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Child mortality in Goa: a cross-sectional analysis
Social Biology
|April 1, 1997
Abstract:
This paper is a study of the determinants of child mortality in the relatively developed Indian state of Goa. Data from the National Family Health Survey (NFHS, 1992-93) conducted in the state of Goa have been used to examine the child mortality experiences of 1,331 women who were within a marriage lasting 15 years. An aggregated index of child mortality, which summarizes the mortality experiences of a woman with exposure adjustment, is the study variable. Maternal education and longer birth spacing were found to lower child mortality risks significantly.
Keywords:
AsiaBiologyBirth SpacingChild Mortality--determinantsDemographic FactorsDeveloping CountriesEconomic FactorsEducational Status--womenEmployment Status--womenFamily PlanningHealthIndiaMortalityMortality DeterminantsPopulationPopulation DynamicsPublic HealthResearch ReportRisk FactorsSanitationSocioeconomic FactorsSocioeconomic StatusSouthern Asia