Kamal, Asifa; Naz, Lubna; Shakeel, Abeera - In: International Journal of Social Economics 51 (2024) 11, pp. 1483-1497
Purpose Pakistan ranks third globally in terms of newborn deaths occuring within the first 24 hours of life. With a neonatal mortality rate of 42.0%, it carries the highest burden compared to neighboring countries such as Bangladesh (17%), India (22.7%) and Afghanistan (37%). While there has...