Examining national and district-level trends in neonatal health in Peru through an equity lens: a success story driven by political will and societal advocacy

• Main Authors: Luis Huicho (Author), Carlos A. Huayanay-Espinoza (Author), Eder Herrera-Perez (Author), Jessica Niño de Guzman (Author), Maria Rivera-Ch (Author), Maria Clara Restrepo-Méndez (Author), Aluisio J. D. Barros (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2016-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Peru has impressively reduced its neonatal mortality rate (NMR). We aimed, for the period 2000-2013, to: (a) describe national and district NMR variations over time; (b) assess NMR trends by wealth quintile and place of residence; (c) describe evolution of mortality causes; (d) a...