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Mortality study in Guinea : investigating the causes of death in children under 5

Archived 2024DEC · Record PN-ACU-936

PARTNERSHIP FOR CHILD HEALTH CARE, INC.

Mortality study in Guinea : investigating the causes of death in children under 5

Save the Children, BASICS I, and the Guinea MOH conducted a study of mortality among children less than 5 years old in Mandiana, Guinea, from October 1998 through September 1999.

Schumacher, Renata; Swedberg, Eric · 1970

Abstract

This report describes the results of a verbal and social autopsy that was used to investigate the deaths of 330 children under 5. The objectives of the study were to determine (1) causes and trends in mortality, (2) the relative importance of each step in the Pathway to Survival, and (3) the most appropriate interventions to reduce child mortality in Mandiana and other similar settings. The methodology for the study built upon tools and methods developed by BASICS and Johns Hopkins University. (Author abstract)

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Classification

Document type: Studies & Literature Reviews
DEC type: Other USAID Supported Study/Document
Geography: Guinea
Subject: Child survival
DEC terms: Cause of deathChild health careChild mortalityChild survival activitiesHealth research
Sponsoring organization: USAID. Bur. for Global Health. Ofc. of Health and Nutrition
Authoring organization: Partnership for Child Health Care, Inc.Save the Children (U.S.)
Language: English

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