Essays about: "Under-five mortality"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 17 essays containing the words Under-five mortality.

  1. 1. PUBLIC HEALTH EXPENDITURE AND HEALTH OUTCOMES : AN EMPIRICAL STUDY ANALYSIS

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Nationalekonomi

    Author : Justus Mwaura Wanjiku; [2024]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : Public health expenditure plays a critical role in enhancing the health and well-being of a nation's population. Despite its significance, there is limited research exploring the link between public health expenditure and health outcomes. READ MORE

  2. 2. The association between maternal experience of lifetime intimate partner violence and symptoms of common illnesses among under five-year-old children – A cross-sectional study of the 2019-20 Rwanda’s Demographic Health Survey

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för kvinnors och barns hälsa

    Author : Christa Erkkilä; [2022]
    Keywords : Intimate partner violence; Physical violence; Sexual violence; Psychological violence; Symptoms of common illnesses; Under-5 child; Rwanda’s Demographic Health Survey;

    Abstract : Background Under five years of age child mortality rates and the violence against women are prevalent in Rwanda. The violence is known to negatively affect the women’s and their children’s health. READ MORE

  3. 3. Mothers’ treatment seeking behavior for children with diarrhea: a cross-sectional study in Zambia

    University essay from Mittuniversitetet/Institutionen för hälsovetenskap

    Author : Helena Dahl; [2021]
    Keywords : care-seeking; diarrhea; child under five; diarrhea; treatment; rural urban;

    Abstract : According to WHO, diarrhea disease is the second leading cause of death worldwide for children under five. Around 525 000 children under five are killed every year by diarrhea. Most deaths from diarrhea occur among children less than 2 years of age living in South Asia and sub-Saharan Africa. READ MORE

  4. 4. Missing the mark on malaria?A quantitative study of the effects of the 2007 Malawian malaria treatment change on under-five mortality

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för nationalekonomi med statistik

    Author : Cecilia Smitt Meyer; [2020-02-18]
    Keywords : Under-five mortality; Difference-in-difference; Malaria; Malawi;

    Abstract : Malaria continues to impose a high burden on the Malawian population, in particular on children under the age of five, accounting for about 20 percent of all deaths among under-fives in 2000. In an effort to curb these numbers, the Malawian government launched a new Malaria Strategic Plan in 2005, aimed at reducing malaria morbidity and mortality. READ MORE

  5. 5. Socio-economic determinants of under-five mortality in urban and rural areas in Tanzania

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Bakari Mgwadu; [2019]
    Keywords : Socio-economic factors; Tanzania; rural; urban; under-five mortality; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Under-five mortality in rural and urban areas in Tanzania is of critical national concern as is also the case in other developing countries. Within Tanzania, mortality rates vary greatly by region, with some regions having much higher mortality rates than others. READ MORE