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Yemane GD, Tareke AA, Zakaria HF, Takele BA, Jemal SS. Time to death and its determinants of under-five children in rural Ethiopia by using shared frailty. Sci Rep 2024; 14:5647. [PMID: 38453982 PMCID: PMC10920639 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-56063-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2023] [Accepted: 03/01/2024] [Indexed: 03/09/2024] Open
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Under-five (U5M) is one of the most significant and sensitive measures of the community's health. Children who live in rural areas are more likely than those who live in urban areas to die before the age of five. Therefore, the study aimed to assess the Survival status of under-five mortality and its determinants in rural Ethiopia. The 2019 Ethiopia Mini Demographic and Health Survey was used in this study as a secondary source (EMDHS). A total of 4426 weighted under-five children were included in the study. To determine survival time and identify predictors of death among children under the age of five, the Cox's gamma shared frailty model and the Kaplan Meier model, respectively, were used. An adjusted Hazard Ratio (AHR) along with a 95% Confidence Interval (CI) were used to measure the size and direction of the association. The Study showed that in rural Ethiopia, 6.03% of children died before celebrating their first birthday. The median age of under-five mortality in rural Ethiopia was estimated to be 29 Months. The hazard of death among under-five children and those who had given birth to two children in the last five years was 4.99 times less likely to be at risk of dying than those who had given birth to one Child in the previous five years (AHR 4.99, 95% CI 2.97, 8.83). The Study Concluded that under-five mortality remained high in rural Ethiopia. In the final model, the Age of Mothers, Sex of Household, Breastfeeding, Types of Birth, Sex of Child, Educational Level of Mothers, Wealth Index, Child ever born, Marital Status, and Water Source were significant predictors of under-five mortality. Twins and children who are not breastfed should receive additional attention, along with improving water resources for households and mothers income.
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- Getahun Dejene Yemane
- Department of Statistics, College of Natural and Computational Science, Mizan-Tepi University, Tepi, Ethiopia.
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- Zonal COVID-19/EPI Technical Assistant at West Gondar Zone Health Department, Amref Health Africa in Ethiopia, Gondar, Ethiopia
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Haramaya University, Harar, Ethiopia
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Institute of Public Health, College of Medicine and Health Science, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia
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- Department of Statistics, College of Natural and Computational Science, Mizan-Tepi University, Tepi, Ethiopia
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Karami B, Abbasi M, Tajvar M. Determinants of Neonatal, Infant and Child Mortalities in Iran: A Systematic Review. IRANIAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH 2024; 53:104-115. [PMID: 38694862 PMCID: PMC11058371 DOI: 10.18502/ijph.v53i1.14687] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2023] [Accepted: 07/21/2023] [Indexed: 05/04/2024]
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Background Children mortality is considered as one of the main indicators of population development and health, while most of the children's deaths are preventable. This study systematically reviewed the determinants of children mortality in Iran. Methods This systematic review was conducted to summarize all the factors associated with children mortality in three age groups; Neonate (0-28 d), Infant (28 d-1 yr old) and children (<5 yr old), based on the PRISMA guideline. Many of the electronic international and national databases, in addition to hand searching of reference of selected articles, grey literature, formal and informal reports and government documents were screened to identify potential records up to Jan 2022. We included all studies that identified determinants of child mortality in any province of Iran or the whole country, without any restriction. Results Overall, 32 studies were included, published between 2000 and 2022, of which 23 were cross-sectional and 15 published in Farsi language. The associations between several risk factors (n=69) and the child mortality were examined. Among the identified factors, 'birth weight', 'mother's literacy', 'socioeconomic status', 'delivery type', 'gestational age', 'pregnancy interval', 'immaturity', 'type of nutrition', and 'stillbirth' were the most important mentioned determinants of child mortality in Iran. Conclusion Appropriate interventions and policies should be developed and implemented in Iran, addressing the main identified associated factors, resulting from this review study, with the aim of minimizing preventable child deaths, based on their age categories.
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- Badriyeh Karami
- Behavioral Diseases Research Center, Health Institute, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran
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- Department of Health Management, Policy and Economics, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Health Management, Policy and Economics, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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Rojas-Botero ML, Borrero-Ramírez YE, Cáceres-Manrique FDM. [Social inequalities in under-five mortality: a systematic review]. Rev Salud Publica (Bogota) 2023; 22:220-237. [PMID: 36753114 DOI: 10.15446/rsap.v22n2.86964] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2020] [Accepted: 05/10/2020] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE To identify the characteristics of the published studies on social inequalities in under-five mortality, their theoretical perspectives, axes of inequality, methods and results. METHOD We carried out a systematic literature review. We consulted four electronic databases and Google Scholar, for studies published between 2010 and 2018. RESULTS We analyzed 126 articles. In 62.7%, territory was studied as the axis of inequality, followed by socioeconomic determinants (27.8%). Neonatal, infant and under-five mortality was analyzed as an output in health in 19.0%, 49.2% and 32.3%, respectively. It predominated ecological (62.7%) and longitudinal (50.0%) studies. Significant reductions in mortality rates were found, however, the decline was not homogeneous among subpopulations. CONCLUSIONS The literature reports a marked decrease in under-five mortality; however, the gaps between different axes of inequality continue and in some cases they have increased. Gaps varied according to time, place, axis of inequality and type of mortality analyzed.
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- Maylen L Rojas-Botero
- MR: Profesional en Gerencia de Sistemas de Información en Salud, M.Sc. Epidemiología. Ph.D.(c) Epidemiología. Universidad de Antioquia, Facultad Nacional de Salud Pública. Medellín, Colombia.
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- YB: MD. Esp. Teoría Métodos de Investigación. M.Sc. Sociología. Ph.D. Salud Pública. Posdoctorado en Salud Colectiva. Universidad de Antioquia, Facultad Nacional de Salud Pública.
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- FC: Enfermera. Esp.; M.Sc. Epidemiología. Esp. Docencia Universitaria. Ph.D. Salud Pública. Universidad Industrial de Santander, Facultad de Salud, Escuela de Medicina, Departamento de Salud Pública. Bucaramanga, Colombia.
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Kumar C, Piyasa, Saikia N. An update on explaining the rural-urban gap in under-five mortality in India. BMC Public Health 2022; 22:2093. [DOI: 10.1186/s12889-022-14436-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2022] [Accepted: 10/25/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Background
Rural Indians have higher mortality rates than urban Indians. However, the rural-urban gap in under-five mortality has changed is less researched. This paper aims to assess 1) whether the rural-urban gap in under-five mortality has reduced over time 2) Whether rural children are still experiencing a higher likelihood of death after eliminating the role of other socioeconomic factors 3) What factors are responsible for India’s rural-urban gap in under-five mortality.
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We used all rounds for National Family Health Survey data for understanding the trend of rural-urban gap in under-five mortality. Using NFHS-2019-21 data, we carried out a binary logistic regression analysis to examine the factors associated with under-five mortality. Fairlie’s decomposition technique was applied to understand the relative contribution of different covariates to the rural–urban gap in under-five mortality.
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India has witnessed a more than 50% reduction in under-five mortality rate between 1992 and 93 and 2019–21. From 1992 to 93 to 2019–21, the annual decrease in rural and urban under-five mortality is 1.6% and 2.7%, respectively. Yet, rural population still contributes a higher proportion of the under-five deaths. The rural-urban gap in under-five mortality has reduced from 44 per thousand live births in 1992–1993 to 30 per thousand in 2004–2005 which further decreased to 14 per thousand in 2019–2021. There is no disadvantage for the rural children due to their place of residence if they belong to economically well-off household or their mothers are educated. It is wealth index rather than place of residence which determines the under-five mortality. Economic (50.82% contribution) and educational differential (28.57% contribution) are the main reasons for rural-urban under-five mortality gaps.
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The existing rural-urban gap in under-five mortality suggests that the social and health policies need to be need to reach rural children from poor families and uneducated mothers. This call for attention to ensure that the future programme must emphasize mothers from economically and educationally disadvantaged sections. While there should be more emphasis on equal access to health care facilities by the rural population, there should also be an effort to strengthen the rural economy and quality of education.
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Yemane GD. Determinant factors of under-five mortality in rural Ethiopia. Ann Med Surg (Lond) 2022; 81:104371. [PMID: 36147140 PMCID: PMC9486556 DOI: 10.1016/j.amsu.2022.104371] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2022] [Revised: 08/01/2022] [Accepted: 08/11/2022] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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Background Methods Results Conclusion Ethiopia's under-five mortality rate is still high in the nation's rural areas despite a slight drop. A total of 4414 weighted under-five children from the EMDHS 2019 dataset were included from nine geographical regions and two administrative cities of Ethiopia. Out of 4414 total under-five children, 267(6%) of them were dead before the age of five years. From the current study the researcher Conclude that under-five mortality was very high in rural Ethiopia. This research suggests that encouraging women to birth in health facilities and expanding possibilities for mothers' education for rural residents will assist to lessen the burden of under-five mortality.
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Alamirew WG, Belay DB, Zeru MA, Derebe MA, Adegeh SC. Prevalence and associated factors of neonatal mortality in Ethiopia. Sci Rep 2022; 12:12124. [PMID: 35840626 PMCID: PMC9287398 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-16461-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2021] [Accepted: 07/11/2022] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Neonatal mortality is the death of a live-born baby within the first 28 days of birth. For the selected households, neonatal mortality was collected from children aged 0–28 days and women aged 15–49. The neonatal period is a significant 4-week period in human life because it carries a greater mortality risk. To identify the determinant factors of neonatal mortality in Ethiopia based on EDHS 2016 data with the application of count regression models. In this study, all neonates in Ethiopia were born within the 5 years preceding EDHS 2016 of the source population in the selected EAs from September to December 2015. Count regression models were used to analyze the data. A total of 10,641 live-born neonates within the previous 5 years of EDHS 2016 had neonatal mortality of women aged 15–49, which was considered in the study to be 7193. The data were found to have excess zeros (96.6%), and the variance (0.052) was higher than its mean (0.04). The count regression model (ZINB) was best fitted to the data with maximum likelihood parameter estimation methods. The average neonatal mortality difference in multiple births was increased by IRR = 8.53 times compared with a single birth. The average number of neonatal deaths experienced during breastfeeding was lower (IRR = 0.38) than that experienced by mothers who did not experience breastfeeding their child. The average neonatal mortality difference in rural residences was increased by IRR = 3.99 times compared to urban mothers' residences. In this study, the prevalence of Neonatal mortality in Ethiopia was higher. For selected ZINB count regression models of explanatory variables, such as multiple birth types, having rural residence factors of neonatal mortality increased the risk of death. However, having early breastfeeding, a female household head, and antenatal visits (1–4) and (5–10) during pregnancy decrease the risk of neonatal death.
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- Walelgn Gete Alamirew
- Department of Statistics, College of Science, Bahir Dar University, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia
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- Department of Statistics, College of Science, Bahir Dar University, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia
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- Department of Statistics, College of Science, Bahir Dar University, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia.
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- Department of Statistics, College of Science, Bahir Dar University, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia
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- Department of Statistics, College of Science, Bahir Dar University, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia
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Yemane GD. The factors associated with under-five mortality in Ethiopia. Ann Med Surg (Lond) 2022; 79:104063. [PMID: 35860052 PMCID: PMC9289410 DOI: 10.1016/j.amsu.2022.104063] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2022] [Revised: 06/20/2022] [Accepted: 06/22/2022] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Background Under-five mortality refers to the likelihood of dying between the ages of birth and five. The number of children under the age of five who die each year continues to climb worldwide. Over the previous few decades, the industry has made great progress in reducing mortality among children under the age of five. The study aims to identify the factors associated with under-five mortality in Ethiopia. Subject and method Community-based Cross-sectional data came from Ethiopia's Mini Demographic and Health Survey 2019. In two stages, the 2019 EMDHS sample was stratified and selected. 8855 women of reproductive age were interviewed using a nationally representative Woman (ages 15 to 49) and 5753 children were included. Ethiopia's under-five mortality served as the study's dependent (response) or outcome variable. Binary logistic regression was used to see if there is an association between the dependent and independent variables. All variables with a p-value of less than 0.25 in the bivariate analysis were chosen for the multivariable logistic regression to compensate for putative confounders. Significant predictors were defined as factors with a p-value of less than 0.05. Results A total of 5753 under-5 mortality were enrolled in this study. 339 (5.9%) of under-five Mortality have been declared lifeless before reaching the age of five. There were 1328(23.1%) and 4425(76.1%) with 72 (5.42%) and 267 (6.02%) of under-five mortality occurring in urban and rural respectively. Under-five mortality in the Afar region was 2.280 times more likely Compared to Children born in Tigray Region (AOR = 2.280 95% CI = 1.137–4.568, P = .020). Under-five Mortality in Rural residences was 1.908 times more likely as Compared to Urban Residence (AOR = 1.908, 95% CI = 1.257–4.539, P = .035). Under-five mortality in Poorer index Households was 0.343 times Less likely as compared to children born in the poorest index Household (AOR = 0.343,95% CI = 0.128–0.910, P = ). Under-five mortality in the public sector was 1.763 times less likely than among children born at Home (AOR = 1.763, 95% CI = 1.252–2.482, P = .033). Under-five Mortality of second multiple births was 2.389 times more likely Compared to Single birth (AOR = 2.389, 95% CI = 1.257–4.539, P = .008). Conclusion This study found that the prevalence of under-five mortality, is 5.9% (59/1000) or 59 death per one thousand live children in Ethiopia. The under-five mortality rate is rapidly declining, and access to and utilization of health care is improving. Region, residence, level of education, wealth index, Place of Delivery and multiple births have all been statistically significant factors of under-five mortality in Ethiopia. The government and all stockholders should be given attention to maternal and infant health care to reduce under-five mortality. The global number of under-five mortality remains high including in Ethiopia. The prevalence of under-five mortality was 5.9% of live children in Ethiopia. Region, residence, level of education, wealth index, Place of Delivery and multiple births have all been found to be statistically significant factors of under-five mortality in Ethiopia. The under-five mortality rate is rapidly declining, and access to and utilization of health care is improving. The government and all stockholders should be given attention to maternal and infant health care to reduce under-five mortality.
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Dutta A, Mohapatra MK, Rath M, Rout SK, Kadam S, Nallalla S, Balagopalan K, Tiwari D, Yunus S, Behera BK, Patro BK, Mangaraj M, Sahu S, Paithankar P. Effect of caste on health, independent of economic disparity: evidence from school children of two rural districts of India. SOCIOLOGY OF HEALTH & ILLNESS 2020; 42:1259-1276. [PMID: 32436235 DOI: 10.1111/1467-9566.13105] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Caste, a stratifying axis of the Indian society, is associated with wealth and health. However, to what extent caste-based health inequality is explained by wealth disparities, is not clear. Therefore, we aimed to examine the caste-based differences in anaemia (haemoglobin < 11 gm/dl) and self-reported sickness absenteeism in schoolchildren and the mediating role of economic disparity. Students (n = 1764) were surveyed from 54 government schools of Dhenkanal and Angul, Odisha state. Socioeconomic data, anaemia and absenteeism were recorded. The relative risks of anaemia among Scheduled Tribe (least advantaged) and Scheduled Caste (second least advantaged) students were 1.19 (95% CI: 1.08, 1.26) and 1.13 (1.03, 1.20), respectively, as compared to students of the most advantaged caste and that for sickness absenteeism were 2.78 (2.03, 3.82) and 2.84 (2.13, 3.78); p < 0.05, with marginal attenuation when controlled for inter-caste economic disparities. Caste had an independent effect on anaemia and sickness absenteeism in school children, unexplained by inter-caste economic disparities.
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- United Nations World Food Programme, Delhi, India
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- All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhubaneswar, India
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Bora JK, Raushan R, Lutz W. The persistent influence of caste on under-five mortality: Factors that explain the caste-based gap in high focus Indian states. PLoS One 2019; 14:e0211086. [PMID: 31430275 PMCID: PMC6701792 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0211086] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2018] [Accepted: 08/01/2019] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE Although under-five mortality rate (U5MR) is declining in India, it is still high in a few selected states and among the scheduled caste (SC) and scheduled tribe (ST) population of the country. This study re-examines the association between caste and under-five deaths in high focus Indian states following the implementation of the country's National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) program. In addition, we aim to quantify the contribution of socioeconomic determinants in explaining the gap in under-five death risk between the SC/ST population and non-SC/ST population in high focus states in India. DATA AND METHOD Using data from the National Family Health Survey (NFHS), we calculated the U5MR by applying a synthetic cohort probability approach. We applied a binary logistic regression model to examine the association of under-five deaths with the selected covariates. Further, we used Fairlie's decomposition technique to understand the relative contribution of socioeconomic variables on under-five death risk between the caste groups. FINDINGS In high focus Indian states, the under-five mortality risk between well-off and deprived caste children has declined in the post-NRHM period, indicating a positive impact in terms of reducing caste-based inequalities in the high focus states. Despite the reduction in under-five death risk, children belonging to the SC population experience higher mortality rates than children belonging to the non-SC/ST population from 1992 to 2016. Both macro level (district level mortality rates) and individual (regression analysis) analyses showed that children belonging to SCs experience the highest likelihood of dying before their fifth birthday. A decomposition analysis revealed that 83% of the caste-based gap in the under-five deaths is due to the distribution of women's level of educational attainment and household wealth between the SC/ST and non-SC/ST population. Program indicators such as place of birth and number of antenatal care (ANC) visit also contributed significantly to widening caste-based gaps in U5MR. CONCLUSION The study indicates that there is still room to improve access to health facilities for mothers and children belonging to deprived caste groups in India. Continuous efforts to raise the level of maternal education and the economic status of people belonging to deprived caste groups should be pursued simultaneously.
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- Jayanta Kumar Bora
- Wittgenstein Centre for Demography and Global Human Capital (IIASA, VID/ ÖAW and WU), Austria
- International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis, Laxenburg, Austria
- Indian Institute of Dalit Studies, New Delhi, India
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- Wittgenstein Centre for Demography and Global Human Capital (IIASA, VID/ ÖAW and WU), Austria
- International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis, Laxenburg, Austria
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Forde I, Tripathi V. Association of Place of Residence and Under-Five Mortality in Middle- and Low-Income Countries: A Meta-Analysis. CHILDREN-BASEL 2018; 5:children5040051. [PMID: 29670054 PMCID: PMC5920397 DOI: 10.3390/children5040051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2017] [Revised: 04/08/2018] [Accepted: 04/11/2018] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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This review evaluated the association of place of residence (urban/rural) and under-five mortality in middle- and low-income countries. Both English and Spanish language studies conducted during the Millennium Development Goal (MDG) period (1990 to 2015) were reviewed. Twenty-six cross-sectional studies, all in the English language, were selected for further review. Published data were used for this analysis. A funnel plot was produced to ascertain the presence of publication bias. The combined relative risk for under-five mortality was estimated using a random-effects model and a meta-regression was conducted on 15 of the 26 studies. The studies had a combined effect size of 1.47 (95% confidence interval, 1.27–1.67). The results of the meta-regression showed a positive association between the relative risk and the percentage of the rural population for the various regions/countries. The coefficient for the variable rural population percentage was 0.007, indicating that for every one percent increase in the rural population percentage, there was a 0.007 increase in the relative risk for under-five mortality. However, this was not significant (p-value = 0.3). Rural disadvantage persists in middle- and low-income countries. This is important to evaluate policies and programmes designed to remove the gap in under-five mortality rates between urban and rural areas.
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- Ian Forde
- Foundation and Prior Learning, University of Trinidad and Tobago, Wrightson Rd, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago.
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- Department of Mathematics and Statistics, The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago.
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Lugangira K, Kazaura M, Kalokola F. Morbidity and mortality of children aged 2-59 months admitted in the Tanzania Lake Zone's public hospitals: a cross-sectional study. BMC Res Notes 2017; 10:502. [PMID: 29017588 PMCID: PMC5634853 DOI: 10.1186/s13104-017-2818-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2016] [Accepted: 09/30/2017] [Indexed: 01/23/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND There is a growing concern about child mortality especially in developing countries. The Government of Tanzania and non-governmental organizations are fighting against diseases like malaria, anaemia, diarrhoea and pneumonia that contribute extensively to child mortality. This was a hospital-based, retrospective cohort study involving 1130 under-fives (excluding neonates) being either discharged from or died in public hospitals of the Lake Zone in Tanzania. We extracted information on symptoms and signs at admission, major diagnoses and causes of death from the medical records. We applied binary logistic regression models to assess risk factors associated with in-patient under-five death. RESULTS The major leading morbidities include malaria (49%), anemia (37%), diarrhea (27%), pneumonia (22%) and severe acute malnutrition (21%). We found the case fatality of 74 deaths per 1000 under-five admissions. Major underlying causes of deaths were severe anaemia, severe malaria and severe pneumonia. Factors associated with in-patient death were female sex (AOR 1.7; 95% CI 1.0, 2.8) and the odds significantly decreased with increasing level of maternal education. CONCLUSIONS Malaria remains a leading cause of admissions in hospitals among under-fives. Although the case fatality among children aged between 2 and 59 months admitted in hospitals in Lake Zone is decreasing, efforts are needed to address major causes of deaths (severe anaemia, severe malaria and severe pneumonia).
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- Kristina Lugangira
- Department of Case Management, Tibu Homa Project, URC, P. O. Box 1403, Mwanza, Tanzania
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- Department of Epidemiology/Biostatistics, Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, P. O. Box 65015, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
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- Department of Case Management, Tibu Homa Project, URC, P. O. Box 1403, Mwanza, Tanzania
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Paixão ES, Costa MDCN, Rodrigues LC, Rasella D, Cardim LL, Brasileiro AC, Teixeira MGLC. Trends and factors associated with dengue mortality and fatality in Brazil. Rev Soc Bras Med Trop 2016; 48:399-405. [PMID: 26312928 DOI: 10.1590/0037-8682-0145-2015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2015] [Accepted: 06/23/2015] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION Studies that generate information that may reduce the dengue death risk are essential. This study analyzed time trends and risk factors for dengue mortality and fatality in Brazil from 2001 to 2011. METHODS Time trends for dengue mortality and fatality rates were analyzed using simple linear regression. Associations between the dengue mortality and the case fatality rates and socioeconomic, demographic, and health care indicators at the municipality level were analyzed using negative binomial regression. RESULTS The dengue hemorrhagic fever case fatality rate increased in Brazil from 2001 to 2011 (β=0.67; p=0.036), in patients aged 0-14 years (β=0.48; p=0.030) and in those aged ≥15 years (β=1.1; p<0.01). Factors associated with the dengue case fatality rate were the average income per capita (MRR=0.99; p=0.038) and the number of basic health units per population (MRR=0.89; p<0.001). Mortality rates increased from 2001 to 2011 (β=0.350; p=0.002).Factors associated with mortality were inequality (RR=1.02; p=0.001) high income per capita (MRR=0.99; p=0.005), and higher proportions of populations living in urban areas (MRR=1.01; p<0.001). CONCLUSIONS The increases in the dengue mortality and case fatality rates and the associated socioeconomic and health care factors, suggest the need for structural and intersectoral investments to improve living conditions and to sustainably reduce these outcomes.
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- Enny Santos Paixão
- Instituto de Saúde Coletiva, Universidade Federal da Bahia, Salvador, Bahia, BR
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- Instituto de Saúde Coletiva, Universidade Federal da Bahia, Salvador, Bahia, BR
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Crowe S, Prost A, Hossen M, Azad K, Kuddus A, Roy S, Nair N, Tripathy P, Saville N, Sen A, Sikorski C, Manandhar D, Costello A, Pagel C. Generating Insights from Trends in Newborn Care Practices from Prospective Population-Based Studies: Examples from India, Bangladesh and Nepal. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0127893. [PMID: 26176535 PMCID: PMC4503724 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0127893] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2014] [Accepted: 04/20/2015] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Delivery of essential newborn care is key to reducing neonatal mortality rates, yet coverage of protective birth practices remains incomplete and variable, with or without skilled attendance. Evidence of changes over time in newborn care provision, disaggregated by care practice and delivery type, can be used by policymakers to review efforts to reduce mortality. We examine such trends in four areas using control arm trial data. METHODS AND FINDINGS We analysed data from the control arms of cluster randomised controlled trials in Bangladesh (27 553 births), eastern India (8 939), Dhanusha, Nepal (15 344) and Makwanpur, Nepal (6 765) over the period 2001-2011. For each trial, we calculated the observed proportion of attended births and the coverage of WHO essential newborn care practices by year, adjusted for clustering and stratification. To explore factors contributing to the observed trends, we then analysed expected trends due only to observed shifts in birth attendance, accounted for stratification, delivery type and statistically significant interaction terms, and examined disaggregated trends in care practice coverage by delivery type. Attended births increased over the study periods in all areas from very low rates, reaching a maximum of only 30% of deliveries. Newborn care practice trends showed marked heterogeneity within and between areas. Adjustment for stratification, birth attendance and interaction revealed that care practices could change in opposite directions over time and/or between delivery types - e.g. in Bangladesh hygienic cord-cutting and skin-to-skin contact fell in attended deliveries but not home deliveries, whereas in India birth attendant hand-washing rose for institutional deliveries but fell for home deliveries. CONCLUSIONS Coverage of many essential newborn care practices is improving, albeit slowly and unevenly across sites and delivery type. Time trend analyses of birth patterns and essential newborn care practices can inform policy-makers about effective intervention strategies.
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- Sonya Crowe
- Clinical Operational Research Unit, University College London, 4 Taviton Street, London, WC1H 0BT, United Kingdom
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- Institute for Global Health, University College London, 30 Guilford Street, London WC1N 1EH, United Kingdom
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- Perinatal Care Project, Diabetic Association of Bangladesh, 122 Kazi Nazrul Islam Avenue, Dhaka 1000, Bangladesh, India
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- Perinatal Care Project, Diabetic Association of Bangladesh, 122 Kazi Nazrul Islam Avenue, Dhaka 1000, Bangladesh, India
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- Perinatal Care Project, Diabetic Association of Bangladesh, 122 Kazi Nazrul Islam Avenue, Dhaka 1000, Bangladesh, India
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- Ekjut, Plot 556B, Potka, Chakradharpur, West Singhbhum, Jharkhand, India
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- Ekjut, Plot 556B, Potka, Chakradharpur, West Singhbhum, Jharkhand, India
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- Ekjut, Plot 556B, Potka, Chakradharpur, West Singhbhum, Jharkhand, India
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- Institute for Global Health, University College London, 30 Guilford Street, London WC1N 1EH, United Kingdom
- Mother Infant Research Activities (MIRA), YB Bhavan, Thapathali, GPO Box 921, Kathmandu, Nepal
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- Mother Infant Research Activities (MIRA), YB Bhavan, Thapathali, GPO Box 921, Kathmandu, Nepal
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- Institute for Global Health, University College London, 30 Guilford Street, London WC1N 1EH, United Kingdom
- Mother Infant Research Activities (MIRA), YB Bhavan, Thapathali, GPO Box 921, Kathmandu, Nepal
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- Mother Infant Research Activities (MIRA), YB Bhavan, Thapathali, GPO Box 921, Kathmandu, Nepal
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- Institute for Global Health, University College London, 30 Guilford Street, London WC1N 1EH, United Kingdom
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- Clinical Operational Research Unit, University College London, 4 Taviton Street, London, WC1H 0BT, United Kingdom
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Kumar GA, Dandona R, Chaman P, Singh P, Dandona L. A population-based study of neonatal mortality and maternal care utilization in the Indian state of Bihar. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth 2014; 14:357. [PMID: 25326202 PMCID: PMC4287469 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2393-14-357] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2014] [Accepted: 09/29/2014] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Background A substantial reduction in neonatal deaths is required in India to meet the Millennium Development Goal of a two-thirds reduction in child mortality by 2015. We report neonatal mortality estimates and utilisation of maternal care in the Indian state of Bihar. Methods A representative population-based sample of 14,293 women who had a live birth in the last 12 months based on multistage sampling from all 38 districts of Bihar was selected for interview in early 2012. We estimated neonatal mortality rate and its associations using multiple logistic regression, assessed maternal care coverage and its inequality by wealth index, and retention of mothers in the health system for the full sequence of maternal care services. Results Neonatal mortality rate for Bihar was 32.2 (95% confidence interval [CI] 27.6-36.8) per 1,000 live births. Postnatal care related variables were significantly associated with neonatal deaths – no delayed bathing of new born (odds ratio [OR] 3.45, 95% CI 2.47-4.81) and no kangaroo care immediately after birth (OR 2.20, 95% CI 1.49-3.25). History of maternal complications and delivery in a private sector health facility had nearly twice the odds of neonatal death; the latter was driven by the very high neonatal mortality associated with private facility delivery in the lower two wealth index quartiles. A pattern of mass deprivation was seen for coverage of 4 or more ANC visits, health facility delivery and postnatal care for the same woman, with only 5.2% of women receiving this overall; this coverage was low for the highest wealth index quartile as well at 12.2%. Coverage of 4 or more ANC visits was 7.4% and 27.7% in the lowest and the highest wealth quartiles, respectively. Giving birth in a health facility was reported by 49.5% of women in the lowest wealth index quartile and by 77.7% in the highest quartile. Only 21.2% women reported post-natal care within 2 weeks of delivery in the lowest wealth index quartile, and 42.2% in the highest quartile. Conclusions Neonatal mortality continues to be relatively high in Bihar, and the utilization of maternal care very low and inequitable. Interventions need to address these deficiencies. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/1471-2393-14-357) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Public Health Foundation of India, Plot 47, Sector 44, Gurgaon 122002National Capital Region, India.
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Sutan R, Berkat S. Does cultural practice affects neonatal survival- a case control study among low birth weight babies in Aceh Province, Indonesia. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth 2014; 14:342. [PMID: 25269390 PMCID: PMC4262197 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2393-14-342] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2013] [Accepted: 09/23/2014] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Cultural practice have often overlooked when providing maternal and child health care services. Low birth weight is the second cause of neonatal mortality in the world but it is a major factor in a developing country such as Indonesia. The purpose of this study is to predict the neonatal mortality among low birth weight babies in Aceh Province Indonesia. METHODS Unmatched case control study was conducted using data from year 2010 to 2012 in 8 selected districts of Aceh Province Indonesia. A total of 500 samples were obtained. There were 250 of the samples died in neonatal period (case group) and 250 who were alive (control group). There were 26 variables studied and were grouped into 4 factors: neonatal factor, maternal factor, maternal and child health services and neonatal care practices. The data was analysed using bivariate logistic regression and multivariate logistic regression. RESULTS There were 13 out of 26 variables found as determinant factors of neonatal mortality among low birth weight babies in Aceh Province. The predictors found in this study were: boy (aOR1.80, 95% CI: 1.09-2.96), moderate low birth weight (aOR17.84, 95% CI: 6.20-51.35), preterm (aOR1.84, 95% CI: 1.07- 3.17), presence of maternal illnesses (aOR1.87, 95% CI: 1.06-3.30), too short or too long birth interval (aOR1.80, 95% CI: 1.20-2.91), inappropriate antenatal care (aOR2.29, 95% CI: 1.34-3.91), inappropriate neonatal visit (aOR7.04, 95% CI: 3.67-13.49), not practicing kangaroo mother care (aOR15.32, 95% CI: 2.85-82.56), not using warm bottle padding (aOR20.70, 95% CI: 6.32-67.80), not practicing 'didaring' (aOR4.33, 95% CI: 1.83-10.19), late initiation of breastfeeding (aOR2.03, 95% CI: 1.09-3.80), discard colostrums (aOR3.53, 95% CI: 1.93-6.43) and not practicing exclusive breastfeeding (aOR5.58, 95% CI: 2.89-10.77). CONCLUSIONS Cultural practices are strongly seen among Acehnese. Inappropriate antenatal care and neonatal care, late initiation of breastfeeding, discarding colostrums and not practicing exclusive breastfeeding were related to cultural practices. Improving knowledge heat preservation to prevent hypothermia using Kangaroo mother care, warm bottle padding and 'didaring' were proven methods to reduce neonatal mortality. Strengthening of health services in screening for high risk cases and anticipate intervention tailored to cultural practices are important to decrease neonatal mortality among low birth weight.
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- Rosnah Sutan
- Community Health Department, Universiti kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre, Jalan Yaakob Latif, Bandar Tun Razak Cheras, 56000 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
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Chen M, Kwaku AB, Chen Y, Huang X, Tan H, Wen SW. Gender and regional disparities of tuberculosis in Hunan, China. Int J Equity Health 2014; 13:32. [PMID: 24767610 PMCID: PMC4013307 DOI: 10.1186/1475-9276-13-32] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2013] [Accepted: 04/22/2014] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION Major efforts have been made to improve the health care system in Hunan province, China. The aims of this study were to assess whether and to what extent these efforts have impacted on gender and regional disparities of Tuberculosis (TB) incidence in recent years, especially for less developed areas. METHODS We obtained data from the 2005-2009 China Information System for Disease Control and Prevention (CISDCP)to conduct this study in Hunan province. Counties within the province were divided into four regions according to quartiles based on the 2007 per capita GDP. Index of Disparity (ID) and Relative Index of Inequality (RII) were used to measure the disparities of TB incidence in relation to gender and region. Bootstrap technique was used to increase the precision. RESULTS The average annual incidence of TB was 111.75 per 100,000 in males and 43.44 per 100 000 in females in Hunan. The gender disparity was stable, with ID from 42.34 in 2005 to 43.92 in 2009. For regional disparity, ID, RII (mean) and RII (ratio) decreased significantly from 2005 to 2009 in males (P < 0.05) but remained stable among the female population. CONCLUSIONS As interventions such as introduction of the New Rural Cooperative Scheme put in place to reduce health disparities in China, regional disparity in relation to incidence of TB decreased significantly, but the gender disparity remains in the Hunan province.
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- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, School of Public Health, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410008, P, R, China.
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