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DrPeterWinskill

Faculty of Medicine, School of Public Health

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@article{Winskill:2021:10.1186/s12916-021-02018-0,
author = {Winskill, P and Hogan, AB and Thwing, J and Mwandigha, L and Walker, PGT and Lambert, B},
doi = {10.1186/s12916-021-02018-0},
journal = {BMC Medicine},
title = {Health inequities and clustering of fever, acute respiratory infection, diarrhoea and wasting in children under five in low- and middle-income countries: a Demographic and Health Surveys analysis},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12916-021-02018-0},
volume = {19},
year = {2021}
}
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TY  - JOUR
AB  - BACKGROUND: Pneumonia, diarrhoea and malaria are responsible for over one third of all deaths in children under the age of 5 years in low and middle sociodemographic index countries; many of these deaths are also associated with malnutrition. We explore the co-occurrence and clustering of fever, acute respiratory infection, diarrhoea and wasting and their relationship with equity-relevant variables. METHODS: Multilevel, multivariate Bayesian logistic regression models were fitted to Demographic and Health Survey data from over 380,000 children in 39 countries. The relationship between outcome indicators (fever, acute respiratory infection, diarrhoea and wasting) and equity-relevant variables (wealth, access to health care and rurality) was examined. We quantified the geographical clustering and co-occurrence of conditions and a child's risk of multiple illnesses. RESULTS: The prevalence of outcomes was very heterogeneous within and between countries. There was marked spatial clustering of conditions and co-occurrence within children. For children in the poorest households and those reporting difficulties accessing healthcare, there were significant increases in the probability of at least one of the conditions in 18 of 21 countries, with estimated increases in the probability of up to 0.23 (95% CrI, 0.06-0.40). CONCLUSIONS: The prevalence of fever, acute respiratory infection, diarrhoea and wasting are associated with equity-relevant variables and cluster together. Via pathways of shared aetiology or risk, those children most disadvantaged disproportionately suffer from these conditions. This highlights the need for horizontal approaches, such as integrated community case management, with a focus on equity and targeted to those most at need.
AU  - Winskill,P
AU  - Hogan,AB
AU  - Thwing,J
AU  - Mwandigha,L
AU  - Walker,PGT
AU  - Lambert,B
DO  - 10.1186/s12916-021-02018-0
PY  - 2021///
SN  - 1741-7015
TI  - Health inequities and clustering of fever, acute respiratory infection, diarrhoea and wasting in children under five in low- and middle-income countries: a Demographic and Health Surveys analysis
T2  - BMC Medicine
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12916-021-02018-0
UR  - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34162389
UR  - http://hdl.handle.net/10044/1/90160
VL  - 19
ER  -
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