Substantial declines in infant and under-5 mortality have taken place in recent years in many countries in Sub-Saharan Africa. Kenya's infant mortality rate has fallen by 7.6 percent per year, the fastest rate of decline among the 20 countries in the region for which recent Demographic and ...
Infant and child mortality information from the birth history data of the Kenya Fertility Survey is used to estimate current levels and differentials and past trends in infant mortality. Infant mortality has declined from over 160/1000 births in the period immediately prior to 1958 to about 110/10...
Infant Mortality Differentials in Western Kenya (1979-1989) This article examines the infant mortality differentials of the three dominant communities in western Kenya - the Luhyia, the Luo, and the Kalenjin - from 1979 to 1989. It considers the impact of a number of factors in explaining diffe...
In a single country perspective, Edeme [21] showed that the public health expenditure had reducing effect on infant mortality rate in Nigeria for the data period of 1981–2014. Similar findings were also observed by Manda et al. [53] for Kenya, Boachie and Ramu [16] for Ghana, Akinkug...
This can give those in the healthcare profession a clearer picture of what needs to be done to give more babies a chance to survive. What Is the Infant Mortality Rate? The infant mortality rate is the number of infant deaths for every 1,000 live births. The infant mortality rate provides...
Towards Elimination of Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV: The Impact of a Rapid Results Initiative in Nyanza Province, Kenya. Many HIV-positive pregnant women and infants are still not receiving optimal services, preventing the goal of eliminating mother-to-child transmission (MTC......
Progress in child survival also diverges across age groups4. Global reductions in mortality rates of children under 5—that is, the under-5 mortality rate (U5MR)—among post-neonatal age groups are greater than those for mortality of neonates (0–28 days)4,8. It is relatively unclear how ...
The impact of a reduced fertility rate on women's health Pena R, Liljestrand J, Zelaya E, Persson LA: Fertility and infant mortality trends in Nicaragua 1964–1993. The role of women's education. J Epidemiol... J Payne - 《Bmc Womens Health》 被引量: 19发表: 2004年 The effect of ...
Ethiopia has made large-scale healthcare investments to improve child health and survival. However, there is insufficient population level data on the current estimates of infant mortality rate (IMR) in the country. The aim of this study was to
Infant mortality is higher in boys than girls in most parts of the world. This has been explained by sex differences in genetic and biological makeup, with