Determinants of under-five mortality in informal settlements in Nairobi, Kenya from 2002 to 2018
Under-five mortality is still high in urban informal settlements. Targeted public health interventions such as vaccinations and interventions empowering women such as single mothers, those with multiple pregnancies, and more impoverished slums are needed to further reduce under-five mortality in urban informal settlements.
Authors
- Samuel Iddi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2366-2774)
- Richard E. Sanya (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6348-9075)
- Marylene Wamukoya (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2900-9178)
- Dennis Akeyo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0380-1909)
- Gershim Asiki (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9966-1153)
Institutions
- University of Ghana (GH)
- Karolinska Institutet (SE)
- African Population and Health Research Center (KE)
- University of Edinburgh (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Public Health
- Published
- 2024-10-17
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-024-20073-z
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Global Maternal and Child Health
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.11