Measuring and correcting biased child mortality statistics in countries with generalized epidemics of HIV infection

• Main Authors: Timothy B Hallett (Author), Simon Gregson (Author), Felicia Kurwa (Author), Geoffrey P Garnett (Author), Sabada Dube (Author), Godwin Chawira (Author), Peter R Mason (Author), Constance A Nyamukapa (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: The World Health Organization, 2010-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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OBJECTIVE: Under Millennium Development Goal 4, countries are required to reduce child mortality by two-thirds between 1990 and 2015. In countries with generalized epidemics of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection, standard statistics based on fertility history may misrepresent progress towa...