title: High infant mortality rate, high total fertility rate and very low female literacy in selected African countries.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This study focused on the top 10 selected African countries with key interventions such as high infant mortality rate, high total fertility rate and female literacy rate.
  
  
  METHODS
  The World Bank's 2013 data were used. Descriptive analyses were performed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Findings show that Sierra Leone (107.2), Angola (102) and Central Africa Republic (96.1) reported the highest infant mortality rate per 1000 live births. The total fertility rates in Niger (7.6), Mali (6.8) and Somalia (6.6) were higher than other comparable countries.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Health care service providers need to pay more attention during pregnancy periods, improve number of field visits, identify pregnant women and promote 100% antenatal care if this is done practically, these countries will reduce and ultimately eliminate infant mortality.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Sciences, Dept. of Statistics & Population Studies, University of the Western Cape, South Africa sappunni@uwc.ac.za.
authors.forename: A Sathiya
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Susuman
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Statistics & Population Studies, University of the Western Cape, South Africa.
authors.forename: Wilson N
authors.initials: WN
authors.lastname: Chialepeh
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Statistics & Population Studies, University of the Western Cape, South Africa.
authors.forename: Aristide
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bado
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Statistics & Population Studies, University of the Western Cape, South Africa.
authors.forename: Yishak
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Lailulo
mesh_terms: D000349:Africa / Q000453:epidemiology; D001723:Birth Rate; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007226:Infant Mortality; D000067010:Literacy / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011247:Pregnancy
keywords: Infant mortality rate; delivery facilities; female literacy rate; health institutions; total fertility rate