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Health inequalities of children in sub-Saharan Africa from 1990 to 2010 : comparative analysis using data from Health and Demographic Surveys
(University of the Western Cape, 2016)
This study is based on the assumption that the under-five mortality rate, in recent decades, has declined, particularly in developing countries. However, all the social strata across many countries do not seem to benefit ...
Factors influencing infant and child mortality in Zimbabwe
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)
According to a 2010 report by the United Nations, mortality rates among children under the age of five remain extremely high in most countries in sub-Saharan Africa in which Zimbabwe is one of them. Child mortality in ...
The AIDS transition: impact of HIV/AIDS on the demographic transition of black/African South Africans by 2021
(University of the Western Cape, 2004)
The first two official AIDS cases were diagnosed in South Africa in 1982. During the same period of the 1980s, the black/African population was experiencing an accelerated fertility decline, following a period of accelerated ...
Supportive socio-economic conditions to achieve a successful demographic dividend in South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2021)
One of the population structures associated with demographic dividend is “demographic transition”, which is a shift from high fertility and mortality to low fertility and mortality. It is understood that low dependency ...
The AIDS transition: Impact of HIV/ AIDS on the demographic transition of black/ African South Africans by 2021
(University of Western Cape, 2004)
The first two official AIDS cases were diagnosed in South Africa in 1982. During the same
period of the 1980s, the black/ African population was experiencing an accelerated fertility
decline, following a period of ...
The determinants of under-five child mortality in the state of Palestine and Malawi: A comparative study
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)
Mortality is one of the significant vital events for which a government collects data, especially
child mortality, because it is one of the contributing indicators that are used to assess the
wellbeing of a nation. ...