Quality of child health care and under-five-mortality in Zambia

Augustus Kapungwe
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Augustus Kapungwe: University of Zambia

Demographic Research, 2005, vol. 12, issue 12, 301-322

Abstract: This study was intended to investigate the factors associated with the high under-five mortality in one province of Zambia. Specifically the study (a) Identifies predominant traditional cultural beliefs and perceptions concerning main causes of child deaths; (b) assesses quality of health care services; and, (c) determines the causes of death among children under-five years. Multiple data collection instruments were used to collect the necessary information about 360 deaths. Findings indicate that most children died before the second year of life with more than 50% dying before their first birthday. The paper argues that most of the deaths could have been averted had quality health care been provided. Recommendations on how to improve child health care provision are provided.

Keywords: child survival; verbal autopsy; under-five mortality; child healthcare; health-seeking behavior; quality of care (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: J1 Z0 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2005
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DOI: 10.4054/DemRes.2005.12.12

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