Cultural, socioeconomic, and demographic factors contributing to child mortality: evidence from Sierra Leone demographic and health survey 2019
The study highlights the urgent need to strengthen maternal and child healthcare services, particularly for younger mothers, promote family planning programs to ensure optimal birth spacing, and increase healthcare facilities in regions with high child mortality.
Authors
- Fariha Khanam Lisa
- Mahmuda Al Neyma
- Mohammad Salim Zahangir (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7646-9513)
- Md. Rasel Hossain (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-6699-6087)
- Mohmmad Omar Faruk
- Sawasan Tabassum
- Kabir Hossain (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-7877-1486)
- Tanvir Faisal Rakin
Institutions
- Deakin University (AU)
- Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham (GB)
- Noakhali Science and Technology University (BD)
- Intelligent Systems Research (United States) (US)
- University of Chittagong (BD)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Public Health
- Published
- 2025-08-18
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-025-22191-8
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Global Maternal and Child Health
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 10.48