Proximate, intermediate, and distal predictors of under-five mortality in Chad: analysis of the 2014–15 Chad demographic and health survey data

Proximate, intermediate, and distal predictors of under-five mortality in Chad: analysis of the 2014–15 Chad demographic and health survey data

Abstract Background Under-five mortality in Chad reached a minimum value of 119 deaths per 1000 live births in 2018, compared with a maximum of 250 in 1972. Despite this decline in the  mortality trend, for every six children in Chad, one dies before the age of five. This study, therefore, investiga...

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Main Authors: Bright Opoku Ahinkorah, Abdul-Aziz Seidu, Eugene Budu, Ebenezer Kwesi Armah-Ansah, Ebenezer Agbaglo, Collins Adu, John Elvis Hagan, Sanni Yaya
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-12-01
Series:BMC Public Health
Subjects:
Chad
Children
DHS
Global health
Public health
Under-five mortality
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-020-09869-x

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-020-09869-x

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