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Prevalence of and factors associated with under-5 mortality in South Asia [PDF]
International Health, 2018 This study investigated the prevalence of and the factors associated with under-5 mortality across five South Asian countries.Cross-sectional pooled data from 1999 through 2014 collected from the Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) in five South Asian countries (Bangladesh, India, Maldives, Nepal and Pakistan) were used.
Hasan Sohail, Subas Neupane
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The impact of democracy and media freedom on under-5 mortality, 1961–2011 [PDF]
Social Science & Medicine, 2017 Do democracies produce better health outcomes for children than autocracies? We argue that (1) democratic governments have an incentive to reduce child mortality among low-income families and (2) that media freedom enhances their ability to deliver mortality-reducing resources to the poorest.
Simon Wigley, Arzu Akkoyunlu-Wigley
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The Lancet Regional Health. Western PacificSummary: Background: Children under five years are physiologically susceptible to heat stress and significantly more affected by their surrounding environmental conditions, yet urban-rural differences in their vulnerability remain poorly understood ...
Chunhua He +8 more
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An Account of India's under-5 Mortality Rate [PDF]
International Journal of Social Work and Human Services Practice, 2016 Millennium Development Goal 4 (MDG4) of India targeted to diminish the under-five mortality rate (U-5MR) rate to 42 and infant mortality rate (IMR) to 27 per 1,000 live births by 2015-end. Although the country has gained some improvements in reducing U-5MR and IMR, it failed to achieve the target.
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Global Health Action, 2019 Background: Despite global achievements in reducing early childhood mortality, disparities remain. There have been empirical studies of inequalities conducted in low- and middle-income countries.
Sai San Moon Lu +2 more
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Estimation of Under-5 Child Mortality Rates in 52 Low-migration Countries [PDF]
Child Health Nursing Research, 2020 Reduction of the under-5 mortality rate is a target of the Sustainable Development Goals. Therefore, this study aimed to estimate under-5 child mortality rates in 52 low-migration countries using population data. The study utilized population data from the US Census Bureau from 1990 to 2015.
Nirmal Sapkota +3 more
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Identifying New Age Patterns of Under-5 Mortality Using the Under-5 Mortality Database
, 2021 This study brings new insights into the global diversity of the age pattern of under-five mortality. The novelty of our results relies on the newly-compiled Under-Five Mortality Database (U5MD) providing mortality information by detailed age groups, including daily, weekly, and monthly breakdowns.
Verhulst, Andrea +13 more
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Contribution of congenital disorders to under-5 mortality
South African Medical Journal, 2016 No Abstract.
Malherbe, H L +3 more
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Impact of COVID-19 on mortality under 5 years old
Pediatric Research, 2023 This paper investigated impact of COVID-19 on mortality under 5 years old. The mortality effects were calculated with two CDC datasets such as the dataset from 2015 to 2020 and the provisional dataset from 2020 to 2022. The result shows that there is no effect of COVID-19 on mortality under 5 years old.
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Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Background Combined oral contraceptive (COC) use in obese adult women dramatically increases the relative risk of developing a pulmonary embolism (PE). The risk of a PE in obese adolescent females taking contraceptives is currently unknown. The purpose of this investigation was to determine the effect of body mass index (BMI) and contraceptive
John Puetz, Joanne Salas
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