Publications by authors named "G Pison"
Article Synopsis
- * The study analyzed data from various sources, including 277 Demographic and Health Surveys and other systems, covering child mortality from 1966 to 2020, breaking death rates into specific age groups for assessment.
- * Findings revealed that in south Asia and sub-Saharan Africa, under-5 mortality rates were significantly higher than predicted, particularly for infants under 28 days and children over 6 months, indicating critical age-specific health challenges in 17 identified countries.
Study Question: How many twins are born in human populations and how has this changed over recent decades?
Summary Answer: Since the 1980s, the global twinning rate has increased by a third, from 9.1 to 12.0 twin deliveries per 1000 deliveries, to about 1.
Sibling survival histories are a major source of adult mortality estimates in countries with incomplete death registration. We evaluate age and date reporting errors in sibling histories collected during a validation study in the Niakhar Health and Demographic Surveillance System (Senegal). Participants were randomly assigned to either the Demographic and Health Survey questionnaire or a questionnaire incorporating an event history calendar, recall cues, and increased probing strategies.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjectives: One child or young adolescent dies every 10 min in Madagascar and large disparities in survival persist. We estimated cause-specific mortality in a cohort of children aged 0-14 in the Moramanga district and explored how causes of death shape these inequalities.
Methods: Children were followed prospectively between 2012 and 2017.