Background In most low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs), national surveys are
the main data source for stillbirths and perinatal mortality. Data quality issues such as under …

Background Differences in mortality exist between sexes because of biological, genetic, and
social factors. Sex differentials are well documented in children younger than 5 years but …

Background Understanding the age pattern of under-5 mortality is essential for identifying
the most vulnerable ages and underlying causes of death, and for assessing why the …

Abstract Background The Central African Republic (CAR) suffers a protracted conflict and
has the second lowest human development index in the world. Available mortality estimates …

Objective To assess whether an adapted Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) like cross-
sectional household survey with full pregnancy histories can demonstrate the validity of …

Objective Child mortality and stillbirth rates (SBR) remain high in low‐income countries but
may be underestimated due to incomplete reporting of child deaths in retrospective …

Introduction Countries without complete civil registration and vital statistics systems rely on
retrospective full pregnancy history surveys (FPH) to estimate incidence of pregnancy and …

In this study, we examined health inequalities and the status of women as evidenced in the
patterns of population and mortality statistics in fifteen Muslim-populated countries. Based …

Objective This study assessed HDSS pregnancy reporting completeness and identified
predictors of unreported pregnancies that likely ended in adverse outcomes. Methods The …

It is distressing to compose notes of a long-time friend and colleague with whom one has
walked a walk of many years. Peter was disarmingly relaxed in manner–yet his thinking …