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Original Article

Perinatal death in Northern Uganda: incidence and risk factors in a community-based prospective cohort study

Anna Agnes Ojok Aracha Department of Nursing and Midwifery, Faculty of Health Sciences, Lira University, Lira, Uganda;b Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, School of Medicine, Makerere University College of Health Sciences, Kampala, UgandaCorrespondence[email protected]
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James K. Tumwineb Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, School of Medicine, Makerere University College of Health Sciences, Kampala, UgandaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-3422-7460View further author information
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Noeline Nakasujjac Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, Makerere University College of Health Sciences, Kampala, UgandaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-8163-4376View further author information
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Grace Ndeezib Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, School of Medicine, Makerere University College of Health Sciences, Kampala, UgandaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-5557-2733View further author information
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Juliet Kigulid Department of Community Health and Behavioural Sciences, School of Public Health, Makerere University, College of Health Sciences, Kampala, UgandaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-5892-8632View further author information
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David Mukunyae Department of Research, Sanyu Africa Research Institute, Mbale, Uganda;f Department of Public Health, Busitema University Faculty of Health Sciences, Mbale, UgandaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-3892-9777View further author information
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Beatrice Odongkarag Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Gulu University, Gulu, UgandaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-6283-9114View further author information
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Vincentina Achorah Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Gulu University, Gulu, UgandaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-9476-0486View further author information
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Justin B. Tonguni Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, University of Juba, Juba, South SudanORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-8884-2859View further author information
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Milton W. Musabaj Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Busitema University Faculty of Health Sciences, Mbale, UgandaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-4145-4044View further author information
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Agnes Napyof Department of Public Health, Busitema University Faculty of Health Sciences, Mbale, UgandaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-4333-3588View further author information
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Thorkild Tylleskark Centre for International Health, University of Bergen, Bergen, NorwayORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-4801-4324View further author information
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Victoria Nankabirwal Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Makerere University College of Health Sciences, Kampala, Uganda;m Centre for Intervention Science and Maternal Child Health (CISMAC), Centre for International Health, University of Bergen, Bergen, NorwayORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-9952-8942View further author information
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Article: 1859823 | Received 22 Jun 2020, Accepted 02 Dec 2020, Published online: 15 Jan 2021

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