Background Despite the global reduction in under-five mortality, still many children die
before their fifth birthday in Ethiopia. The main aim of this study was to identify determinants …

Background Child survival is a major concern in Nigeria, as it contributes 13% of the global
under-five mortalities. Although studies have examined the determinants of under-five …

The under-five mortality rate is one of the most important indicators of the socio-economic
wellbeing and public health conditions of a country. Under-five death in Ethiopia has …

Background Infant mortality is defined as the death of a child at any time after birth and
before the child's first birthday. Sub-Saharan Africa has the highest infant and child mortality …

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 …

Background Remarkable reduction in global under-five mortality has been seen over the
past two decades. However, Ethiopia is among the five countries which account for about …

Reports have shown that child mortality is still pervasive in Nigeria despite several
intervention programmes. While most authors have been preoccupied with searching for …

Abstract Under-five (U-5) mortality is a major public health problem in lower-middle income
countries. The aim of this study is to examine the associations between maternal education …

Abstract Thriving to achieve Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), countries are destined
to reduce preventable deaths of children under the age of five to at least as low as 25 deaths …

Nigeria's under five-mortality was 132 per 1000 in 2018. The statistic makes Nigeria the
country with the third-highest under-five mortality globally. It implies that the government may …