Factors determining child mortality in Uganda

Kaberuka, Will; Mugarura, Alex; Tindyebwa, Javan; Bishop, Debra S.

doi:10.1108/ijse-08-2015-0201

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“…The findings are consistent with the previous research which suggests that childhood mortality is likely to be greater among mothers who are below 18 years of age and with the highest birth order. 12,28 The mother-related covariates such as antenatal care, postnatal care and institutional delivery were found to be not significantly associated with under-five survival in Sierra Leone. The following empirical evidence corroborates the findings of the present study.…”

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“…It may be because of the effects of other factors, for example, birth spacing, birth size, number of children in the household, and mother's age, which would overdo the effect of wealth status. 12,13,22,27 The proximate factors examined in the study included mother's age at first birth, sex of child, and number of children in the household. Younger mothers (< 18 years) were predisposed to higher risk of under-five mortality.…”

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“…6,10,11 To the best of the knowledge of authors, the few studies have analyzed the crucial factors of under-five mortality in countries with the highest prevalence of under-five mortality. 9,[12][13][14][15][16][17] Hence, by using available data and statistical methods, this paper attempts to pinpoint crucial risk factors of under-five mortality in Sierra Leone. The study hypothesizes that birth interval, birth size, and wealth status are leading predictors of under-five mortality.…”

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Crucial predicting factors of under-five mortality in Sierra Leone

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Patel

Uzoma

2020

Clinical Epidemiology and Global Health

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includes in countries which exhibit the highest prevalence of under-five mortality in the world. A range of factors are known to have challenged the under-five survival in the country; some comprise outbreak of epidemics, socioeconomic inequalities, regional disparities, and unsuccessful implementation of healthcare initiatives. The present study aims to identify crucial predictors of under-five survival. Methods: This paper used the Sierra Leone Demographic and Health Survey (SLDH, 2013). A Cox Proportional Hazards Model was applied to the sample of 24,742 children to analyze the adjusted and unadjusted hazards ratio of crucial risk factors of under-five mortality. Results: The results show that birth interval and birth size are leading risk factors of under-five mortality in Sierra Leone. A birth spacing exceeding three years is associated with the lowest risk compared to 2-3 years and lesser than two years. The average or larger birth size has the lowest hazards followed by smaller than average, and the magnitude of the effect remains the same in adjusted and unadjusted models. The wealth status is a crucial predictor only in the unadjusted model. Mother's age, sex of the child, and a number of children in the household are significant covariates. Conclusion: Given the research findings, this study recommends for reorientation of reproductive healthcare strategies to target the younger mother and birth-spacing, and integration of nutrition-related interventions with the maternal healthcare initiatives to influence the child birth-size.

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Crucial predicting factors of under-five mortality in Sierra Leone

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Uzoma

2020

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“…They have 64% reduced hazard compared to very small birth size (HR 5 0.38; 90% CI: 0.30-0.44) and a 38% lower risk than small birth size (HR 5 0.62; 99% CI: 0.49-0.79), see Figure 2. A study by (Kaberuka et al, 2017) found that child mortality (under five) rates were higher among children born underweight compared to those born at or above normal weight in Uganda.…”

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Determinants of infant mortality in Sierra Leone: applying Cox proportional hazards model

Naz

Patel

2020

IJSE

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PurposeThe aim of this paper is to examine biological, maternal and socioeconomic determinants of infant mortality in Sierra Leone.Design/methodology/approachIt uses an analytical framework and Cox proportional hazards regression to break down the effects of factors determining infant mortality. Factors utilized in the empirical investigation include sex of the child, birth size, birth spacing, mother's working status, age of mother, antenatal care, postnatal care, mother's anemia level, religion, mother's education and wealth status.FindingsResults suggest that birth spacing of three years and above associated with a reduced risk of infant mortality contrasted with short birth intervals. Children born to nonanemic mothers have a lower hazard (22%) of infant mortality compared to those born to anemic mothers (HR = 0.78; 95% CI: 0.64–0.96). At least one antenatal care visit by mothers lowers infant mortality rate by 41% compared to no antenatal visits at all ( HR = 0.59; 95% CI: 0.36–0.96). Similarly, infants whose mothers have received postnatal care are at lower risk (31%) of dying than those whose mothers have not received (HR = 0.69; 95% CI: 0.52, 0.93). Infant mortality is likely to decrease with the increase in the birth order.Practical implicationsThe family health and planning programs should aim at educating men and women about the usefulness of birth spacing methods.Originality/valueThis paper might be the first attempt to analyze the determinants of infant mortality by utilizing a methodological framework and Cox regression.Peer reviewThe peer review history for this article is available at: https://publons.com/publon/10.1108/IJSE-08-2019-0478.

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“…It remains unknown if Zimbabwe can achieve the newly set Agenda 2030 for sustainable goals (SDGs). Previous studies have explored the determinants of under-five mortality utilising country's specific Demographic Health Survey (Aheto 2019, Akinyemi et al 2013, Kaberuka et al 2017). There is dearth of studies which have used Census data.…”

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Economy and Sociology 2020 No. 1

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Economy and Sociology

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The financial sector of the Republic of Moldova belongs to the developing ones and is characterized by a higher level of risk and, therefore, a higher likelihood of a systemic crisis. Globalization and development of advanced information technologies not only create great opportunities for rapid economic development, but also pose serious security threats to the economic development of states, especially in a developing economy. In these conditions, the issue of ensuring the financial stability of the state is becoming increasingly relevant. The state of the financial and foreign exchange market represents one of the most important aspects of the financial security of the state. This study has been developed as part of the scientific project 15.817.06.02A "Development of tools for measuring the financial stability of the state". The study analyzes various macrofinancial risk management tools. The purpose of this study was to calculate the pressure index on the foreign exchange market of both the Republic of Moldova and the main partner countries in terms of international trade. The results of related studies conducted by the authors of this work, which revealed that stability indicators in the foreign exchange market are associated with foreign trade risks served as an argument for the authors of the work to calculate the pressure index on the currency market of Romania and the Russian Federation for comparison with the indicators of the Republic of Moldova. Methods used in research include theoretical and comparative approaches, descriptive statistics and econometric models. The results of the research showed that international trade and the foreign exchange market are interdependent. The first can be considered a channel for transmitting the currency crisis, since demand increases with increasing imports, and this leads to increased pressure on the foreign exchange market. Increased exports reduce pressure on the foreign exchange market. But the greatest impact on the foreign exchange market in the Republic of Moldova is made by remittances from abroad, which are directly correlated with the dynamics of labor exports. At the same time, it was concluded that at present, due to macroprudential regulation, there are no linear dependencies in financial markets and, therefore, there are no correlations, but only the interdependence of variables.

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Factors determining child mortality in Uganda

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Crucial predicting factors of under-five mortality in Sierra Leone

Crucial predicting factors of under-five mortality in Sierra Leone

Determinants of infant mortality in Sierra Leone: applying Cox proportional hazards model

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