SynthesisBulletin of the World Health Organization2017
Under-five mortality according to maternal survival: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
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- Risk of childhood mortality associated with death of a mother in low-and-middle-income countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC public health · 2019Pooled it
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- Effect of timing of mother's death on child survival in a rural HIV hyper-endemic South African population.BMC public health · 2018Article
- Contribution of Maternal Antiretroviral Therapy and Breastfeeding to 24-Month Survival in Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Exposed Uninfected Children: An Individual Pooled Analysis of African and Asian Studies.Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America · 2018Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo investigate, within so-called general populations, the relationship between maternal survival and mortality of children younger than five years.
methodsWe conducted a systematic review of literature published between January 1990 and November 2016 that reported maternal vital status and the corresponding mortality of children younger than five years. Seven studies were included in a qualitative analysis and four in a random-effects meta-analysis. Summary estimates of the odds of dying by maternal survival were obtained and statistical heterogeneity estimated. Quality of the included studies and evidence was assessed using a Cochrane tool for assessing risk of bias and the Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation criteria, respectively.
findingsAmong children younger than five years, those whose mother had died were found to be 4.09 times (95% confidence interval, CI: 2.40-6.98) more likely to die than those with surviving mothers. Due to heterogeneity (I
conclusionThe loss of a mother was associated with increased mortality among children, especially when maternal death occurred in the first year of the child's life.
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