Trends and social differentials in child mortality in Rwanda 1990-2010: results from three demographic and health surveys.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Rwanda has embarked on ambitious programmes to provide equitable health services and reduce mortality in childhood. Evidence from other countries indicates that advances in child survival often have come at the expense of increasing inequity. Our aims were to analyse trends and social differentials in mortality before the age of 5 years in Rwanda from 1990 to 2010.

Methods

We performed secondary analyses of data from three Demographic and Health Surveys conducted in 2000, 2005 and 2010 in Rwanda. These surveys included 34 790 children born between 1990 and 2010 to women aged 15-49 years. The main outcome measures were neonatal mortality rates (NMR) and under-5 mortality rates (U5MR) over time, and in relation to mother's educational level, urban or rural residence

SUBMITTER: Musafili A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4552928 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature