Background Diarrhea, pneumonia, malnutrition, tuberculosis, measles, and fever are the
leading causes of mortality in children under five-years of age (0–59 months), whereas …

Good hand-washing practice is the most important preventive measure to reduce the spread
of communicable disease to under-five children. Prior studies on good handwashing …

Despite continuous persistent efforts to enhance child health through, among other things,
universal access to care, child mortality remains a significant public health concern on a …

The death of children before they reach five years old (under-five mortality or U5M) is a
global scourge that has attracted the attention of many governments, including the World …

Objective The main objective of this research is to observe the various socio-economic,
demographic, health-seeking, and environmental factors influencing infant mortality and the …

Background: Various communicable and infectious diseases could be contained by proper
hand washing leading to a reduction in mortality and morbidity of children. Objective: To …

The gender dimension of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) is integral to the goals
established to foster the development of nations, as it is intertwined with other goals and …

Objectives Child health is a social and economic development indicator. Pakistan is one of
the countries with a high rate of under-five mortality. This research aims to examine several …

Under-five mortality (U5M) is considered a major public health issue directly impacts a
country's development. This study analyzed the prognostic factors of U5M in Sri Lanka using …

Background: Maternal handwashing practice is an important measure to prevent the
spreading of childhood disease. Handwashing is still being practiced to a very low extent …