Male biased mortality among 1-2 year old children in rural Malawi
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- 1 November 2002
- journal article
- Published by BMJ in Archives of Disease in Childhood
- Vol. 87 (5) , 386-387
- https://doi.org/10.1136/adc.87.5.386
Abstract
We performed a community based cohort study in rural Malawi and documented a twofold mortality risk among 1–2 year old boys compared to girls of the same age. Because of its potential implications for child survival programmes, further studies should investigate whether sex differences in childhood mortality are more widespread in Sub-Saharan Africa.Keywords
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