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Open AccessHealth effects of utilising hospital contacts to provide measles vaccination to children 9–59 months—a randomised controlled trial in Guinea-Bissau
Measles vaccination coverage in Guinea-Bissau is low; fewer than 80% of children are currently measles vaccinated before 12 months of age. The low coverage hampers control of measles. Furthermore, accumulating...
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Open AccessAdverse pregnancy outcome disclosure and women’s social networks: a qualitative multi-country study with implications for improved reporting in surveys
Globally, approximately 6,700 newborn deaths and 5,400 stillbirths occur daily. The true figure is likely higher, with under reporting of adverse pregnancy outcomes (APOs) noted. Decision-making in health is i...
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Open AccessStillbirth outcome capture and classification in population-based surveys: EN-INDEPTH study
Household surveys remain important sources of stillbirth data, but omission and misclassification are common. Classifying adverse pregnancy outcomes as stillbirths requires accurate reporting of vital status a...
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Open AccessNeonatal and child mortality data in retrospective population-based surveys compared with prospective demographic surveillance: EN-INDEPTH study
Global mortality estimates remain heavily dependent on household surveys in low- and middle-income countries, where most under-five deaths occur. Few studies have assessed the accuracy of mortality data or det...
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Open AccessBarriers and enablers to reporting pregnancy and adverse pregnancy outcomes in population-based surveys: EN-INDEPTH study
Risks of neonatal death, stillbirth and miscarriage are highest in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), where data has most gaps and estimates rely on household surveys, dependent on women reporting these...
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Open AccessGestational age data completeness, quality and validity in population-based surveys: EN-INDEPTH study
Preterm birth (gestational age (GA) <37 weeks) is the leading cause of child mortality worldwide. However, GA is rarely assessed in population-based surveys, the major data source in low/middle-income countrie...
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Open AccessStillbirth maternity care measurement and associated factors in population-based surveys: EN-INDEPTH study
Household surveys remain important sources of maternal and child health data, but until now, standard surveys such as Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) have not collected information on maternity care for w...
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Open AccessElectronic data collection in a multi-site population-based survey: EN-INDEPTH study
Electronic data collection is increasingly used for household surveys, but factors influencing design and implementation have not been widely studied. The Every Newborn-INDEPTH (EN-INDEPTH) study was a multi-s...
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Open AccessTrends and determinants of mortality in women of reproductive age in rural Guinea-Bissau, West Africa – a cohort study
There are few studies reporting mortality of women of reproductive age (WRA) in develo** countries. The trend and patterns of their mortality may be important for documenting the health status of the populat...
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Open AccessThe impact of different doses of vitamin A supplementation on male and female mortality. A randomised trial from Guinea-Bissau
Vitamin A supplementation (VAS) given to children between 6 months and 5 years of age is known to reduce mortality in low-income countries. We have previously observed that girls benefit more from a lower dose...
