Niger's child survival success, contributing factors and challenges to sustainability: A retrospective analysis

PLoS ONE

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2016, Pages

  Besada, Donela ^a   Kerber, Kate ^b   Leon, Natalie ^a   Sanders, David ^c,g   Daviaud, Emmanuelle ^a   Rohde, Sarah ^a   Rohde, Jon ^a   Van Damme, Wim ^c,d   Kinney, Mary ^b   Manda, Samuel ^a,h   Oliphant, Nicholas P ^e   Hachimou, Fatima ^e   Ouedraogo, Adama ^e   Ghali, Asma Yaroh ^f   Doherty, Tanya ^a,c  

^a SOUTH AFRICAN MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

^b SAVE THE CHILDREN   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE WESTERN CAPE   (South Africa)

^d INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Belgium)

^e UNICEF   (United States)

^f Ministry of Health   (Niger)

^g UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^h UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIPHTHERIA PERTUSSIS TETANUS VACCINE; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS VACCINE; ORAL REHYDRATION SOLUTION; PYRIMETHAMINE PLUS SULFADOXINE; RETINOL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BED NET; BREAST FEEDING; CHILD; CHILD DEATH; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CHILD HEALTH INSURANCE; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; COMMUNITY PROGRAM; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MATERNAL CARE; MEASLES VACCINATION; MORTALITY RATE; NIGER; PRENATAL CARE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROGRAM SUSTAINABILITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STUNTING; SURVIVAL FACTOR; TETANUS PROPHYLAXIS; TREND STUDY; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION; WASTING SYNDROME; CHILD HEALTH; INFANT MORTALITY; MATERNAL WELFARE; TRENDS;

CHILD HEALTH; CHILD MORTALITY; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; MATERNAL HEALTH; NIGER; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84958212120     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0146945     Document Type: Article

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