Spatial analysis has become an increasingly used analytic approach to describe and
analyze spatial characteristics of disease burden, but the depth and coverage of its usage …

Background Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) has the world's highest maternal and neonatal
morbidity and mortality and has shown the slowest progress in reducing them. In addition …

The age-group composition of populations varies considerably across the world, and
obtaining accurate, spatially detailed estimates of numbers of children under 5 years is …

Explains multi-level models of enterprise systems and covers modeling methodology This
book addresses the essential phenomena underlying the overall behaviors of complex …

We analyze the effects of the interactions that the two pillars of the European Union
Common Agricultural Policy—market support and rural development—have on farmers' …

Background: Increases in certain cause-specific hospital admissions have been reported
during Asian dust storms (ADS), which primarily originate from north and northwest China …

Objectives To estimate and quantify childhood mortality, its spatial correlates and the impact
of potential correlates using recent census data from three sub-Saharan African countries …

Background The risk of a child dying before reaching five years of age is highest in Sub-
Saharan African countries. But Child mortality rates have shown substantial decline in …

The northern geopolitical zones (NGZs) continue to report the highest under-5 mortality rates
(U5MRs) among Nigeria's six geopolitical zones. This study was designed to identify factors …

The neonatal mortality rate in India is amongst the highest in the world and skewed towards
rural areas. Nonavailability of trained manpower along with poor healthcare infrastructure is …