Under-five mortality rate variation between the Health and Demographic Surveillance System (HDSS) and Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) approaches

Abstract Background Several low and middle-income countries (LMIC) use Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) and/or Health and Demographic Surveillance System (HDSS) to monitor the health of their population. The level and trends of under-five mortality rates could be different in the HDSS sites comp...

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Main Authors: Amare Deribew, John Ojal, Boniface Karia, Evasius Bauni, Mark Oteinde
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2016-10-01
Series:BMC Public Health
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-016-3786-2