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Clustering of childhood mortality in the Kintampo Health and Demographic Surveillance System in Ghana.
| العنوان: | Clustering of childhood mortality in the Kintampo Health and Demographic Surveillance System in Ghana. |
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| المؤلفون: | Nettey OE; Kintampo Health and Demographic Surveillance System, Kintampo Health Research Centre, Kintampo, Ghana., Zandoh C, Sulemana A, Adda R, Owusu-Agyei S |
| المصدر: | Global health action [Glob Health Action] 2010 Aug 30; Vol. 3. Date of Electronic Publication: 2010 Aug 30. |
| نوع المنشور: | Journal Article |
| اللغة: | English |
| بيانات الدورية: | Publisher: Taylor & Francis Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 101496665 Publication Model: Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1654-9880 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 16549880 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Glob Health Action Subsets: PubMed not MEDLINE |
| أسماء مطبوعة: | Publication: <2016- > : Philadelphia, PA : Taylor & Francis Original Publication: Häggeby : Co-Action Publishing |
| مستخلص: | Background: Childhood mortality in Ghana has generally declined in the last four decades. However, estimates tend to conceal substantial variability among regions and districts. The lack of population-based data in Ghana, as in other less developed countries, has hindered the development of effective programmes targeted specifically at clusters where mortality levels are significantly higher. Objective: This paper seeks to test for the existence of statistically significant clusters of childhood mortality within the Kintampo Health and Demographic Surveillance System (KHDSS) between 2005 and 2007. Design: In this study, mortality rates were generated using mortality data extracted from the health and demographic surveillance database of the KHDSS and exported into STATA. The spatial and spatio-temporal scan statistic by Kulldorff was used to identify significant clusters of childhood mortality within the KHDSS. Results: A significant cluster of villages with high under-five mortality in the south-eastern part of the KHDSS in 2006 was identified. This is a remote location where poverty levels are relatively higher, health facilities are more sparse and these are compounded by poor transport services in case of emergencies. Conclusion: This study highlights the potential of the surveillance platform to demonstrate the spatial dimensions of childhood mortality clustering. It is apparent, though, that further studies need to be carried out in order to explore the underlying risk factors for potential mortality clusters that could emerge later. |
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| فهرسة مساهمة: | Keywords: Kintampo; childhood mortality; clustering; spatial analysis; spatio-temporal analysis; surveillance |
| تواريخ الأحداث: | Date Created: 20100915 Date Completed: 20121002 Latest Revision: 20211020 |
| رمز التحديث: | 20231215 |
| مُعرف محوري في PubMed: | PMC2938134 |
| DOI: | 10.3402/gha.v3i0.5258 |
| PMID: | 20838483 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | MEDLINE |
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Full Text Finder | تدمد: | 1654-9880 |
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| DOI: | 10.3402/gha.v3i0.5258 |