Determinants of infant and child mortality in Zimbabwe: Results of multivariate hazard analysis

Determinants of infant and child mortality in Zimbabwe: Results of multivariate hazard analysis

This study addresses important issues in infant and child mortality in Zimbabwe. The objective of the paper is to determine the impact of maternal, socioeconomic and sanitation variables on infant and child mortality. Results show that births of order 6+ with a short preceding interval had the highe...

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Veröffentlicht in:Demographic research 2009-10, Vol.21, p.367-384
Hauptverfasser: Kembo, Joshua, Van Ginneken, Jeroen K.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Birth
Birth order
Child health
Child Mortality
Childbirth
Childhood
Children
Demographics
Families & family life
Family planning
Health
Health policy
Health services
Infant Mortality
Infants
Maternal & child health
Maternal age
Mortality
Multiple births
Multivariate analysis
Musical intervals
Regression analysis
Research Article
Risk
Socioeconomics
Surveys
Toilet facilities
Urban health care
Variables
Zimbabwe
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Zusammenfassung:This study addresses important issues in infant and child mortality in Zimbabwe. The objective of the paper is to determine the impact of maternal, socioeconomic and sanitation variables on infant and child mortality. Results show that births of order 6+ with a short preceding interval had the highest risk of infant mortality. The infant mortality risk associated with multiple births was 2.08 times higher relative to singleton births (p
ISSN:1435-9871
2363-7064
1435-9871
DOI:10.4054/DemRes.2009.21.13