Using LiST to model potential reduction in under-five mortality in Burkina Faso.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Under-five mortality remains high in Burkina Faso with significant reductions required to meet Millennium Development Goal 4. The Acceleration for Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health is being implemented to reduce child mortality in the North and Center North regions of Burkina Faso.

Methods

The Lives Saved Tool was used to determine the percent reduction in child mortality that can be achieved given baseline levels of coverage for interventions targeted by the Acceleration. Data were obtained from the Demographic and Health Survey 2003, the Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey 2006, and the baseline survey for the program from 2010. In addition to the scale up, scenarios were generated to examine the outcome if secular trends in intervention coverage change persiste

SUBMITTER: Marsh A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3847624 | biostudies-literature | 2013

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature