics
Background Over the last eight decades, many evidence-based interventions (EBIs) have been developed to reduce amenable under-5 mortality (U5M). Implementation research can help reduce the lag between discovery and delivery, including as new EBIs emerge,
Felix Sayinzoga, Lisa R. Hirschhorn, Jovial Thomas Ntawukuriryayo, Caroline Beyer, Kateri B. Donahoe, Agnes Binagwaho   +5 more
doaj   +3 more sources

Development and application of a hybrid implementation research framework to understand success in reducing under-5 mortality in Rwanda [version 3; peer review: 2 approved] [PDF]

Gates Open Research, 2021
Background: We describe the development and testing of a hybrid implementation research (IR) framework to understand the pathways, successes, and challenges in addressing amenable under-5 mortality (U5M) – deaths preventable through health system ...
Miriam Frisch, Amelia VanderZanden, Jovial Thomas Ntawukuriryayo, Kedest Mathewos, Kateri Donahoe, Agnes Binagwaho, Felix Sayinzoga, Lisa R. Hirschhorn   +7 more
doaj   +3 more sources

From parental education to under-5 mortality: how antenatal care and hand hygiene mediate the pathway mechanisms [PDF]

BMC Public Health
Background Reducing the under-5 mortality rate (U5MR) to as low as 25/1000 live births globally by 2030 to reach the sustainable development goal (SDG) 3.2.1 appears to be a race against time.
Tapas Mazumder, Itismita Mohanty, Danish Ahmad, Theo Niyonsenga   +3 more
doaj   +4 more sources

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, Kittipong Sornlorm, Wongsa Laohasiriwong, Roshan Kumar Mahato   +3 more
doaj   +4 more sources

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, Ezeh OK, Ferdous AJ, Mbugua I, Kamara JK.   +4 more
europepmc   +5 more sources

Association between Long-Term Ambient PM2.5 Exposure and under-5 Mortality: A Scoping Review. [PDF]

Int J Environ Res Public Health, 2023
Studies have established a link between exposure to fine particles (PM2.5) and mortality in infants and children. However, few studies have explored the association between post-birth exposure to PM2.5 and under-5 mortality. We conducted a scoping review
Anita WM, Ueda K, Uttajug A, Seposo XT, Takano H.   +4 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Measuring under-5 mortality and fertility through mobile phone surveys: an assessment of selection bias in 34 low-income and middle-income countries. [PDF]

BMJ Open, 2023
Objectives This study aims to assess sample selection bias in mobile phone survey estimates of fertility and under-5 mortality. Design With data from the Demographic and Health Surveys, we use logistic regressions to identify sociodemographic correlates ...
Sánchez-Páez DA, Masquelier B, Menashe-Oren A, Baruwa OJ, Reniers G.   +4 more
europepmc   +2 more sources