Taken to health care provider or not, under-five children die of preventable causes: Findings from cross-sectional survey and social autopsy in Rural India

Taken to health care provider or not, under-five children die of preventable causes: Findings from cross-sectional survey and social autopsy in Rural India

Background: Under-five children in India continue to die from causes that can either be treated or prevented. The data regarding causes of death, community care-seeking practices, and events prior to death are needed to guide and refine health policies for achieving national goals and targets. Mater...

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Main Authors: Vaishali Deshmukh, Chandrakant Lahariya, Sriram Krishnamurthy, Manoj K Das, Ravindra M Pandey, Narendra K Arora
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2016-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Community Medicine
Subjects:
Care seeking preceding death
causes of death
child survival
health policy
universal health coverage
Online Access:http://www.ijcm.org.in/article.asp?issn=0970-0218;year=2016;volume=41;issue=2;spage=108;epage=119;aulast=Deshmukh

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