ReviewReproductive health2014
Essential interventions for child health.
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31 citing papers in PubMed, 6 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Stakeholders' perspectives on the acceptability and feasibility of maternity waiting homes: a qualitative synthesis.Reproductive health · 2023Pooled it
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- Efficacy of zinc as adjunctive pneumonia treatment in children aged 2 to 60 months in low-income and middle-income countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMJ paediatrics open · 2020Pooled it
- Effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of home-based postpartum care on neonatal mortality and exclusive breastfeeding practice in low-and-middle-income countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2019Pooled it
- Digital Health Professions Education in the Field of Pediatrics: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by the Digital Health Education Collaboration.Journal of medical Internet research · 2019Pooled it
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- Effectiveness of a community-based nutrition programme to improve child growth in rural Ethiopia: a cluster randomized trial.Maternal & child nutrition · 2017Trial
- Neonatal Bloodstream Infections: A Narrative Review on Diagnostic and Therapeutic Challenges and Prospects in Developing Countries.Health science reports · 2026Article
- Implementing a checklist to strengthen IMCI-based assessment of childhood illnesses in an urban primary care setting in Delhi: a quality improvement initiative.BMJ paediatrics open · 2026Article
- Prediction of In-Hospital Respiratory Support Among Children Aged 2-59 Months Hospitalized with Pneumonia in Southern Vietnam: A Retrospective Cohort Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
- Breastfeeding and risk of hospitalisation in children under five years-a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2026Review
- Quality improvement initiative to standardise the anthropometric assessment for children under the age of 5 years at an urban primary health centre in New Delhi.BMJ open quality · 2024Article
- Reference Range of Plasma Fatty Acids in North Indian Pregnant Population.Indian journal of clinical biochemistry : IJCB · 2023Article
- Vaccine cold chain management practice and associated factors among health professionals in Ethiopia: systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of pharmaceutical policy and practice · 2023Review
- "Are We Feeding Them Enough?" Micronutrient Deficiency in Children Aged Six Months to Fourteen Years in India.Cureus · 2021Review
- Individual, community and societal correlates of insecticide treated net use among pregnant women in sub-Saharan Africa: a multi-level analysis.BMC public health · 2021Article
- Distribution of under-5 deaths in the neonatal, postneonatal, and childhood periods: a multicountry analysis in 64 low- and middle-income countries.International journal for equity in health · 2021Article
- Breastfeeding and weaning practices among mothers in Ghana: A population-based cross-sectional study.PloS one · 2021Article
- Individual- and Community-Level Determinants for Complete Vaccination among Children Aged 12-23 Months in Ethiopia: A Multilevel Analysis.BioMed research international · 2020Article
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Abstract
Child health is a growing concern at the global level, as infectious diseases and preventable conditions claim hundreds of lives of children under the age of five in low-income countries. Approximately 7.6 million children under five years of age died in 2011, calculating to about 19,000 children each day and almost 800 every hour. About 80 percent of the world's under-five deaths in 2011 occurred in only 25 countries, and about half in only five countries: India, Nigeria, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Pakistan and China. The implications and burden of such statistics are huge and will have dire consequences if they are not corrected promptly. This paper reviews essential interventions for improving child health, which if implemented properly and according to guidelines have been found to improve child health outcomes, as well as reduce morbidity and mortality rates. It also includes caregivers and delivery strategies for each intervention. Interventions that have been associated with a decrease in mortality and disease rates include exclusive breastfeeding, complementary feeding strategies, routine immunizations and vaccinations for children, preventative zinc supplementation in children, and vitamin A supplementation in vitamin A deficient populations.
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