Advanced Techniques For Modelling Maternal And Child Health In Africa

Author : Ngianga-Bakwin Kandala,Gebrenegus Ghilagaber
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2013-09-06
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9789400767782

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Advanced Techniques for Modelling Maternal and Child Health in Africa by Ngianga-Bakwin Kandala,Gebrenegus Ghilagaber Pdf

This book presents both theoretical contributions and empirical applications of advanced statistical techniques including geo-additive models that link individual measures with area variables to account for spatial correlation; multilevel models that address the issue of clustering within family and household; multi-process models that account for interdependencies over life-course events and non-random utilization of health services; and flexible parametric alternatives to existing intensity models. These analytical techniques are illustrated mainly through modeling maternal and child health in the African context, using data from demographic and health surveys. In the past, the estimation of levels, trends and differentials in demographic and health outcomes in developing countries was heavily reliant on indirect methods that were devised to suit limited or deficient data. In recent decades, world-wide surveys like the World Fertility Survey and its successor, the Demographic and Health Survey have played an important role in filling the gap in survey data from developing countries. Such modern demographic and health surveys enable investigators to make in-depth analyses that guide policy intervention strategies, and such analyses require the modern and advanced statistical techniques covered in this book. The text is ideally suited for academics, professionals, and decision makers in the social and health sciences, as well as others with an interest in statistical modelling, demographic and health surveys. Scientists and students in applied statistics, epidemiology, medicine, social and behavioural sciences will find it of value.

Author : Ding-Geng (Din) Chen,Samuel O. M. Manda,Tobias F. Chirwa
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 489 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2022-11-25
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9783031110122

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Modern Biostatistical Methods for Evidence-Based Global Health Research by Ding-Geng (Din) Chen,Samuel O. M. Manda,Tobias F. Chirwa Pdf

This book provides an overview of the emerging topics in biostatistical theories and methods through their applications to evidence-based global health research and decision-making. It brings together some of the top scholars engaged in biostatistical method development on global health to highlight and describe recent advances in evidence-based global health applications. The volume is composed of five main parts: data harmonization and analysis; systematic review and statistical meta-analysis; spatial-temporal modeling and disease mapping; Bayesian statistical modeling; and statistical methods for longitudinal data or survival data. It is designed to be illuminating and valuable to both expert biostatisticians and to health researchers engaged in methodological applications in evidence-based global health research. It is particularly relevant to countries where global health research is being rigorously conducted.

Author : Clifford O. Odimegwu,Yemi Adewoyin
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 919 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2022-02-07
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781000518689

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The Routledge Handbook of African Demography by Clifford O. Odimegwu,Yemi Adewoyin Pdf

This handbook provides an authoritative and comprehensive overview of African population dynamics, variations, causes and consequences, demonstrating the real-world applications of research in policies and programmes. African demography has come of age. Over 50 years, the discipline has grown exponentially in the number of training and research institutions, specialist experts and academic output, all with an aim of addressing the enormous demographic challenges faced by the continent. The book draws on old and emerging analytical tools to explore the relationships between population dynamics and social, economic, cultural and political environments from African perspectives. Key topics include fertility, sexual behaviours, healthcare, ageing, mortality, migration, displacement, the causes and consequences of demographic changes and teaching and research developments in African demography. The Routledge Handbook of African Demography will be an essential resource for students and researchers of African demography, sociology, development and cultural studies.

Author : Alexander Hamilton,Craig Hammer
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2017-06-12
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781464810657

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Data-Driven Decision Making in Fragile Contexts by Alexander Hamilton,Craig Hammer Pdf

Data deficiencies contribute to state fragility and exacerbate fragile states’ already limited capacity to provide basic services, public security and rule of law. The lack of robust, good quality data can also have a disabling effect on government efforts to manage political conflict, and indeed can worsen conflict, since violent settings pose substantial challenges to knowledge generation, capture and application. In short, in fragile contexts the need for reliable evidence at all levels is perhaps greater than anywhere else. The development of sustainable and professional ‘data-literate’ stakeholders who are able to produce and increase the quality and accessibility of official statistics can contribute to improved development outcomes. Good quality and reliable statistics are also required to track the progress of development policies through the monitoring of performance indicators and targets and to ensure that public resources are achieving results. While data alone cannot have a transformative effect without the right contextual incentives it is an essential and necessary prerequisite for greater accountability and more efficient decision-making. This volume explores methods and insights for data collection and use in fragile contexts, with a focus on Sudan. It begins by posing several questions on the political economy of data, and then sets out a framework for assessing the validity, reliability, and potential impact of data on decision-making in a fragile country. It also sets out insights on challenges associated with fragile states, derived from recent data collected in Sudan: the 2014/2015 DFID Sudan household survey. This includes data-driven analysis of topics including female genital mutilation, public service delivery, and the interplay of governance, service quality, and state legitimacy.

Author : Robert Black,Ramanan Laxminarayan,Marleen Temmerman,Neff Walker
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2016-04-11
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781464803680

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Disease Control Priorities, Third Edition (Volume 2) by Robert Black,Ramanan Laxminarayan,Marleen Temmerman,Neff Walker Pdf

The evaluation of reproductive, maternal, newborn, and child health (RMNCH) by the Disease Control Priorities, Third Edition (DCP3) focuses on maternal conditions, childhood illness, and malnutrition. Specifically, the chapters address acute illness and undernutrition in children, principally under age 5. It also covers maternal mortality, morbidity, stillbirth, and influences to pregnancy and pre-pregnancy. Volume 3 focuses on developments since the publication of DCP2 and will also include the transition to older childhood, in particular, the overlap and commonality with the child development volume. The DCP3 evaluation of these conditions produced three key findings: 1. There is significant difficulty in measuring the burden of key conditions such as unintended pregnancy, unsafe abortion, nonsexually transmitted infections, infertility, and violence against women. 2. Investments in the continuum of care can have significant returns for improved and equitable access, health, poverty, and health systems. 3. There is a large difference in how RMNCH conditions affect different income groups; investments in RMNCH can lessen the disparity in terms of both health and financial risk.

Author : Nesrin Özataç,Korhan K. Gökmenoğlu,Bezhan Rustamov
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 209 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2022-04-27
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9783030937256

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New Dynamics in Banking and Finance by Nesrin Özataç,Korhan K. Gökmenoğlu,Bezhan Rustamov Pdf

This volume presents current developments in the fields of banking and finance from an international perspective. Featuring contributions from the 5th International Conference on Banking and Finance Perspectives (ICBFP), this volume serves as a valuable forum for discussing current issues and trends in the banking and financial sectors, especially in light of the global economic challenges triggered by financial institutions. Using the latest theoretical models, new perspectives are brought to topics such as the global financial markets, international banking and finance, microfinance, fintech, and corporate finance. Offering an opportunity to explore the challenges of a rapidly changing industry, this volume will be of interest to academics, policy makers, and scholars in the fields of banking, insurance, and finance.

Author : Yemi Adewoyin
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 503 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2023-12-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783031412684

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Health and Medical Geography in Africa by Yemi Adewoyin Pdf

This contributed volume focuses on the evolution and current state of the sub-discipline of health and medical geography in Africa. It encompasses theoretical and methodological issues as well as the current teaching and research capacities of institutions offering programs in health and medical geography in Africa. Further, the book will review the level of adoption of the sub-discipline in State policies and practice and also provide practical illustrations, with case studies, of how studies in the sub-discipline are central to the actualization of Africa's development agenda. Particular attention is paid to the relationship between health and development. Through its direct and indirect impacts on labor productivity, population health and wellbeing matter for the social and economic development of households and national economies. Yet, health is not uniform in space. And so is development. Comparatively on many health and development indicators, Africa fairs poorly. The variation in health may present as differences in the occurrence and spread of diseases, the distribution of and access to healthcare facilities, and/or in health outcomes among the population. Reasons for these variations range from biology to the population’s levels of exposure and susceptibility to elements in their environment, including the social interactions taking place within the environment. The field of health and medical geography focuses on the spatial patterns and processes underlying these variations and provides pathways for understanding and addressing them. More specifically, the sub-discipline of health and medical geography focuses on, among others, how places (their characteristics and processes that go on in them) and environmental factors underlie and/or influence disease patterns, exposure and susceptibility to diseases, health variations, health behavior, health outcomes, and the provision of and access to healthcare services. This volume documents perspectives and applications in health and medical geography in Africa for academics, students, health practitioners, and development policymakers.

Author : Olu Ajakaiye,Germano Mwabu
Publisher : African Books Collective
Page : 436 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2010-12-29
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9789966792464

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Reproductive Health, Economic Growth and Poverty Reduction in Africa by Olu Ajakaiye,Germano Mwabu Pdf

This volume contains framework papers prepared for a collaborative research project on Reproductive Health, Economic Growth and Poverty Reduction in Africa, an initiative of the African Economic Research Consortium (AERC). Taken together, the chapters in this book make a compelling argument that improvement in reproductive health is key to raising household incomes and to reducing poverty. the books reveals that the triple phenomena of better reproductive health, economic growth, and declining poverty, are likely to be found in an environment in which labour and product markets function. Further, a macroeconomic framework that encourages domestic and foreign investments and promotes social protection for current and future generations is essential.

Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Office of Management and Budget. Executive Office of the President
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1886 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : Economic assistance, Domestic
ISBN : 0160944198

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2017 Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance by United States. Congress. Senate. Office of Management and Budget. Executive Office of the President Pdf

Identifies and describes specific government assistance opportunities such as loans, grants, counseling, and procurement contracts available under many agencies and programs.

Author : UNICEF.
Publisher : UNICEF
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9789280643183

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The State of the World's Children 2009 by UNICEF. Pdf

Having a child remains one of the biggest health risks for women worldwide. Fifteen hundred women die every day while giving birth. That's a half a million mothers every year. UNICEF's flagship publication, The State of the World's Children 2009, addresses maternal mortality, one of the most intractable problems for development work.The difference in pregnancy risk between women in developing countries and their peers in the industrialised world is often termed the greatest health divide in the world. A woman in Niger has a one in seven chance of dying during the course of her lifetime from complications during pregnancy or delivery. That's in stark contrast to the risk for mothers in America, where it's one in 4,800 or in Ireland, where it's just one in 48,000. Addressing that gap is a multidisciplinary challenge, requiring an emphasis on education, human resources, community involvement and social equality. At a minimum, women must be guaranteed antenatal care, skilled birth attendants and emergency obstetrics, and postpartum care. These essential interventions will only be guaranteed within the context of improved education and the abolition of discrimination.

Author : Joanita De Kock,Christa Van der Walt
Publisher : Juta and Company Ltd
Page : 612 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 070216402X

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Maternal and Newborn Care by Joanita De Kock,Christa Van der Walt Pdf

The midwife's role is examined in the community and family-health context in this handbook on effective maternal and newborn care for midwives and other healthcare providers. The skills, competencies, and knowledge required to make informed decisions about neo- and postnatal care are covered, including anatomy and the physiology of reproduction, high-risk pregnancies, and labor and birth. Theoretical and practical issues illuminate a midwife's role in the prevention of illness in mothers and babies, with attention to the unique challenges of midwifery in developing nations. Insights from current research studies and critical questions about midwife practice will help those new to health care understand the unique challenges of this form of health-service delivery.

Author : Yu-Kang Tu,Darren C. Greenwood
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 315 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2012-05-22
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9789400730243

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Modern Methods for Epidemiology by Yu-Kang Tu,Darren C. Greenwood Pdf

Routine applications of advanced statistical methods on real data have become possible in the last ten years because desktop computers have become much more powerful and cheaper. However, proper understanding of the challenging statistical theory behind those methods remains essential for correct application and interpretation, and rarely seen in the medical literature. Modern Methods for Epidemiology provides a concise introduction to recent development in statistical methodologies for epidemiological and biomedical researchers. Many of these methods have become indispensible tools for researchers working in epidemiology and medicine but are rarely discussed in details by standard textbooks of biostatistics or epidemiology. Contributors of this book are experienced researchers and experts in their respective fields. This textbook provides a solid starting point for those who are new to epidemiology, and for those looking for guidance in more modern statistical approaches to observational epidemiology. Epidemiological and biomedical researchers who wish to overcome the mathematical barrier of applying those methods to their research will find this book an accessible and helpful reference for self-learning and research. This book is also a good source for teaching postgraduate students in medical statistics or epidemiology.

Author : Mathieu Lamiaux,Francois Rouzaud,Wendy Woods
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 129 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2011-06-24
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780821385357

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Private Health Sector Assessment in Mali by Mathieu Lamiaux,Francois Rouzaud,Wendy Woods Pdf

Under its Health in Africa Initiative, IFC intended to conduct a country assessment of the private health sector in Mali, working in close collaboration with the World Bank and the Government of Mali. The Core objective of the Mali Country Assessment Report was to work closely with the Government of Mali and Development partners to develop recommendations for a reform program to strengthen the existing policy framework for the public-private interface in the health sector and to improve the delivery of health related goods and services for all Malians. As part of this, the purpose of the book was to: • Determine the role the private sector currently plays in Mali’s health care system. • Present a diagnose of the nature and effectiveness of the existing interface between the public and private sectors in Mali, health system constraints, as well as the business enabling and investment environment. • Assist the World Bank Group to engage in policy dialogue with stakeholders in Mali’s health care system, and particularly with public officials and policy makers; and help develop detailed recommendations for the Government of Mali with policy makers and key stakeholders.

Author : International Development Research Centre (Canada),INDEPTH Network
Publisher : IDRC
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Africa
ISBN : 0889369488

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Population and Health in Developing Countries: Population, health and survival at INDEPTH sites by International Development Research Centre (Canada),INDEPTH Network Pdf

Population and Health in Developing Countries: Volume 1. Poulation, health, and survival at INDEPTH sites

Author : Deborah Balk
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 76 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Africa, West
ISBN : STANFORD:36105113969476

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Spatial Analysis of Childhood Mortality in West Africa by Deborah Balk Pdf