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Wednesday, November 20 / 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM Theatre Hall

Session 71
Perinatal And Under-Five Mortality Estimates For sub-Saharan Africa: Data, Methods And Patterns

Chair: Georges Reniers, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM)
Discussant: Momodou Jasseh, Medical Research Council Unit The Gambia at London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM)

1. A Randomized Comparison of Household Survey Modules for Measuring Stillbirths and Neonatal Deaths in Five Health and Demographic Surveillance Sites.Joseph W. Akuze, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine; Hannah Blencowe, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine; Peter Waiswa, Makerere University School of Public Health; Angela Baschieri, United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), Ethiopia; Vladimir Goordeev, Oueen Mary University of London; Doris Kwesiga, Makerere University School of Public Health; Simon Cousens, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine; Joy Lawn, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine; Every Newborn INDEPTH Study Collaborative Group, EN-INDEPTH collaborative group.

2. Does pregnancy follow up improve reliability of under five mortality estimates in Health and Demographic Surveillance Systems? Insights from Bandafassi and Niakhar (Senegal)*Yempabou Bruno Lankoande, Institut National d'Etudes Démographiques (INED)/Institut Supérieur des Sciences de la Population (ISSP); Gilles Pison, Muséum National D'histoire Naturelle.

3. Evaluation of Machine Learning Methods for Predicting the Risk of Child Mortality in South AfricaDereje Danbe Debeko, Hawassa Univeristy; Reesha Kara, Rhodes University; Fidelia A. A. Dake, Regional Institute For Population Studies, University Of Ghana; Chodziwadziwa Kabudula, University of the Witwatersrand; Justin Dansou, Université de Parakou; Henry Wandera, PhD student; Chipo Mufudza, National University of Science and Technology.

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