Patterns of age-specific mortality in children in endemic areas of sub-Saharan Africa.

From:
Department for International Development
Published
1 January 2007
Document Type:
Journal Article
Theme:
Health
Authors:
Smith, T., Abdullah, S., Thompson, R., Owusu-Agyei, S., Binka, F.N., Hodgson, A., Masanja, H., Adazu, K., Diallo, D., Ilboudo-Sanogo, E., Nhacolo, A.

Abstract

Understanding of the age- and season- dependence of malaria mortality is an important prerequisite for epidemiologic models of malaria immunity. However, most studies of malaria mortality have aggregated their results into broad age groups and across seasons, making it hard to predict the likely impact of interventions targeted at specific age groups of children. We present age-specific mortality rates for children aged
In all sites a substantial proportion of deaths (ranging from 20.1% in a Mozambican site to 46.2% in a site in Burkina Faso) were attributed to malaria. The overall age patterns of malaria mortality were similar in the different sites. Deaths in the youngest children (

Citation

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (2007) 77 (6, Supplement) 99-105

Patterns of age-specific mortality in children in endemic areas of sub-Saharan Africa.

Published 1 January 2007
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