| Literature DB >> 7506881 |
A De Francisco1, A J Hall, J R Schellenberg, A M Greenwood, B M Greenwood.
Abstract
A system has been established to document births and deaths in children in a large, rural, West African population, using community reporters. Causes of death in children under the age of 5 years were investigated using post-mortem questionnaires completed by field assistants. There was a marked seasonal incidence of all major causes of death with peak rates in the rainy season. Acute lower respiratory infections (ALRI) were the most frequent cause of death in children under 5 years of age. Other major causes of death were malaria, acute gastro-enteritis and chronic diarrhoea with malnutrition. Mortality from all the major causes of death decreased with increasing village size. Our findings have implications for interventions against childhood mortality.Entities:
Keywords: Africa; Africa South Of The Sahara; Age Factors; Child; Child Mortality; Demographic Factors; Developing Countries; Diseases; English Speaking Africa; Gambia; Infant; Infant Mortality; Infections; Mortality; Population; Population Characteristics; Population Dynamics; Research Report; Respiratory Infections; Rural Population; Sampling Studies; Seasonal Variation; Studies; Surveys; Western Africa; Youth
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Year: 1993 PMID： 7506881 DOI： 10.1080/02724936.1993.11747669
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Ann Trop Paediatr ISSN： 0272-4936