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This study introduces an advanced parametric survival model to better assess infant mortality risks in Pakistan. The model identified key factors like maternal age and healthcare access, crucial for reducing child deaths.

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Area of Science:

  • Public Health
  • Biostatistics
  • Demography

Background:

  • Pakistan faces a critical child mortality burden, contributing significantly to global figures.
  • Factors like poverty, low education, and limited healthcare access exacerbate infant survival challenges.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop an efficient parametric survival model extension for infant mortality risk assessment.
  • To address complex survival systems and extreme observations in infant survival data.

Main Methods:

  • An extended parametric technique integrating four distributions was proposed.
  • The method was validated using real infant survival data and simulated datasets.
  • Performance was compared against standard partial least squares-Cox regression (PLS-CoxR).

Main Results:

  • The proposed models demonstrated higher efficiency in handling complex survival time systems.
  • Key determinants of infant survival time identified: maternal age, residence type, wealth index, healthcare access, and TB awareness.
  • The optimal model effectively analyzed simulated data for verification.

Conclusions:

  • Extended parametric methods offer flexibility for public health surveillance and data-oriented evaluation.
  • Findings provide a basis for targeted interventions and policy development to reduce infant mortality in Pakistan.