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Social determinants and causes of child mortality in Pakistan: Analysis of national demographic health surveys from 1990 to 2013
Afshan K, Narjis G, Qureshi IZ, Cappello M. Social determinants and causes of child mortality in Pakistan: Analysis of national demographic health surveys from 1990 to 2013. Journal Of Paediatrics And Child Health 2019, 56: 457-472. PMID: 31774227, DOI: 10.1111/jpc.14670.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChild mortalitySocial determinantsChild healthNational Demographic Health SurveyAverage birth sizeFirst birth orderCause of deathChild survival strategyDemographic Health Survey dataPrevious birth intervalCost-effective interventionLowest wealth quintileDemographic Health SurveyHealth Survey dataIntrapartum asphyxiaMaternal disordersMiddle-income countriesBirth sizeHealth SurveyMaternal educationChild survivalWealth quintileBivariate analysisGreater riskMortality
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Poly-helminth infection in east guatemalan school children
Sorensen WC, Cappello M, Bell D, DiFedele LM, Brown MA. Poly-helminth infection in east guatemalan school children. Journal Of Global Infectious Diseases 2011, 3: 25-31. PMID: 21572605, PMCID: PMC3068574, DOI: 10.4103/0974-777x.77292.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGuatemalan school childrenBivariate analysisSchool childrenGlobal public health concernPrevalence of hookwormMultiple logistic regressionPublic health concernLow-intensity infectionsBaseline prevalenceSTH infectionsKato-KatzHelminth infectionsAnthropometric measuresAssociated epidemiologyInfectionLogistic regressionGuatemalan childrenHealth concernAnemiaChi-squareSignificant decreaseHemoglobinChildrenT-testInfection intensity