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Under-five mortality in the Rongo Sub-County of Migori County, Kenya: Experience of the Lwala Community Alliance 2007-2017 with evidence from a cross-sectional survey

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  • Joseph R Starnes
  • Liz Chamberlain
  • Staci Sutermaster
  • Mercy Owuor
  • Vincent Okoth
  • William Edman
  • Troy D Moon

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Introduction: Childhood mortality remains a pressing problem in rural Kenya, and reducing under-five deaths is a key target of the Sustainable Development Goals. We aim to describe the reduction in under-five mortality in a rural Kenyan community served by the Lwala Community Alliance and factors associated with under-five mortality in this community. Methods: A cross-sectional survey containing a complete birth history was administered to a representative sample of the catchment area of the Lwala Community Alliance. Survival analysis techniques were used to describe temporal trends and risk factors related to under-five mortality. Results: 1,362 children were included in the study, and 91 children died before the fifth birthday. The most common causes of death among children under five were malaria (19%), respiratory infection (13%), and anemia (11%). The under-five mortality rate was 104.8 per 1,000 live births from 1999 to 2006 and 53.0 per 1,000 after the founding of the Lwala Community Alliance in 2007. Factors associated with under-five mortality included year of birth (HR 0.931; 95% CI: 0.877, 0.988; p = 0.019), multiple-gestation pregnancy (HR 6.201; 95% CI: 2.073, 18.555; p

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  • Joseph R Starnes & Liz Chamberlain & Staci Sutermaster & Mercy Owuor & Vincent Okoth & William Edman & Troy D Moon, 2018. "Under-five mortality in the Rongo Sub-County of Migori County, Kenya: Experience of the Lwala Community Alliance 2007-2017 with evidence from a cross-sectional survey," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 13(9), pages 1-16, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0203690
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0203690
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