Citation

Hossain MM, Mani KK, Islam MR. PLoS Negl. Trop. Dis. 2015; 9(3): e0003616.

Affiliation

Department of Population Science & HRD, University of Rajshahi, Rajshahi, Bangladesh.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2015, Public Library of Science)

DOI

10.1371/journal.pntd.0003616

PMID

25747178

Abstract

The number of child deaths is a potential indicator to assess the health condition of a country, and represents a major health challenge in Bangladesh. Although the country has performed exceptionally well in decreasing the mortality rate among children under five over the last few decades, mortality still remains relatively high. The main objective of this study is to identify the prevalence and determinants of the risk factors of child mortality in Bangladesh.
METHODS:
The data were based on a cross-sectional study collected from the Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey (BDHS), 2011. The women participants numbered 16,025 from seven divisions of Bangladesh - Rajshahi, Dhaka, Chittagong, Barisal, Khulna, Rangpur and Sylhet. The