Are maternal and child health initiatives helping to reduce under-five mortality in Ghana? Results of a quasi-experimental study using coarsened exact matching

• Main Authors: Augusta Kolekang (Author), Bismark Sarfo (Author), Anthony Danso-Appiah (Author), Duah Dwomoh (Author), Patricia Akweongo (Author)
• Formato: Livro
• Publicado em: BMC, 2021-10-01T00:00:00Z.
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Abstract Background Despite a 53 % decline in under-five mortality (U5M) worldwide during the period of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), U5M remains a challenge. Under-five mortality decline in Ghana is slow and not parallel with the level of coverage of child health interventions. The inter...