Substantial and sustained reduction in under-5 mortality, diarrhea, and pneumonia in Oshikhandass, Pakistan: evidence from two longitudinal cohort studies 15 years apart
Abstract Background Oshikhandass is a rural village in northern Pakistan where a 1989–1991 verbal autopsy study showed that diarrhea and pneumonia were the top causes of under-5 mortality. Intensive surveillance, active community health education and child health interventions were delivered in 1989...
Main Authors: | C. L. Hansen, B. J. J. McCormick, S. I. Azam, K. Ahmed, J. M. Baker, E. Hussain, A. Jahan, A. F. Jamison, S. L. Knobler, N. Samji, W. H. Shah, D. J. Spiro, E. D. Thomas, C. Viboud, Z. A. Rasmussen, for the Oshikhandass Diarrhea and Pneumonia Project |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2020-05-01
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Series: | BMC Public Health |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-020-08847-7 |
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