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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
Trends in child mortality: A prospective, population-based cohort study in a rural population in south-west Uganda
Paediatrics and International Child Health, Volume 33, No. 1, Year 2013
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Background: Although there has been substantial global progress in decreasing child mortality over the past two decades, progress in sub-Saharan Africa has largely lagged behind. The temporal trends in child mortality and associated risk factors were investigated in a cohort of children in rural Uganda. Methods: Information on children's vital status, delivery, breastfeeding, vaccination history, maternal vital and HIV status, and children's HIV status for 1993-2007 was retrieved from the Medical Research Council/ Uganda Virus Research Institute's (MRC/UVRI) Annual Population Census and Survey in Uganda. Regression models were employed to assess the association of these factors with child mortality. Results: From 1993 to 2007, the death rate (/1000 person-years) in children <13 years of age decreased significantly from 16 to six. Apart from neonates, age-specific death rates fell in all age-groups. A reduction since 1999 in the risk of child mortality was associated with vaccination, birth in a health facility, exclusive breastfeeding for 6 months, 2-3 years since the previous sibling's birth, maternal vital status, and negative mother and child HIV serostatus. Although HIV seropositive children had a 26-fold increased risk of death before 13 years of age, HIV prevalence in children was about 1% and so had a small overall impact on child mortality. Conclusion: These findings are consistent with those of repeated national cross-sectional surveys. Meeting the Millennium Development Goals for child survival in sub-Saharan Africa depends on faster progress in implementing measures to improve birth-spacing, safe delivery in health facilities, infant feeding practices and vaccination coverage. © W. S. Maney & Son Ltd 2013.
Authors & Co-Authors
Zhang, Lei
Unknown Affiliation
Maher, Dermot P.
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Munyagwa, Mary
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Kasamba, Ivan
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Levin, Jonathan B.
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Biraro, Samuel
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Grosskurth, Heiner
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Statistics
Citations: 7
Authors: 7
Affiliations: 4
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1179/2046905512Y.0000000041
ISSN:
20469047
e-ISSN:
20469055
Research Areas
Health System And Policy
Infectious Diseases
Maternal And Child Health
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study
Cohort Study
Study Approach
Quantitative
Study Locations
Uganda