Fertility and childhood mortality in XXXX among the highest in the world.

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A Demographic and Health Survey was conducted in 1992 in @entity3456 among 6503 @entity1 aged 15-49 years and 1570 husbands. This brief summary of results indicated that cumulative fertility remained high at 7.4 @entity1 per @entity1 . High fertility was explained by early marriage, adolescent childbearing, low contraceptive usage, and desires for a large family. About 50% of @entity1 were married by the age of 15 years. @entity1 aged 15-49 years desired 8 @entity1 , and husbands desired over 12 @entity1 . 1 in 3 @entity1 under the age of 5 years was chronically malnourished (stunted), and 1 in 6 was wasted. @entity1 mortality in rural areas was 347/1000, and @entity1 mortality among illiterate mothers is 334/1000. @entity1 mortality was 123/1000. Mothers with a primary education had a @entity1 mortality rate of 208/1000. Only 17% of @entity1 aged 12-23 months had been immunized. @entity7310 occurred among 1 in 3 reproductive age @entity1 . Only 30% of births were to @entity1 with prenatal care, and only 15% of @entity1 received assistance at delivery from a health professional.
