Prevalence and determinants of the gender differentials risk factors of child deaths in Bangladesh: evidence from Bangladesh demographic and health survey 2011

• Main Authors: Hossain, Md. Mosharaf, K. C. Mani, Kulanthayan, Islam, Md. Rafiqul
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Public Library of Science 2015
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/45977/1/Prevalence%20and%20determinants%20of%20the%20gender%20differentials%20risk%20factors%20of%20child%20deaths%20in%20Bangladesh%3B%20evidence%20from%20Bangladesh%20demographic%20and%20health%20survey%202011_new.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/45977/; https://journals.plos.org/plosntds/article?id=10.1371/journal.pntd.0003616

Background The number of child deaths is a potential indicator to assess the health condition of a country, and represents a major health challenge in Bangladesh. Although the country has performed exceptionally well in decreasing the mortality rate among children under five over the last few decade...