title: Indirect child mortality estimation technique to identify trends of under-five mortality in Ethiopia.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  In sub-Saharan African countries, the chance of a child dying before the age of five years is high. The problem is similar in Ethiopia, but it shows a decrease over years.
  
  
  METHODS
  The 2000; 2005 and 2011 Ethiopian Demographic and Health Survey results were used for this work. The purpose of the study is to detect the pattern of under-five child mortality overtime. Indirect child mortality estimation technique is adapted to examine the under-five child mortality trend in Ethiopia.
  
  
  RESULTS
  From the result, it was possible to see the trend of under-five child mortality in Ethiopia. The under-five child mortality shows a decline in Ethiopia.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  From the study, it can be seen that there is a positive correlation between mother and child survival which is almost certain in any population. Therefore, this study shows the trend of under-five mortality in Ethiopia and decline over time.
authors.affiliation: School of Mathematics, Statistics and Computer Science, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Pietermaritzburg, Private Bag X01, Scottsville, 3209, South Africa.
authors.forename: Dawit G
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: Ayele
authors.affiliation: School of Mathematics, Statistics and Computer Science, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Pietermaritzburg, Private Bag X01, Scottsville, 3209, South Africa.
authors.forename: Temesgen
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Zewotir
authors.affiliation: School of Mathematics, Statistics and Computer Science, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Pietermaritzburg, Private Bag X01, Scottsville, 3209, South Africa.
authors.forename: Henry
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Mwambi
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D046688:Child Mortality / Q000639:trends*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005002:Ethiopia / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007226:Infant Mortality / Q000639:trends*; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D015993:Life Tables; D008297:Male; D009035:Mothers; D012307:Risk Factors; D012424:Rural Population; D013223:Statistics as Topic; D015996:Survival Rate; D014505:Urban Population
keywords: CEB; EDHS; children surviving; indirect technique; parity; under-five mortality