Socio-economic and geographical inequalities in neonatal mortality rates in Sierra Leone, 2008–2019
Augustus Osborne, Alpha Umaru Bai-Sesay, Camilla Bangura, Hassan Rogers, Bright Opoku Ahinkorah · 2024
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Description
Augustus Osborne and colleagues track newborn deaths in Sierra Leone across 2008 to 2019 in a 2024 study. The country cut its newborn death rate over that span, yet gaps between groups stayed wide. The team used three rounds of the national health survey to measure those gaps.
The newborn death rate fell from about forty-nine deaths per thousand live births in 2008 to about thirty in 2019. Gaps tied to a mother's wealth and schooling shrank over the period. The gap tied to a mother's age, though, grew wider. The team measured inequality by region, by where families live, and by the baby's sex as well. Their results show where health programs still need to reach, even as the national rate improves.
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| CREATOR | Augustus Osborne, Alpha Umaru Bai-Sesay, Camilla Bangura, Hassan Rogers, Bright Opoku Ahinkorah |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2024 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 29 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |