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| Title |
Inequalities in child mortality in ten major African cities
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| Published in |
BMC Medicine, June 2014
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| DOI | 10.1186/1741-7015-12-95 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Wilm Quentin, Olayinka Abosede, Joseph Aka, Patricia Akweongo, Kouassi Dinard, Alex Ezeh, Ramadan Hamed, Patrick Kalambayi Kayembe, Getnet Mitike, Gemini Mtei, Marguerite Te Bonle, Leonie Sundmacher |
| Abstract |
The existence of socio-economic inequalities in child mortality is well documented. African cities grow faster than cities in most other regions of the world; and inequalities in African cities are thought to be particularly large. Revealing health-related inequalities is essential in order for governments to be able to act against them. This study aimed to systematically compare inequalities in child mortality across 10 major African cities (Cairo, Lagos, Kinshasa, Luanda, Abidjan, Dar es Salaam, Nairobi, Dakar, Addis Ababa, Accra), and to investigate trends in such inequalities over time. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 8 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 2 | 25% |
| United States | 2 | 25% |
| Switzerland | 1 | 13% |
| New Zealand | 1 | 13% |
| Germany | 1 | 13% |
| Turkey | 1 | 13% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 7 | 88% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 13% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 105 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Tanzania, United Republic of | 1 | <1% |
| Kenya | 1 | <1% |
| South Africa | 1 | <1% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | <1% |
| United States | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 100 | 95% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Researcher | 17 | 16% |
| Student > Master | 17 | 16% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 11 | 10% |
| Other | 9 | 9% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 8 | 8% |
| Other | 19 | 18% |
| Unknown | 24 | 23% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 21 | 20% |
| Social Sciences | 17 | 16% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 10 | 10% |
| Economics, Econometrics and Finance | 10 | 10% |
| Environmental Science | 4 | 4% |
| Other | 15 | 14% |
| Unknown | 28 | 27% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 6. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 24 June 2015.
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#4,689,468
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#2,148
of 3,413 outputs
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#46,721
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#44
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