National and sub-national under-five mortality profiles in Peru
A basis for informed policy decisions
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15356264 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Luis Huicho (0000-0002-5272-5885, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, corresponding author), Miguel Trelles (0000-0001-7579-4181, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia), Fernando Gonzales (Pan American Health Organization (Cuba)) |
| Year | 2006 |
| Volume | 6 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 173-173 |
| Publication date | 2006-07-04 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | BMC Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1471-2458 • E-ISSN: 1471-2458 |
| Publisher | BioMed Central (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1186/1471-2458-6-173 |
| PMID | 16820049 |
| PMCID | PMC1524945 |
| OpenAlex | W2096978482 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 15 |
Under-five mortality declined substantially in all departments from 1996 to 2000, which is explained mostly by reduction in diarrhoea and pneumonia deaths, particularly in the andean region. There is the need to emphasize interventions to reduce neonatal deaths and emerging causes of death such as injuries and congenital anomalies
Biostatistics · Christian ministry · Environmental health · Mortality rate · Population · Public health · Demography · Global Health and Epidemiology · Global Maternal and Child Health · Healthcare Systems and Reforms · Medicine · Epidemiology · Surgery
Evidence-based, cost-effective interventions
Applying an equity lens to child health and mortality
Where and why are 10 million children dying every year?
How many child deaths can we prevent this year?
Overcoming health-systems constraints to achieve the Millennium Development Goals
WHO estimates of the causes of death in children
Implementation of the Integrated Management of Childhood Illness strategy in Peru and its association with health indicators
Scaling up Integrated Management of Childhood Illness to the national level
Programmatic pathways to child survival
| Citations per year | 0.12 |
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| Citation span | 2009 - 2012 (4) |
| Highly cited | No |