Childhood morbidity and its determinants
Evidence from 31 countries in sub-Saharan Africa
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21880504 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Sulaimon T Adedokun (0000-0003-0021-8045, Obafemi Awolowo University), Sanni Yaya (0000-0002-4876-6043, University of Ottawa, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 5 |
| Issue | 10 |
| Pages | e003109 |
| Publication date | 2020-10-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | BMJ Global Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2059-7908 • E-ISSN: 2059-7908 |
| Publisher | BMJ (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1136/bmjgh-2020-003109 |
| PMID | 33046457 |
| OpenAlex | W3092217254 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 10 |
| References cited | 25 |
BACKGROUND: Although under-five mortality reduced globally from 93 per 1000 live births in 1990 to 39 in 2018, sub-Saharan Africa witnessed an increase from 31% in 1990 to 54% in 2018. Morbidity has been reported to contribute largely to these deaths. This study examined the factors that are associated with childhood morbidity in sub-Saharan Africa. METHODS: Demographic and Health Surveys of 31 countries in sub-Saharan Africa were used in this study. The study involved 189 069 children who had or did not have fever, cough or diarrhoea in the 2 weeks preceding the surveys. Descriptive statistics and binary logistic regression were applied in the analysis. RESULTS: About 22% of the children suffered from fever, 23% suffered from cough and 16% suffered from diarrhoea. While the odds of experiencing fever increased by 37% and 18%, respectively, for children from poorest and poorer households, children of women aged 15-24 and 25-34 years are 47% and 23%, respectively, more likely to experience diarrhoea. The probability of suffering from morbidity increased for children who are 12-23 months, of higher order birth, small in size at birth and from households with non-improved toilet facility. CONCLUSIONS: This study has shown that childhood morbidity remains a major health challenge in sub-Saharan Africa with socioeconomic, maternal, child's and environmental factors playing significant roles. Efforts at addressing this problem should consider these factors
Birth order · Child mortality · Developing country · Environmental health · Logistic regression · Odds · Odds ratio · Population · Public health · Socioeconomic status · Under-five · Child Nutrition and Water Access · Demography · Global Health and Epidemiology · Global Maternal and Child Health · Medicine · Pediatrics
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| Citations per year | 2.5 |
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| Citation span | 2022 - 2026 (5) |
| Highly cited | No |