Maternal cumulative prevalence measures of child mortality show heavy burden in sub-Saharan Africa.

ABSTRACT: We advance a set of population-level indicators that quantify the prevalence of mothers who have ever experienced an infant, under 5-y-old child, or any-age child die. The maternal cumulative prevalence of infant mortality (mIM), the maternal cumulative prevalence of under 5 mortality (mU5M), and the maternal cumulative prevalence of offspring mortality (mOM) bring theoretical and practical value to a variety of disciplines. Here we introduce maternal cumulative prevalence measures of mortality for multiple age groups of mothers in 20 sub-Saharan African countries with Demographic and Health Surveys data spanning more than two decades. The exercise demonstrates the persistently high prevalence of African mothers who have ever experienced a child die. In some African countries, more than on

SUBMITTER: Smith-Greenaway E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7049139 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature