Child mortality in the Democratic Republic of Congo
Cross-sectional evidence of the effect of geographic location and prolonged conflict from a national household survey
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15363166 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ngianga-Bakwin Kandala (0000-0001-7920-0627, corresponding author), Ngianga‐bakwin Kandala (0000-0002-5654-5486), Ngianga II Kandala (0000-0002-6251-8062, University of Warwick, corresponding author), Tumwaka P Mandungu, Kisumbula Mbela (University of Kinshasa), Kikhela PD Nzita (University of Kinshasa), Banza B Kalambayi (University of Kinshasa), Patrick Kayembe (0000-0002-5693-2144, University of Kinshasa), Kalambayi P Kayembe, Jacques B O Emina, Jacques Emina (0000-0003-3709-1121, University of Kinshasa) |
| Year | 2014 |
| Volume | 14 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 266-266 |
| Publication date | 2014-03-20 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| 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 | 10.1186/1471-2458-14-266 |
| PMID | 24649944 |
| PMCID | PMC4234186 |
| OpenAlex | W2075049551 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 11 |
| References cited | 19 |
This study reveals clear geographic patterns in rates of U5M in the DRC and shows the potential role of individual child, household and environmental factors, which are unexplained by the ongoing conflict. The displacement of mothers to safer areas may explain the lower U5MR observed at the epicentre of the conflict in North Kivu, compared with rates in conflict-free areas. Overall, the U5M maps point to a lack of progress towards the Millennium Development Goal of reducing U5M by half by 2015
Biostatistics · Child mortality · Confidence interval · Credible interval · Cross-sectional study · Environmental health · Geography · Mortality rate · Odds ratio · Population · Public health · Residence · Socioeconomics · Child Nutrition and Water Access · Demography · Global Health Care Issues · Global Maternal and Child Health · Medicine
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| Unique citing works | 11 |
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| Citations per year | 1.1 |
| Citation span | 2016 - 2026 (11) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 11 |