Measuring Excess Risk of Child Mortality: An Exploration of DHS I for Burundi, 
Uganda and Zimbabwe

McMurray, Christine

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“…In the literature, diarrhea prevalence is attributed to factors of two kinds: household and geographical [ 39 ]. Among household variables, low mother's education is very widely identified as major factor to explain higher diarrhea occurrences in households [ 24 , 40 , 41 ]. Studies such as [ 42 ] established high correlation of diarrhea with household sanitation and hygiene conditions.…”

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Addressing diarrhea prevalence in the West African Middle Belt: social and geographic dimensions in a case study for Benin

Pande¹,

Keyzer²,

Arouna

et al. 2008

Int J Health Geogr

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Background: In West Africa, the Northern Sahelian zone and the coastal areas are densely populated but the Middle Belt in between is in general sparsely settled. Predictions of climate change foresee more frequent drought in the north and more frequent flooding in the coastal areas, while conditions in the Middle Belt will remain moderate. Consequently, the Middle Belt might become a major area for immigration but there may be constraining factors as well, particularly with respect to water availability. As a case study, the paper looks into the capacity of the Middle Belt zone of Benin, known as the Oueme River Basin (ORB), to reduce diarrhea prevalence. In Benin it links to the Millennium Development Goals on child mortality and environmental sustainability that are currently farthest from realization. However, diarrhea prevalence is only in part due to lack of availability of drinking water from a safe source. Social factors such as hygienic practices and poor sanitation are also at play. Furthermore, we consider these factors to possess the properties of a local public good that suffers from under provision and requires collective action, as individual actions to prevent illness are bound to fail as long as others free ride.

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Addressing diarrhea prevalence in the West African Middle Belt: social and geographic dimensions in a case study for Benin

Pande¹,

Keyzer²,

Arouna

et al. 2008

Int J Health Geogr

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“…1997;Wenlock, R.W. 1979;Mc Murray, C. 1997;Guilkey, D.K. and Jaynes S. 1997) and specific indicators of socio-economic status (Millard, A.V.…”

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Quality of child health care and under-five-mortality in Zambia:

Kapungwe¹

2005

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A spatial analysis of childhood mortality in West Africa

Balk¹,

Pullum

Storeygard³

et al. 2004

Population Space and Place

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It is suggested that environmental or geographical factors (e.g. population density, climate and disease environment) play an important role in determining infant and child survival above and beyond that played by individual and household level factors. Only recently, however, have relevant spatial data become available and have demographic survey data systematically recorded geographical location of surveyed households, or has the technology to integrate these data become accessible. This study estimates the risk of infant and child death in ten West African countries attributable to individual, household and spatially explicit geographical factors; 120,000 births occurring in the 10 years prior to the 1997–2001 Demographic and Health Survey dates are evaluated. Results from a generalised linear model show that spatial variables explain away a good deal of the country‐specific variation in mortality, and that they are associated with (and may be mediated by) the household characteristics. Implications for research and policy are addressed. Copyright © 2004 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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Measuring Excess Risk of Child Mortality: An Exploration of DHS I for Burundi, Uganda and Zimbabwe

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Addressing diarrhea prevalence in the West African Middle Belt: social and geographic dimensions in a case study for Benin

Addressing diarrhea prevalence in the West African Middle Belt: social and geographic dimensions in a case study for Benin

Quality of child health care and under-five-mortality in Zambia:

A spatial analysis of childhood mortality in West Africa

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