Socioeconomic factors contributing to under-five mortality in sub-Saharan Africa: a decomposition analysis

Child Mortality and Socioeconomic Status in Sub- Saharan Africa

This paper examines under-five mortality (U5MR) trends in sub-Saharan Africa, and the association between socio-economic status – indicated by per capita income, illiteracy, urbanization – and under-five mortality between 1960 and 2000. It shows substantial decline in U5MR in all Sub-Saharan Africa regions between 1970 and 1990. Regional differentials among West, Central and East Africa that ex...

Factors associated to infant mortality in Sub-Saharan Africa

Half of the 10 million children who die annually in the world are from Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). The reasons are known, but lack of will and resources avoid the development of sustainable policies. Associated factors to the high infant mortality rate (IMR) in SSA have been investigated in this research. An ecological multi-group study was designed comparing rates within SSA. The dependent varia...

Adjusting Mortality for Loss to Follow-Up: Analysis of Five ART Programmes in Sub-Saharan Africa

BACKGROUND Evaluation of antiretroviral treatment (ART) programmes in sub-Saharan Africa is difficult because many patients are lost to follow-up. Outcomes in these patients are generally unknown but studies tracing patients have shown mortality to be high. We adjusted programme-level mortality in the first year of antiretroviral treatment (ART) for excess mortality in patients lost to follow-u...

High Under-Five Mortality among Twins in Sub-Saharan Africa: Patterns and Explanations

Factors Contributing to Urban Malaria Transmission in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Systematic Review

Sub-Saharan Africa suffers by far the greatest malaria burden worldwide and is currently undergoing a profound demographic change, with a growing proportion of its population moving to urban areas. Urbanisation is generally expected to reduce malaria transmission; however the disease still persists in African cities, in some cases at higher levels than in nearby rural areas. Objective. This pap...