Assessing the causes of under-five mortality in the Albert Schweitzer Hospital service area of rural Haiti

In the Albert Schweitzer Hospital program area--and presumably in other areas of Haiti as well--priority needs to be given to the prevention of and the early, effective treatment of ALRI, diarrhea, and early neonatal conditions. This study points to the need for more, similar standardized assessments to guide local, regional, and national programs

Cause of death · Disease · Environmental health · Health services · Neonatal tetanus · Population · Rural area · Verbal autopsy · Child and Adolescent Health · Child Nutrition and Water Access · Demography · Global Maternal and Child Health · Medicine · Pediatrics

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