Use of under-five mortality rate as an indicator for vitamin A deficiency in a population. Vitamin A deficiency (VAD) is an important problem in many developing countries. If population data are unavailable or outdated for common indicators of VA... S Werner - 《Journal of Nutrition》 被引量...
In the multilevel Weibull regression analysis, the Adjusted Hazard Ratio (AHR) with 95% Confidence Interval (CI) was reported to declare the significant predictors of under-five mortality. Results: Under-five mortality rate in East Africa was 51.318 (95% CI: 51.311, 51.323) per 1000 live ...
mortality while mothers aged 25–34 years (IRR = 0.73, p = 0.000), unmarried mothers (IRR = 0.68, p = 0.004), mothers delivered in public health sectors (IRR = 0.59, p = 0.000), mothers used Pill/IUD (IRR = 0.64, p = 0.018), mothers who had 3 to 5 (IRR = 0.51, p = ...
The pathways between low birth weight, rapid weight gain, and overweight raise concerns in low-income countries, where rates of low birth weight are high. Rapid weight gain (catch-up growth) has been seen as a health-promoting strategy to avoid the morbidity and mortality associated with low ...
Although substantial reductions in under-5 mortality have been observed during the past 35 years, progress in the Eastern Mediterranean Region (EM
Changing mortality amongst hospitalised children with Severe Acute Malnutrition in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, 2009-2018 Severe acute malnutritionHIVUnder-5 mortalityBackground The under-five mortality rates of children in South Africa (SA) remain high despite successful HIV ... S Ndlovu,C David-Gov...
Globally, childhood diarrhea is a major public health concern. Despite numerous interventions that have been put in place to reduce its incidence over the years, childhood diarrhea remains a problem and is the fourth leading cause of child mortality in G
Background. Diarrhea is the leading cause of mortality among infants and children younger than 5 years of age in both underdeveloped and developing countries. Factors determining the occurrence of diarrhea in children are complex, and the relative contribution of each factor varies as a function ...
events has declined in both number and intensity over a decade long perspective, with particularly sharp declines in higher-intensity conflict6,7, the frequency of armed conflict events in several areas shows an upward trend, becoming more concentrated in Africa, the Middle East and South Asia5....
The contribution of childhood diseases to under-five mortality was estimated using population attributable fractions. Results The overall U5M rate was 90 deaths per 1000 live births. Large regional variations in U5M rates were observed, lowest in Kampala at 56 and highest in the North-East at ...