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Spatial variations and determinants of infant and under-five mortality in Bangladesh.
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Spatial variations and determinants of infant and under-five mortality in Bangladesh.

  • Gruebner O Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Geography Department, Berlin, Germany; University of Zurich, Epidemiology, Biostatistics, and Prevention Institute, Zurich, Switzerland. Electronic address: oliver.gruebner@gmail.com.
  • Khan M King Faisal University, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Department of Public Health, Saudi Arabia; University of Bielefeld, School of Public Health, Department of Public Health Medicine, Bielefeld, Germany.
  • Burkart K Columbia University, Mailman School of Public Health, Department of Environmental Health Sciences, New York City, NY, USA.
  • Lautenbach S University of Bonn, Institute of Geodesy and Geoinformation (IGG), Bonn, Germany.
  • Lakes T Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Geography Department, Berlin, Germany.
  • Krämer A University of Bielefeld, School of Public Health, Department of Public Health Medicine, Bielefeld, Germany.
  • Subramanian SV Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Boston, MA, USA.
  • Galea S Boston University, School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA.
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  • 2017-09-11
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  • Health & place. - 2017
Child mortality
Malaria
Socio-ecological factors
Spatial autocorrelation
Urbanicity
Bangladesh
Child Mortality
Child, Preschool
Environment
Humans
Infant
Infant Mortality
Infant, Newborn
Malaria
Public Health
Socioeconomic Factors
English Reducing child mortality is a Sustainable Development Goal yet to be achieved by many low-income countries. We applied a subnational and spatial approach based on publicly available datasets and identified permanent insolvency, urbanicity, and malaria endemicity as factors associated with child mortality. We further detected spatial clusters in the east of Bangladesh and noted Sylhet and Jamalpur as those districts that need immediate attention to reduce child mortality. Our approach is transferable to other regions in comparable settings worldwide and may guide future studies to identify subnational regions in need for public health attention. Our study adds to our understanding where we may intervene to more effectively improve health, particularly among disadvantaged populations.
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  • English
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https://sonar.ch/global/documents/3396
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