Divergences in trends in child and adult mortality in sub-Saharan Africa: Survey evidence on the survival of children and siblings

Population Studies

Volumn 68, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 161-177

  Masquelier, Bruno ^a   Reniers, Georges ^b   Pison, Gilles ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^c INSTITUT NATIONAL D'ÉTUDES DÉMOGRAPHIQUES   (France)

Author keywords

adult mortality; child mortality; HIV AIDS; mortality estimation; siblings; sub Saharan Africa

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; CHILD MORTALITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; POPULATION DECLINE; SIBLING; SURVIVAL;

SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; AGE; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RISK ASSESSMENT; SIBLING; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TRENDS; YOUNG ADULT;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; AGE FACTORS; CHILD MORTALITY; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEMOGRAPHY; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK ASSESSMENT; SIBLINGS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84901457708     PISSN: 00324728     EISSN: 14774747     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00324728.2013.856458     Document Type: Article

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