The high burden of infant deaths in rural Burkina Faso
A prospective community-based cohort study
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15378478 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Abdoulaye Hama Diallo (0009-0008-2926-2860, Centre Muraz), Nicolas Meda (0000-0003-2523-8747, Norwegian Institute of Public Health), Halvor Sommerfelt (0000-0002-5670-9786, Norwegian Institute of Public Health), Germain S Traore (London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine), Simon Cousen (0000-0001-8970-2305, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine), Simon Cousens, Thorkild Tylleskär (0000-0003-4801-4324, University of Bergen) |
| Year | 2012 |
| Volume | 12 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 739-739 |
| Publication date | 2012-09-05 |
| 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 | 10.1186/1471-2458-12-739 |
| PMID | 22947029 |
| PMCID | PMC3489611 |
| OpenAlex | W1993881198 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 37 |
We observed a very high IMR in a rural area of Burkina Faso, a country where 75% of the population lives in rural settings. Community-based health interventions targeting mothers and children at high risk are urgently needed to reduce the high burden of infant deaths in these areas
Biostatistics · Cause of death · Child mortality · Cohort · Cohort study · Disease · Environmental health · Infant mortality · Live birth · Population · Pregnancy · Prospective cohort study · Public health · Verbal autopsy · Child Nutrition and Water Access · Demography · Global Maternal and Child Health · Maternal and Neonatal Healthcare · Medicine · Epidemiology · Pediatrics · Surgery
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| Citations per year | 0.31 |
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| Citation span | 2013 - 2020 (8) |
| Highly cited | No |