Infant and child mortality in three culturally contrasting states of India
Infant and child mortality in three culturally contrasting states of India
Using cross-sectional, individual-level survey data from Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu and Uttar Pradesh collected under the Indian National Family Health Survey programme of 1992–93, statistical modelling was used to analyse the impact of a range of variables on the survival status of children during their first 2 years of life. Attention was focused on the potential impact of the mother’s autonomy. The strongest predictors of mortality were demographic and biological factors, breast-feeding behaviour, and use and knowledge of health services. Variables that can be interpreted as being related to maternal autonomy, such as the presence of a mother-in-law in the household, did not have a significant direct effect on child survival at the individual level, and their indirect effects were very limited.
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Griffiths, Paula
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Hinde, Andrew
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Matthews, Zoe
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2001
Griffiths, Paula
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Hinde, Andrew
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Matthews, Zoe
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Griffiths, Paula, Hinde, Andrew and Matthews, Zoe
(2001)
Infant and child mortality in three culturally contrasting states of India.
Journal of Biosocial Science, 33, .
(doi:10.1017/S0021932001006034).
Abstract
Using cross-sectional, individual-level survey data from Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu and Uttar Pradesh collected under the Indian National Family Health Survey programme of 1992–93, statistical modelling was used to analyse the impact of a range of variables on the survival status of children during their first 2 years of life. Attention was focused on the potential impact of the mother’s autonomy. The strongest predictors of mortality were demographic and biological factors, breast-feeding behaviour, and use and knowledge of health services. Variables that can be interpreted as being related to maternal autonomy, such as the presence of a mother-in-law in the household, did not have a significant direct effect on child survival at the individual level, and their indirect effects were very limited.
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