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Mortality among twins in Sub-Saharan Africa remains high: One-in-five dies before age five

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Background

Sub-Saharan Africa has the world’s highest under-5 and neonatal mortality rates as well as the highest naturally occurring twin rates. Twin pregnancies carry high risk for children and mothers. Under-5 mortality has declined in Sub-Saharan Africa over the last decades. It is unknown whether twins have shared in this reduction.

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We pooled 90 Demographic and Health Surveys for 30 Sub-Saharan Africa countries held since 1995. We used information on ...

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Published
Peer review status:
Peer reviewed

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10.1016/S2214-109X(17)30197-3

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Institution:
University of Oxford
Oxford college:
Nuffield College
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Author
Publisher:
Elsevier Publisher's website
Journal:
Lancet Global Health Journal website
Publication date:
2017-05-01
Acceptance date:
2017-04-26
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EISSN:
2214-109X
Pubs id:
pubs:692168
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uuid:66d69355-dfe1-454b-90e2-70c55ad4ce0f
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pubs:692168
Source identifiers:
692168
Deposit date:
2017-05-03

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