Beyond causes of death: The social determinants of mortality among children aged 1-59 months in Nigeria from 2009 to 2013.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Millions of children worldwide suffer and die from conditions for which effective interventions exist. While there is ample evidence regarding these diseases, there is a dearth of information on the social factors associated with child mortality.

Methods

The 2014 Verbal and Social Autopsy Study was conducted based on a nationally representative sample of 3,254 deaths that occurred in children under the age of five and were reported on the birth history component of the 2013 Nigerian Demographic and Health Survey. We conducted a descriptive analysis of the preventive and curative care sought and obtained for the 2,057 children aged 1-59 months who died in Nigeria and performed regional (North vs. South) comparisons.

Results

A total of 1,616 children died in

SUBMITTER: Koffi AK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5451019 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature