Premature mortality in children aged 6-9 years with neurological impairments in rural Kenya: a cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Neurological impairments might significantly contribute to reduced life expectancy in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs). There are no empirical studies of premature mortality in children with neurological impairments in Africa. This study estimated the risk of premature mortality in children with neurological impairments and identified risk factors and causes of death.

Methods

We did a cohort study based on a two-stage epidemiological survey in the Kilifi Health and Demographic Surveillance System (Kilifi, Kenya). Study participants were children aged 6-9 years. In the first stage, five trained field workers administered a low-cost screening tool to a random sample of households. In the second stage, we assessed for neurological impairments in five do

SUBMITTER: Abuga JA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7024990 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature