Geospatial distribution of under-five mortality in Alexandria, Egypt: a cross-sectional survey

Abstract Background Globally, infectious diseases, including pneumonia, diarrhea, and malaria, along with pre-term birth complications, birth asphyxia and trauma, and congenital anomalies remain the leading causes of death for under-five mortality (U5M). This study aimed to identify the geospatial p...

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Main Authors: Samar Abd ElHafeez, Mahmoud A. Hassan, Esraa Abdellatif Hammouda, Abdelrahman Omran, Ola Fahmy Esmail, Amira Saad Mahboob, Mohamed Mostafa Tahoun, Dina Hussein El Malawany, Mohamed Kamal Eldwiki, Passent Ehab El-Meligy, Ehab Elrewany, Shaimaa Gadelkarim Ebrahim Ali, Amira Mahmoud Elzayat, Ahmed Ramadan, Abdelhamid Elshabrawy, Naglaa Youssef, Ramy Mohamed Ghazy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2023-10-01
Series:Egyptian Pediatric Association Gazette
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s43054-023-00221-7