A growing disadvantage of being born in an urban area? Analysing urban–rural disparities in neonatal mortality in 21 African countries with a focus on Tanzania

Norris, Megan; Klabbers, Gonnie; B. Pembe, Andrea; Hanson, Claudia; Baker, Ulrika; Aung, Kyaw; Mmweteni, Mary; Mfaume, Rashid; Beňová, Lenka

doi:10.1136/bmjgh-2021-007544

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A growing disadvantage of being born in an urban area? Analysing urban–rural disparities in neonatal mortality in 21 African countries with a focus on Tanzania

Published in BMJ Global Health • Jan 1, 2022

Authors:

Megan Norris

Gonnie Klabbers

Andrea B. Pembe

Abstract

INTRODUCTION: Neonatal mortality rate (NMR) has been declining in sub-Saharan African (SSA) countries, where historically rural areas had higher NMR compared with urban. The 2015-2016 Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) in Tanzania showed an exacerbation of an existing pattern with significantly hig...

Subject

Tanzania

Demography

Residence

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