Household factors and under-five mortality in Bankass, Mali: results from a cross-sectional survey.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Rural parts of Mali carry a disproportionate burden of the country's high under-five mortality rate. A range of household factors are associated with poor under-five health in resource-limited settings. However, it is unknown which most influence the under-five mortality rate in rural Mali. We aimed to describe household factors associated with under-five mortality in Bankass, a remote region in central Mali.

Methods

We analysed baseline household survey data from a trial being conducted in Bankass. The survey was administered to households between December 2016 and January 2017. Under-five deaths in the five years prior to baseline were documented along with detailed information on household factors and women's birth histories. Factors associated with under-five

SUBMITTER: Boettiger DC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7845123 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature