Interpretation: The WHO verbal autopsy tools can provide reasonably good estimates of predominant causes of neonatal deaths in countries where neonatal mortality is high. Caution is required to interpret cause specific mortality fraction (CSMF) for birth asphyxia by VA because it is likely to be an...
Food insecurity Maternal health Neonatal health Socio-cultural determinants Pregnancy complications Low-income countries Economic factors Political factors 1. Introduction Food insecurity is a multifaceted phenomenon. Starting from the embryonic stage, in which adequate and nutritious food influences feto-matern...
Secondly, the census did not collect any information about ages under 1, so it was not possible to calculate neonatal mortality rates. Thirdly, when field staff assessed health care sought, they meant in the three months prior to death, but we understand that this time frame was not ...
Secondly, the census did not collect any information about ages under 1, so it was not possible to calculate neonatal mortality rates. Thirdly, when field staff assessed health care sought, they meant in the three months prior to death, but we understand that this time frame was not ...
In Burundi, human malarial infections continue to be the main cause of hospitalization and mortality among under-five children. Keywords: neonatal; children; mortality; morbidity; deaths; Sub-Saharan Africa; under-five; incidence; Burundi 1. Introduction The annual infant mortality rates in Burundi ...