The Impact of Primary Health Care Services on Under-Five Mortality in Rural Niger | Zendy

Robert J. Magnani | Zendy; Janet C. Rice | Zendy; Nancy B. Mock | Zendy; Ahmed Abdoh | Zendy; David M. Mercer | Zendy; KADRI TANKARI | Zendy

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The Impact of Primary Health Care Services on Under-Five Mortality in Rural Niger

Author(s) -

Robert J. Magnani,

Janet C. Rice,

Nancy B. Mock,

Ahmed Abdoh,

David M. Mercer,

KADRI TANKARI

Publication year - 1996

Publication title -

international journal of epidemiology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.406

H-Index - 208

eISSN - 1464-3685

pISSN - 0300-5771

DOI - 10.1093/ije/25.3.568

Subject(s) - child mortality , primary health care , environmental health , medicine , primary care , rural area , infant mortality , child survival , economic growth , socioeconomics , geography , population , family medicine , economics , pathology

Despite large investments in basic primary health care in sub-Saharan Africa over the past two decades, quantifying the contribution of national programme efforts to the reduction of infant/child mortality in the region has proven difficult. This study takes advantage of the phased implementation of the national Rural Health Improvement Program in Niger and conveniently timed survey data to reassess programme impact on under-five mortality during the 1980-1985 period.

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