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Effect on famine on child survival in Matlab, Bangladesh
Asia-Pacific Population Journal
|June 1, 1990
Abstract:
"This paper examines how the level of child mortality and rate of out-migration, and their covariates were affected during the 1974 famine and the periods immediately following the famine in Bangladesh." The authors examine several variables affecting mortality and out-migration, including socioeconomic status, sex factors, age factors, educational status, and religion. Data are from the Matlab Demographic Surveillance System.
Keywords:
Age FactorsAsiaBangladeshChild MortalityChild SurvivalDemographic FactorsDeveloping CountriesEconomic FactorsEducational StatusEnvironmentFamineFood SupplyLength Of LifeMigrationMortalityNatural ResourcesPopulationPopulation CharacteristicsPopulation DynamicsReligionSex FactorsSocioeconomic FactorsSocioeconomic StatusSouthern AsiaSurvivorship