A predictive model and socioeconomic and demographic determinants of under-five mortality in Sierra Leone

Eunice Twumwaa Tagoe; Pascal Agbadi; Emmanuel K. Nakua; Precious Adade Duodu; Jerry John Nutor; Justice Moses K. Aheto

doi:10.1016/j.heliyon.2020.e03508

A predictive model and socioeconomic and demographic determinants of under-five mortality in Sierra Leone

Eunice Twumwaa Tagoe
, Pascal Agbadi
, Emmanuel K. Nakua
, Precious Adade Duodu
, Jerry John Nutor
, Justice Moses K. Aheto

Ghana Christian University College
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
University of California San Francisco
University of Ghana

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Original language	English
Article number	e03508
Journal	Heliyon
Volume	6
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2020.e03508
Publication status	Published - Mar 2020
Externally published	Yes

UN SDGs

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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being

Keywords

Epidemiology
Health disparity
LASSO Regression
Pediatrics
Predictive model
Public health
Quality of life
Sierra Leone
Sub-saharan africa
Under-five mortality

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A predictive model and socioeconomic and demographic determinants of under-five mortality in Sierra Leone

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