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Geographical Inequalities and Social and Environmental Risk Factors for Under-Five Mortality in Ghana in 2000 and 2010: Bayesian Spatial Analysis of Census Data.

Raphael E ArkuJames E BennettMarcia Caldas de CastroKofi Agyeman-DuahSamilia E MintahJames H WarePhilomena NyarkoJohn D SpenglerSamuel Agyei-MensahMajid Ezzati
Published in: PLoS medicine (2016)
Under-five mortality has declined in all of Ghana's districts, but the cross-district inequality in mortality has increased. There is a need for additional data, including on healthcare, and additional environmental and socioeconomic measurements, to understand the reasons for the variations in mortality levels and trends.
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