More than 10 million children die each year, most from preventable causes and almost all in
poor countries. Six countries account for 50% of worldwide deaths in children younger than …

Acute respiratory infections (ARI) are among the leading causes of childhood mortality.
Estimates of the number of children worldwide who die from ARI are needed in setting …

Abstract Objective Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) is a global health problem that
can result in serious complications. The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence …

OBJECTIVE: The major objective of this study is to provide estimates of diarrhoea mortality
at country, regional and global level by employing the Child Health Epidemiology Reference …

Pneumonia remains a common and potentially serious infection in children. This review
summarizes the problems involved in making the diagnosis and establishing a cause and …

Objectives. To describe breastfeeding practices and investigate the influence of exclusive
breastfeeding in early infancy on the risk of infant deaths, especially those attributable to …

Objective To evaluate the association between arsenic exposure and mortality from
cardiovascular disease and to assess whether cigarette smoking influences the association …

This article examines the role of the sex composition of surviving older siblings on gender
differences in childhood nutrition and immunization, using data from the National Family …

Objective: To evaluate the effect on morbidity and mortality of providing daily zinc for 14 days
to children with diarrhoea. Design: Cluster randomised comparison. Setting: Matlab field site …

Background: Millions of people worldwide are drinking water with elevated arsenic
concentrations. Epidemiologic studies, mainly cross-sectional in design, have suggested …