Declining child mortality in northern Malawi despite high rates of infection with HIV

Declining child mortality in northern Malawi despite high rates of infection with HIV

OBJECTIVE: To determine whether routine surveys, such as the Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS), have underestimated child mortality in Malawi. METHODS: Rates and causes of child mortality were obtained from a continuous-registration demographic surveillance system (DSS) in Malawi for a population...

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Main Authors: A Jahn, S Floyd, AC Crampin, H Mvula, V Mwinuka, E Mwaiyeghele, N McGrath, B Zaba, PEM Fine, JR Glynn
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The World Health Organization 2010-10-01
Series:Bulletin of the World Health Organization
Online Access:http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0042-96862010001000011&lng=en&tlng=en

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