Disease relevance of Child Mortality

• BACKGROUND: In areas where vitamin A deficiency (VAD) is prevalent, vitamin A repletion reduces child mortality by 23% on average [1].

High impact information on Child Mortality

• Vitamin A supplementation and child mortality. A meta-analysis [2].
• The efficacy of permethrin-treated bed nets on child mortality and morbidity in western Kenya II. Study design and methods [3].
• This paper uses survey data collected in the 1990s in 11 countries (Central African Republic, Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Kenya, Mali, Namibia, Niger, Rwanda, Senegal, Uganda, and Zambia) to examine whether ethnic inequality in child mortality has been present and spreading in sub-Saharan Africa since the 1980s [4].
• Social and environmental factors associated with the risk of child mortality in a peri-urban community in The Gambia [5].
• The World Summit for Children established the aim of a two-thirds reduction in worldwide child mortality by 2015 [6].

Associations of Child Mortality with chemical compounds

• Adherence with permethrin-treated bed net (ITN) use and their proper deployment was directly observed in 2,178 individuals (784 households) participating in a large-scale trial of ITNs on child mortality in western Kenya. The ITNs were distributed free of charge to ensure high coverage, resulting in a ratio of 1.46 persons per ITN [7].

Gene context of Child Mortality

• This paper uses data from the 1995/96 Mali DHS survey to examine the importance of a wide range of socioeconomic, behavioural and biodemographic factors in the determination of child mortality in Mali, with a special focus on maternal education and behaviour [8].
• Infant and child mortality in the West Bank and Gaza Strip has steadily reduced since 1967, even though fertility has remained extremely high [9].

References