Child mortality in Bangladesh - why, when, where and how? A national survey-based analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Updated information on the cause of childhood mortality is essential for developing policies and designing programmes targeting the major burden of disease. There is a paucity of evidence regarding the current estimates of the cause of death in Bangladesh, which is essential for reinvigorating the current policies and reshaping existing strategies to avert preventable deaths. This paper aims to address this critical evidence gap and report the cause, timing and place of death among children under-five years of age using a nationally representative sample.

Methods

The present study was undertaken to provide updated estimates of causes of death among children under-five years of age using data from the 2017-18 round of the Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey (B

SUBMITTER: Rahman AE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8442576 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature