Socio-economic determinants of child mortality in Pakistan and the moderating role of household’s wealth index

Abstract Background Child mortality is an important social indicator that describes the health conditions of a country as well as determines the country’s overall socio-economic development. The Government of Pakistan has been struggling to reduce child mortality (67.2 per thousand live births in 20...

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Main Authors: Muhammad Farhan Asif, Zahid Pervaiz, Jawad Rahim Afridi, Rida Safdar, Ghulam Abid, Zohra S. Lassi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-01-01
Series:BMC Pediatrics
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12887-021-03076-2