Global Health

A Systematic Assessment of National, Regional and Global Levels and Trends in the Sex Ratio at Birth and Identification of Countries With Outlying Levels
We implemented Bayesian methods for probabilistic sex ratio at birth (SRB) estimation and projection for all countries based on an …
Fengqing Chao, Patrick Gerland, Alex R. Cook, Leontine Alkema
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A Systematic Assessment of National, and Regional Under-Five Mortality Rate by Wealth Quintiles and Identification of Countries with Outlying Levels Using a Bayesian Hierarchical Time Series Model
National-level estimates of the under-five mortality rate (U5MR) may mask disparities at the subnational level. We developed a Bayesian …
Fengqing Chao, Danzhen You, Jon Pedersen, Leontine Alkema
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A Systematic Assessment of National, Regional and Global Levels and Trends in the Sex Ratio at Birth and Identification of Countries with Outlying Levels
Under normal circumstances, the sex ratio at birth (SRB) has been reported to vary between 1.04 and 1.07. But gender discrimination and …
Fengqing Chao, Leontine Alkema, Patrick Gerland
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How informative are vital registration data for estimating maternal mortality? A Bayesian analysis of WHO adjustment data and parameters
Monitoring maternal mortality is challenging due to fragmented data of varying quality. The maternal mortality estimates published by …
Fengqing Chao, Leontine Alkema
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How informative are vital registration data for estimating maternal mortality? A Bayesian analysis of WHO adjustment data and parameters
National, regional, and global sex ratios of infant, child, and under-5 mortality and identification of countries with outlying ratios: a systematic assessment
Important differences exist between boys and girls with respect to survival up to the age of 5 years. Survival chances tend to improve …
Leontine Alkema, Fengqing Chao, Danzhen You, Jon Pedersen, Cheryl C. Sawyer
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National, regional, and global sex ratios of infant, child, and under-5 mortality and identification of countries with outlying ratios: a systematic assessment
Supplementary appendix: National, regional, and global sex ratios of infant, child, and under-5 mortality and identification of countries with outlying ratios: a systematic assessment
This appendix formed part of the original submission and has been peer reviewed. The journal post it as supplied by the authors. Supplement to: Alkema L, Chao F, You D, Pedersen J, Sawyer CC.
Leontine Alkema, Fengqing Chao, Danzhen You, Jon Pedersen, Cheryl C. Sawyer
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Gender Differences in Infant and Child Mortality: Estimation of Sex-Specific Mortality and an Assessment of Excess Female Deaths
Monitoring of sex-specific mortality up to age five for all countries is challenging because of issues with data availability and …
Leontine Alkema, Fengqing Chao, Cheryl C. Sawyer
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Gender differences in infant and child mortality: Estimation and identification of countries with outlying levels or trends
Under natural circumstances, the ratio of the male to female under-five mortality rate is greater than one. However, deprivation of …
Leontine Alkema, Fengqing Chao, Cheryl C. Sawyer
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How Informative are Vital Registration Data for Estimating Maternal Mortality? A Bayesian Analysis of WHO Adjustment Data and Parameters
Monitoring maternal mortality is challenging due to fragmented data of varying quality. The maternal mortality estimates published by …
Fengqing Chao, Leontine Alkema
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