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type: thesis
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creators_name: Luwa, John Charles
title: Determinants of regional inequalities in under-five mortality in Uganda: evidence from 2011 Uganda Demographic and Health Survey
ispublished: pub
full_text_status: public
abstract: Background: Uganda has one of the highest under-five mortality rates in sub-Saharan Africa, 1 in every 11 children born in the country dies before the age of five. The objective of the study is to examine the effects of individual and household factors on regional inequalities in under-five mortality in Uganda.
Method: Binary logistic regression is modeled using the 2011 UDHS, and restricted to 28,609 children born to 8,674 women who had at least live-birth between 2006 and 2011. Results: The result shows that the risk of under-five deaths differs significantly across regions in Uganda, highest in Southwest region of Uganda. Birth interval, birth order, maternal education, wealth index, ethnicity and children ever born are the main predictors of regional inequalities in under-five mortality in country. 
Conclusion: Basing on the study findings, policies aimed at reducing the risks of under-five deaths should be tailored to cater for regional disparities.
date: 2015
date_type: published
thesis_type: pre_master
degree_programme: POPST
tutors_name: Bijwaard, Govert
keywords_local: Regional inequality, Under-five mortality, region of residen
language_iso: en
titleorder: Determinants of regional inequalities in under-five mortality in Uganda: evidence from 2011 Uganda Demographic and Health Survey
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date_of_import: 2020-04-22
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date_issued: 2015-01-01
description_company: University of Groningen
citation:   Luwa, John Charles  (2015) Determinants of regional inequalities in under-five mortality in Uganda: evidence from 2011 Uganda Demographic and Health Survey.  Pre-master thesis.   
document_url: https://frw.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/2426/1/John_Charles_Luwa_Master_Thesi_1.pdf