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Showing 1 to 20 of 23 for “"Child survival"”.
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A nested random effects model analysis of child survival in Malawi
This thesis investigates child survival in Malawi using a modified Cox proportional hazards model which includes family and community random effects in addition to the fixed effect of the covariates. The parameters of the model are estimated using the Gibbs sampler, a Bayesian Markov Chain Monte …
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Determinants of Levels and Trends in Child Mortality in Rural Northern Malawi
… of Malawi’s extraordinary success in reducing child mortality during the Millennium Development Goal period, the work presented here aimed to develop a detailed epidemiological understanding of local trends in child survival in rural Malawi by identifying the subgroups of children among whom, …
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Health and Poverty: The Issue of Health Inequalities in Ethiopia
… of inequalities in infant and under-five years¿ child survival, access to and utilisations of child health services among different socio-economic groups in Ethiopia; and identify issues for policies and programmes at national and sub-national levels. This thesis examines the effect of parental …
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Breastfeeding experiences of call centre agents
… for improving infant nutrition and increasing child survival globally. Several experts consider breastfeeding to be the best way to feed a baby, as it provides numerous benefits to both the mother and the child. One of the main factors that contributes to the early weaning of breastfeeding …
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An investigation into the effects of a child care intervention strategy known as Community Motivators in two sites in the Cape Town area
… as the Community Motivator (CM) Programme on the childraising practices of caregivers in two informal settlements in the Cape Town area. The Community Motivator Programme, initiated by the Early Learning Resource Unit(ELRU) seeks to integrate the fragmented service delivery that is occurring in …
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A case study of the drivers and barriers of implementation of the Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI) within a rural sub-district in South Africa
Exclusive breastfeeding is recognised as a key child survival strategy in the South African context and the Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI) accreditation for maternity facilities is recommended by the National Department of Health (NDOH) as crucial to improving the standards of care …
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Why growth monitoring fails : an exploratory study of child malnutrition intervention in a rural African area
… is a primary health care approach to prevent child malnutrition in under-developed areas promoted by a variety of development agencies, particularly UNICEF, as a part of the "child survival revolution." It involves weighing children regularly and plotting their weights on a growth chart …
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Developing an evidence-based foster mother screening tool for cluster foster care in the Western Cape, South Africa
Within the formal child welfare system in South Africa, foster care is considered the preferred form of alternative care for children removed from their biological families and who are unavailable for adoption. This reflects the belief that the family is ideal environment best suited for optimal …
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Urbanization and Demographic Change in Sub-Saharan Africa: Three essays on fertility and child mortality differentials in a rapidly urbanizing context
… to examine whether SSA's long-held urban child survival advantage is diminishing, accounting for differentials in city size and potential bias in survival rates due to migration. I find the overall under-5 survival advantage of urban over rural areas persists but that there is a widening …
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Post-Soviet ethnic politics and public goods provision
… coethnicity or coregionality and first year child survival. I find a more complex interactive relationship between the two explanatory variables and child immunization.
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A study of low birthweight infants delivered at the University Teaching Hospital in Lusaka
… prognostic value and is a major determinant of child survival. Neonatal mortality and morbidity tends to increase proportionately with reduced neonatal birth weight.Causes of low birthweight in neonates can be multi-factorial. Maternal factors may include her age, marital status, parity, social …
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Influences of HIV on exclusive breastfeeding: an exploration of community-based peer support in rural Malawi
… public health intervention to improve child survival particularly in Sub-Saharan Africa and is central to achieving Millennium Development Goal number 4 for child health. However, despite the benefits of EBF to infants and mothers, the rates continue to decrease as the age of the infant …
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Determinants of infant mortality in Luapula province, Zambia : a further analysis of the 2018 Zambia demographic and health survey.
… model. The study found that 1 in every 15 children dies before the age of 1 in Luapula (67 deaths per 1000 live births). The study indicated that children born in a household with 6 or more members [AHR: 0.45; 95% CI: 0.298-0.691] had significantly reduced hazards of dying compared to …
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Examining the influence of antenatal care and skilled attendence of neonatal deaths in Zambia: A multilevel analysis
… healthcare as a means of reducing maternal and child mortality, very few of these studies have explored the influence of antenatal care visits and skilled attendance on neonatal deaths. The main objective is to examine the influence of antenatal care visits and skilled attendance on neonatal …
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Determinants of infant mortality in Luapula province, Zambia : a further analysis of the 2018 Zambia demographic and health survey.
… model. The study found that 1 in every 15 children dies before the age of 1 in Luapula (67 deaths per 1000 live births). The study indicated that children born in a household with 6 or more members [AHR: 0.45; 95% CI: 0.298-0.691] had significantly reduced hazards of dying compared to …
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Examining the influence of antenatal care and skilled attendence of neonatal deaths in Zambia: A multilevel analysis
… healthcare as a means of reducing maternal and child mortality, very few of these studies have explored the influence of antenatal care visits and skilled attendance on neonatal deaths. The main objective is to examine the influence of antenatal care visits and skilled attendance on neonatal …
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Factors influencing migrant maternal and infant nutrition in Cape Town, South Africa
… during pregnancy and the first two years of a child’s life impact infant morbidity (e.g. diarrhoea, chronic disease) and mortality, yet little is known about maternal and infant nutrition in relation to migration. Positing that migration alters the family structures that traditionally provide …
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Investigation of level and differentials in child mortality in South Africa: insight from Census 2001 and 2011, Community Survey 2016 and Demographic and Health Survey 2016
Measuring levels of childhood mortality is important for low and middle-income countries to monitor overall development and progress towards improved child health. The overall aim of this research is to estimate the level and trend of childhood mortality in South Africa over time, and to examine …
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Patterns of breast-feeding practice in Semarang, Indonesia: comparison between women in peri-urban area and urban area
… were increasing amongst women and their children (Helen Keller International, 2000). Indonesia also still has many problems regarding infant malnutrition and infant mortality, although the child survival rate has been improving over the past two decades. UNICEF (2000) reported that 7 per …
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Pemenuhan hak-hak anak di lingkungan keluarga sekitar lokalisasi: Studi di Dusun Jembel Desa Sugihwaras Kecamatan Jenu Kabupaten Tuban
… berbicara kotor. ENGLISH: The phenomenon of children who live in the family around localization area, possibility affected the psychological development of children, so that children’s rights will be deprived. In addition they are also faced with the stigma of the localization community …
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