The Sukuma ethnic group appears to be expanding across Tanzania at a rate far greater than other ethnic groups in the area. In this paper, the household-level dynamics that may be fueling this expansion are explored by comparing measures of infant mortality and child health with another Tanzanian ethnic group, the Pimbwe. Consistent with expectations, the Sukuma appear to have comparable levels...

I Choice of technique 4 National, regional, and urban-rural mortality levels 11 Time trends in infant mortality 19 Socioeconomic differentials in mortality levels 27

The beginning of the secular decline in infant mortality in England and Wales can be dated fairly precisely, since from 1900 substantial and sustained decrease in the national infant mortality rate (IMR) occurred and continued throughout the twentieth century. The causes of long-term infant mortality decline are relatively easy to understand in general terms and are related to the process of mo...

background: although numerous studies have found deleterious effects of inbreeding on childhood and pre-reproductive mortality, one question remains inadequately addressed: dose inbreeding lead to increased childhood mortality rates in countries with high level of consanguinity? methods: to evaluate the public health impact of inbreeding on offspring mortality, the association between mean of i...

BACKGROUND Thailand has achieved remarkable improvement in health status since the achievement of universal health coverage in 2002. Health equity has improved significantly. However, challenges on health inequity still remain.This study aimed to determine the trends of geographical inequalities in disease specific mortality in Thailand after the country achieved universal health coverage. ME...

BACKGROUND As the Millennium Development Goals campaign (MDGs) came to a close, clear evidence was needed on the contribution of the worldwide MDG campaign. OBJECTIVE We seek to determine the degree of difference in the reduction rate between the pre-MDG and MDG campaign periods and its statistical significance by region. DESIGN Unlike the prevailing studies that measured progress in 1990-2...

BACKGROUND Detailed spatial understanding of levels and trends in under-5 mortality is needed to improve the targeting of interventions to the areas of highest need, and to understand the sources of variation in mortality. To improve this understanding, we analysed local-level information on child mortality across sub-Saharan Africa between 1980-2010. METHODS We used data from 82 Demographic ...

We may not be able to make you love reading, but decline of infant and child mortality will lead you to love reading starting from now. Book is the window to open the new world. The world that you want is in the better stage and level. World will always guide you to even the prestige stage of the life. You know, this is some of how reading will give you the kindness. In this case, more books yo...

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