Proximate and socio-economic determinants of under-five mortality in Benin, 2017/2018
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21881518 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Sanni Yaya (0000-0002-4876-6043, Global Affairs Canada, corresponding author), Bright Opoku Ahinkorah (0000-0001-7415-895X, University of Technology Sydney), Edward Kwabena Ameyaw (0000-0002-6617-237X, University of Technology Sydney), Abdul-Aziz Seidu (0000-0001-9734-9054, James Cook University), Eugene Kofuor Maafo Darteh (0000-0003-4689-8891, University of Cape Coast), Nicholas Kofi Adjei (0000-0002-0644-1881, Leibniz Institute for Prevention Research and Epidemiology - BIPS) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 5 |
| Issue | 8 |
| Pages | e002761 |
| Publication date | 2020-08-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| 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-2020-002761 |
| PMID | 32843572 |
| OpenAlex | W3080365253 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 18 |
BACKGROUND: Globally, under-five mortality has declined significantly, but still remains a critical public health problem in sub-Saharan African countries such as Benin. Yet, there is no empirical information in the country using a nationally representative data to explain this phenomenon. The aim of this study was to examine how proximate and socio-economic factors are associated with mortality in under-five children in Benin. METHODS: . Results were reported as adjusted odds ratios (aORs). All comparisons were considered to be statistically significant at p 2 years of birth interval (aOR=1.52; 95% CI: 1.07 to 2.17). Among the proximate determinants, we found the probability of death to be higher in children whose mothers had no postnatal check-up (PNC) visits after delivery (aOR=1.79; 95% CI: 1.22 to 2.63), but there was no significant association between individual-level/household-level factors and under-five mortality. CONCLUSION: This study has established that socio-economic and proximate factors are important determinants of under-five mortality in Benin. Our findings have shown the need to implement both socio-economic and proximate interventions, particularly those related to PNC visits when planning on under-five mortality. To achieve this, a comprehensive, long-term public health interventions, which consider the disparity in the access and utilisation of healthcare services in Benin are key
Confidence interval · Environmental health · Infant mortality · Logistic regression · Mortality rate · Odds ratio · Population · Public health · Demography · Global Health and Surgery · Global Maternal and Child Health · Healthcare Systems and Reforms · Medicine · Surgery
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| Unique citing works | 6 |
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| Citations per year | 1.5 |
| Citation span | 2022 - 2025 (4) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 6 |