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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
immunology and microbiology
Health and demographic surveillance in rural western Kenya: A platform for evaluating interventions to reduce morbidity and mortality from infectious diseases
American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, Volume 73, No. 6, Year 2005
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We established a health and demographic surveillance system in a rural area of western Kenya to measure the burden of infectious diseases and evaluate public health interventions. After a baseline census, all 33,990 households were visited every four months. We collected data on educational attainment, socioeconomic status, pediatric outpatient visits, causes of death in children, and malaria transmission. The life expectancy at birth was 38 years, the infant mortality rate was 125 per 1000 live births, and the under-five mortality rate was 227 per 1,000 live births. The increased mortality rate in younger men and women suggests high human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome-related mortality in the population. Of 5,879 sick child visits, the most frequent diagnosis was malaria (71.5%). Verbal autopsy results for 661 child deaths (1 month to <12 years) implicated malaria (28.9%) and anemia (1.9.8%) as the most common causes of death in children. These data will provide a basis for generating further research questions, developing targeted interventions, and evaluating their impact. Copyright © 2005 by The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene.
Authors & Co-Authors
Adazu, Kubaje
Kenya, Nairobi
Kenya Medical Research Institute
Lindblade, Kim A.
Guatemala
Ae Guatemala Unit 3321
Rosen, Daniel H.
United States, Atlanta
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Odhiambo, Frank Akoth
Kenya, Nairobi
Kenya Medical Research Institute
Ofware, Peter Obonyo
Kenya, Nairobi
Kenya Medical Research Institute
Kwach, James
Kenya, Nairobi
Kenya Medical Research Institute
van Eijk, Anna Maria
Kenya, Nairobi
Kenya Medical Research Institute
DeCock, Kevin M.
Kenya, Kisumu
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Kenya
Amornkul, Pauli N.
Kenya, Nairobi
Kenya Medical Research Institute
Karanja, Diana M.Sabwa
Kenya, Nairobi
Kenya Medical Research Institute
Vulule, John M.
Kenya, Nairobi
Kenya Medical Research Institute
Slutsker, Laurence
Kenya, Nairobi
Kenya Medical Research Institute
Statistics
Citations: 188
Authors: 12
Affiliations: 4
Identifiers
Doi:
10.4269/ajtmh.2005.73.1151
ISSN:
00029637
Research Areas
Health System And Policy
Infectious Diseases
Maternal And Child Health
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study
Study Locations
Kenya
Participants Gender
Male
Female