There are many child-headed families and adolescent carers as a result of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Southern Africa [1]. The lack of earnings in such families exacerbates household poverty with predictable impact on the health and well-being of the remaining household members. There are ...
~ In memory of my mother ~ My mother, Carol Kathleen Ehrhardt, was born in Athlone, a 'coloured' area in Cape Town, South Africa, in December 1950. In 1958, under the Apartheid government’s Population Registration Act, her family were reclassified ‘white’ and moved to... A Hearing ...
Fortunately in India the Sample Registration System (SRS) has been providing the birth and death rates (crude birth and death rates) for the state as done for India since 1971. The birth rate in early period was quite high in Manipur ranging around 30 per thousand in the first decade ...
Currently, even in high-income countries with good vital registration systems, live-births at <28 wk are often classified as nonviable miscar- riages (52). Neonatal deaths in those born at 32–36 wk are more likely to be coded (appropriately) to other causes, such as infection, with...
We also present results for each of the six countries currently accounting for more than 50% of global maternal deaths./p pConclusions/p pOver the next five years, many millions of women within South Asia and sub-Saharan Africa will give birth without an SBA. Efforts to improve access to ...
Statistical Concept and Methodology:Vital rates are based on data from birth and death registration systems, censuses, and sample surveys by national statistical offices and other organizations, or on demographic analysis. Data for the most recent year for some high-income countries are provisional est...
For example, in Japan, birth registration was introduced in 1872, becoming complete by 1948 [4]. Traditional belief in Japan maintains that the birth year influences the individual's character in accordance with the Chinese Zodiac, and that these influences are sex specific. The Zodiac comprises ...
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Birth registration, and the possession of a birth certificate as proof of registration, has long been recognized as a fundamental human right. Data from a functioning civil registration and vital statistics (CRVS) system allows governments to benefit from accurate and universal data on birth and de...
Statistical Concept and Methodology:Vital rates are based on data from birth and death registration systems, censuses, and sample surveys by national statistical offices and other organizations, or on demographic analysis. Data for the most recent year for some high-income countries are provisional est...