Under-five mortality in The Gambia: Comparison of the results of the first demographic and health survey with those from existing inquiries.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In The Gambia, national estimates of under-five mortality (U5M) were from censuses and multiple indicator cluster surveys (MICS). The country's first demographic and health survey (DHS) conducted in 2013 provided empirical disaggregated national estimates of neonatal, post-neonatal and child mortality trends.

Objective

To assess the consistency and accuracy of the estimates of U5M from the existing data sources and its age-specific components in rural Gambia and produce reliable up-to-date estimates.

Methods

Available national data on under-five mortality from 2000 onwards were extracted. Additionally, data from two DHS regions were compared to those from two health and demographic surveillance systems (HDSS) located within them. Indirect and direct estimat

SUBMITTER: Rerimoi AJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6650053 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature