Postneonatal under-5 mortality in peri-urban and rural Eastern Uganda, 2005-2015.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Community and individual sociodemographic characteristics play an important role in child survival. However, a question remains how urbanisation and demographic changes in sub-Saharan Africa affect community-level determinants for child survival.

Methods

Longitudinal data from the Iganga/Mayuge Health and Demographic Surveillance Site was used to obtain postneonatal under-5 mortality rates between March 2005 and February 2015 in periurban and rural areas separately. Multilevel survival analysis models were used to identify factors associated with mortality.

Results

There were 43 043 postneonatal under-5 children contributing to 116 385 person years of observation, among whom 1737 died. Average annual crude mortality incidence rate (IR) differed significan

SUBMITTER: Hirose A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7747610 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature