Essays about: "under-five-mortality"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 12 essays containing the word under-five-mortality.

  1. 6. Prevalence of Diarrhea and assoicated risk factors in children under five years of age in Northern Nigeria : A secondary data analysis of Nigeria and Demographic and Health Survey 2013

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Internationell mödra- och barnhälsovård (IMCH)

    Author : hanaa hussein; [2017]
    Keywords : Under five mortality;

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  3. 7. Look Beyond the walls : A qualitative interview study about nurses’ experiences of pediatric care in Ghana

    University essay from Röda Korsets Högskola

    Author : Ida Sundgren; Sara Gustafsson; [2016]
    Keywords : Pediatric; Nursing care; Nurses Experiences; Ghana; Qualitative interview study; Pediatrik; Omvårdnad; Sjuksköterskors erfarenheter; Ghana; Kvalitativ intervjustudie;

    Abstract : BACKGROUND: The child mortality is relatively high in a middle income country such as Ghana. Great achievements have been accomplished in order to reduce the under five mortality rate, likewise reach the millennium development goal to reduce child mortality. READ MORE

  4. 8. Corruption and health in Sub-Saharan Africa

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för nationalekonomi med statistik

    Author : Johan Dorf; Martina Freiholtz; [2015-04-28]
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    Abstract : The impact of health on economic growth has been widely discussed in previous literature. The literature indicates that a healthier population leads to economic growth. This thesis studies the relationship between corruption and health in Sub-Saharan Africa, using a fixed effects model. READ MORE

  5. 9. Religion and Mortality in sub-Saharan Africa

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Angeliki Managou; [2015]
    Keywords : Infant mortality; Child mortality; Under-five mortality; sub-Saharan Africa; Religion; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The impact of socioeconomic factors on adult and under-five mortality is a subject which has been widely discussed. However, one cannot say the same when it comes to the impact of religion on mortality, and in fact, most of the existing literature has focused on the impact of religious participation on disease-specific mortality among adults. READ MORE

  6. 10. Seasonal variations in under-five mortality, stratified by neonatal, post-neonatal and child mortality, in Korogocho and Viwandani urban slums in Nairobi, Kenya : a time-series analysis on secondary data from the Nairobi Urban Health and Demographic Surveillance System (NUHDSS)

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Internationell mödra- och barnhälsovård (IMCH)

    Author : Marianna Moberg; [2015]
    Keywords : Seasonality; seasonal index; under-five; neonatal; post-neonatal; mortality; slums; Nairobi; NUHDSS; Korogocho; Viwandani;

    Abstract : Abstract Background  Globally, the amount of people living in urban poor settings is increasing rapidly. In order to effectively direct resources and achieve equity in health, an understanding of how contextual factors are affecting mortality in marginalised groups is first needed. READ MORE