In bioarchaeological contexts, a complex relationship exists between infant representation in
the age‐at‐death distribution, gestational and young child mortality rates, and the total …

Objective To determine the effect of parental socioeconomic status (SES) on the postnatal
growth of preterm infants. Methods A systematic review (PROSPERO registration …

Gender disparities in child undernutrition and mortality in India have been a topic of interest
for a long time, but little is known on trends or geographic variability in recent periods. We …

Objective To describe presenting diagnoses and rates and causes of death by age category
and sex among children with acute illness brought to a district headquarter hospital in …

Background This study examines associations between sex composition of older siblings
and infant mortality by sex, to guide efforts to address excess female infant mortality in India …

Objectives This study aims to study the impact of sociodemographic (SD), health status and
resources (HSR), macroeconomic (ME), and Environmental (EV) factors on the infant …

Background While assessment of sex differentials in child mortality is straightforward, their
interpretation must consider that, in the absence of gender bias, boys are more likely to die …

Abstract The Infant Mortality Rate (IMR) is closely related to the Human Development Index
(HDI), which measures a country's social and economic development. The decline in IMR …

Introduction: Nearly 6 million children and adolescents died worldwide in 2021, largely due
to preventable causes and disproportionately in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs) …

This paper aims to address the concern that quantitative public health studies do not
integrate theoretical considerations. This qualitative study uses content analysis to explore …