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| InfoShare Partner: MEASURE DHS (Demographic and Health Surveys) |
| Publication Date: April 2006 |
| Type of Document: Article/Report/Paper |
| Topics: Child health/survival |
| Region: Sub-Saharan Africa |
| Language: English |
| File Size: 324 KB |
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This report summarizes the results of an in-depth study of mortality trends based on the Demographic and Health Surveys conducted in Ghana in 1988, 1993, 1998 and 2003. According to the GDHS, infant and childhood mortality rates declined steadily between 1988 and 1998, but then appeared to plateau or even rise slightly in 2003.
This analysis suggests that while the mortality decline in Ghana has stagnated, the uptick seen in 2003 appears to be mostly a function of the underestimation of mortality in the previous survey. The paper suggests that the continuing problems in childhood nutrition and the low levels of women receiving tetanus toxoid injection and the low percentage of women receiving skilled assistance at delivery may be associated with the stagnation in mortality decline.
For the entire report, go to: http://www.measuredhs.com/pubs/pdf/FA47/FA47.pdf
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