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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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This study critically examines the health-environment discourse and uses infant and under-5 mortality rates, carbon emissions, and non-renewable energy to investigate the inherent associations.
Bosede Ngozi Adeleye +3 more
semanticscholar +1 more source
Trends in mortality and life expectancy in Fiji over 20 years
Background Fiji, a Pacific Island nation of 884,887 (2017 census), has experienced a prolonged epidemiological transition. This study examines trends in mortality and life expectancy (LE) in Fiji by sex and ethnicity over 1996–2017, with comparisons to ...
Catherine Dearie +5 more
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Background: Under-5 mortality rate is an important indicator in Millennium Development Goals and Sustainable Development Goals. To date, no nationally representative studies have examined the effects of fine particulate matter (PM2.5) air pollution on ...
Chunhua He +13 more
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Background: Although it has been globally reported that IMR and U5MR continue to decline every year, the rate disparities between urban and rural areas are still evident in various countries. The government is presumed to carry out efforts to reduce this
Alissa Sita Pertiwi, Amal Chalik Sjaaf
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Rates and Causes of Death in Chiradzulu District, Malawi, 2008: A Key Informant Study [PDF]
In September 2008, we measured all-cause mortality in Chiradzulu District, Malawi (population 291 000) over a 60-day retrospective period, using capture-recapture analysis of three lists of deaths provided by (i) key community informants, (ii) graveyard ...
Adjuik +10 more
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Effects of Prenatal Exposure to PM 2.5 Chemical Components on Adverse Birth Outcomes and Under-5 Mortality in South Korea. [PDF]
Byun G, Choi Y, Lee JT, Bell ML.
europepmc +2 more sources
Childhood mortality in sub-Saharan Africa : cross-sectional insight into small-scale geographical inequalities from Census data [PDF]
Objectives To estimate and quantify childhood mortality, its spatial correlates and the impact of potential correlates using recent census data from three sub-Saharan African countries (Rwanda, Senegal and Uganda), where evidence is lacking.
Clarke, Aileen +2 more
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Abolishing user fees for children and pregnant women trebled uptake of malaria-related interventions in Kangaba, Mali. [PDF]
Malaria is the most common cause of morbidity and mortality in children under 5 in Mali. Health centres provide primary care, including malaria treatment, under a system of cost recovery.
Audibert +15 more
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Rising under‐5 mortality in Africa: who bears the brunt? [PDF]
SummaryObjectives To identify the socioeconomic and geographical groups in which the recent under‐5 mortality increase observed in several African countries was most pronounced, and to explore the contribution of a number of proximate determinants of under‐5 mortality.Methods Time trends in under‐5 mortality were assessed with Cox Proportional ...
Houweling, T +3 more
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