within a woman's ethnic group. Second, postpartum abstinence is de facto pronatalist, as it increases the number of children … ever born to a woman. At the same time, it increases the number of children of a woman who have died; lengthens birth … postpartum abstinence as a means to protect child health, while aligning with anthropological evidence documenting its adoption …

The study investigates the role of public health measures on child health in developing Africa for the period 1990 … on child health outcomes. Our analysis reveals MDG intervention as extremely pertinent in reducing the incidence of child …. Similarly, maternal literacy, maternal health and other child protective measures adopted were found to be statistically …