Background Child mortality is an important measure of a population's health status. It is
included in the third sustainable development goal that aims to improve global health by …

Background: Child mortality is an important measure of a population's health status. It is
included in the third sustainable development goal that aims to improve global health by …

Background Under-five mortality is still a major health issue in many developing countries
like Tanzania. To achieve the Sustainable Development Goal target of ending preventable …

Background and Objectives: This study aims to investigate the strength of the association
between socio-economic, maternal and environmental determinants and under-five mortality …

Background In spite of global decline in under-five mortality, the goal of achieving MDG 4
still remains largely unattained in low and middle income countries as the year 2015 closes …

According to a 2010 report by the United Nations, mortality rates among children under the
age of five remain extremely high in most countries in sub-Saharan Africa in which …

Introduction: neonatal mortality accounts for almost 40 percent of under-five child mortality
globally and this could be associated with a complex chain of factors including but not …

Despite global and Rwandan progress in reducing under-five mortality, the risk of children
dying before their fifth birthday persists, necessitating intensified research on determinants …

Under-five mortality remains a major public health challenge in sub-Saharan Africa.
Zimbabwe is one of the countries in the region that failed to achieve Millennium …

Background Globally, millions of children aged below 5 years die every year and some of
these deaths could have been prevented. Though a global problem, under-five mortality is …