Predictors of exceeding emergency under-five mortality thresholds using small-scale survey data from humanitarian settings (1999 – 2020): considerations for measles vaccination, malnutrition, and displacement status

Predictors of exceeding emergency under-five mortality thresholds using small-scale survey data from humanitarian settings (1999 – 2020): considerations for measles vaccination, malnutrition, and displacement status

Abstract Background Quantifying the effect of measles containing vaccine (MCV) coverage and the prevalence of global acute malnutrition (GAM) on mortality levels in populations of displaced and crisis-affected resident children is important for intervention programming in humanitarian emergencies. M...

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Main Authors: Thomas Jideofor Ogbu, Sarah Elizabeth Scales, Maria Moitinho de Almeida, Joris Adriaan Frank van Loenhout, Niko Speybroeck, Debarati Guha-Sapir
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-06-01
Series:Archives of Public Health
Subjects:
Under-five mortality
Emergency threshold
Measles-containing vaccine
Global acute malnutrition
Internally displaced
Refugees
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13690-022-00916-0

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