Infant and child mortality levels and trends in Bangladesh

1995 ◽  
Vol 27 (2) ◽  
pp. 179-192 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Kabir ◽  
Rafiquel Islam Chowdhury ◽  
Ruhul Amin
Keyword(s):  
Infant Mortality ◽  
Child Mortality ◽  
Child Health Services ◽  
Fertility Survey ◽  
Live Births ◽  
Health Measures ◽  
Infant And Child Mortality ◽  
Table Analysis ◽  
Using Data ◽  
And Child Health

SummaryInfant and child mortality levels and trends in Bangladesh are examined using data from the 1989 Bangladesh Fertility Survey. Both infant and child mortality declined from the mid 1970s but infant mortality declined more quickly. The level of infant mortality in 1989 was around 100 per 1000 live births while child mortality (5q) was 200 per 1000 live births. Life table analysis confirms the change in infant and child mortality.The decline in infant mortality is attributed to the introduction of improved public health measures and access to maternal and child health services.

Birth weight and other determinants of infant and child mortality in three provinces of China

1991 ◽  
Vol 23 (4) ◽  
pp. 477-489 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. Dankert ◽  
J. van Ginneken
Keyword(s):  
Birth Weight ◽  
Child Mortality ◽  
Neonatal Period ◽  
Fertility Survey ◽  
Female Mortality ◽  
Place Of Residence ◽  
Male Mortality ◽  
Live Births ◽  
Infant And Child Mortality ◽  
Mother’S Education

SummaryInformation on levels, trends and determinants of infant and child mortality was available from the 1985 In-depth Fertility Survey which was conducted in three provinces of China. Mortality of children below age 5 varied from 49 per 1000 live births in Shaanxi to 20 in Shanghai in 1980–85 and has declined substantially since 1960, from 206 in Shaanxi and 66 in Shanghai. Male mortality was considerably higher than female mortality in the neonatal and post-neonatal period, and at ages 1–5 years. Birth weight, place of residence and mother's education were found to be important determinants of mortality; age of mother and parity were less important.

Infant and child mortality in Bangladesh

1988 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 59-65 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ruhul Amin
Keyword(s):  
Child Mortality ◽  
Fetal Loss ◽  
Fertility Survey ◽  
Logit Analysis ◽  
Social Changes ◽  
Prevalence Survey ◽  
Sociodemographic Variables ◽  
Infant And Child Mortality ◽  
Using Data ◽  
Independent Effects

SummarySocioeconomic differences and trends in infant and child mortality in Bangladesh are examined using data from the 1975 World Fertility Survey and 1979 Contraceptive Prevalence Survey. There is evidence of some recent decline in infant and child mortality. Logit analysis of infant and child mortality indicates that sociodemographic variables such as mother's education, recent period, or higher birth orders, had significant independent effects upon the reduction of infant and child mortality. Other variables such as fetal loss, father's education, or land ownership had no consistent significant effect of upon infant and child mortality. On the other hand, the effect of urban residence on infant and child mortality was positive after the control of the sociodemographic variables. Mere concentration on the supply of modern medical services may bring limited returns unless they are reinforced by appropriate social changes, in particular those affecting the socioeconomic status of women.

Changing Determinants of Infant and Child Mortality: On the Basis of the Korean Experience, 1955–73

1988 ◽  
Vol 20 (3) ◽  
pp. 345-356 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tai-Hun Kim
Keyword(s):  
Infant Mortality ◽  
Socioeconomic Factors ◽  
Child Mortality ◽  
Early Stage ◽  
Demographic Factors ◽  
Fertility Survey ◽  
Stage Of Development ◽  
Infant And Child Mortality ◽  
The Difference ◽  
Socioeconomic Differentials

SummaryFrom analysis of the 1974 Korean National Fertility Survey data, the changing patterns of demographic and socioeconomic determinants of infant and child mortality are generalized. The pattern for infant mortality is: (1) in a traditional society demographic factors affect infant mortality more than socioeconomic factors; (2) at the early stage of development, demographic factors are replaced by socioeconomic factors as the main determinants; (3) when the difference in living standards between social classes narrows, the socioeconomic differentials in mortality also diminish; and (4) at the stage of high development the effects of demographic factors remain although the absolute differences are very small. But the pattern of changing determinants of child mortality is nearly the reverse of that of infant mortality.

Determinants of breast-feeding and post-partum amenorrhoea in Orissa

1989 ◽  
Vol 21 (3) ◽  
pp. 365-371 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. Srinivasan ◽  
K. B. Pathak ◽  
Arvind Pandey
Keyword(s):  
Breast Feeding ◽  
Hazard Analysis ◽  
Post Partum ◽  
Baseline Survey ◽  
Fertility Survey ◽  
Proportional Hazard ◽  
Caste Status ◽  
Table Analysis ◽  
Multivariate Proportional Hazard ◽  
Using Data

SummaryA life table analysis is made of the duration of breast-feeding and postpartum amenorrhoea in Orissa, India, taking one variable at a time using data from a baseline survey of fertility and mortality (BSFM) conducted on the lines of the World Fertility Survey. Then a multivariate (proportional hazard) analysis showed that socioeconomic factors including residence, caste status and education influence the breast-feeding and post-partum amenorrhoea periods. There was no effect of maternal age on the length of breast-feeding, but mean length of post-partum amenorrhoea varied with age. The durations of breast-feeding and post-partum amen orrhoea are strongly related.

Infant mortality in Nigeria: effects of place of birth, mother's education and region of residence

1994 ◽  
Vol 26 (4) ◽  
pp. 469-477 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jacob Ayo Adetunji
Keyword(s):  
Infant Mortality ◽  
Health Facilities ◽  
Fertility Survey ◽  
Place Of Birth ◽  
Rural And Urban ◽  
Reduce Infant Mortality ◽  
Region Of Residence ◽  
Mother’S Education ◽  
Using Data ◽  
Mother's Education

SummaryThis paper examines the effects of a child's place of birth, mother's education, region of residence and rural and urban residence on infant mortality in Nigeria between 1965 and 1979, using data from the 1981/82 Nigeria Fertility Survey. Infant mortality rates declined in all regions between 1965 and 1979. Children born in modern health facilities, irrespective of their mothers' place of residence, experienced significantly lower rates of infant mortality than those born elsewhere. Logistic regression analysis showed that all other variables tested were also significant, although some to a lesser degree. Efforts to reduce infant mortality in Nigeria should include policies that rectify rural and urban differentials in the distribution of health facilities and encourage their use.

scholarly journals Cultural Value Factors That Affect Mother and Child Health

2019 ◽  
Vol 24 (3) ◽  
pp. 165
Author(s):  
Inang Winarso ◽  
Ressa Ria Lestari
Keyword(s):  
Mortality Rate ◽  
Child Health ◽  
Infant Mortality ◽  
Cultural Values ◽  
Child Mortality ◽  
Infant Mortality Rate ◽  
Cultural Elements ◽  
Mother And Child Health ◽  
Mother And Child ◽  
And Child Health

<p>Mother and child health as a key indicator of community welfare is measured by the Maternal Mortality Rate (MMR) and Infant Mortality Rate (IMR). But why have efforts to reduce MMR and IMR not yet reached the target? This research answers this question by using an approach of cultural values in mother and child health. The focus of this research is on the human life cycle starting from marriage, pregnancy, birth and death in Situbondo Regency, East Java and Ngada Regency, NTT. Research has found four cultural elements that predominantly influence health beliefs, family and community decisions in dealing with maternal and infant health problems. These cultural elements are the religious system, the kinship system, the knowledge system and the livelihood system. These four systems can increase or decrease the risk of maternal and infant mortality. The government must consider the cultural values of the community in making health policies. First, strengthen factors that reduce the risk of maternal and child mortality. Second, reduce the factors that increase the risk of maternal and child mortality.</p>

Infant-Child Mortality and Son Preference as Factors Influencing Fertility in Pakistan

1982 ◽  
Vol 21 (4) ◽  
pp. 297-328 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abdul Razzaque Rukanuddin
Keyword(s):  
Child Mortality ◽  
Child Death ◽  
Female Child ◽  
Child Health Services ◽  
Child Loss ◽  
Breastfeeding Practices ◽  
Contraceptive Services ◽  
And Child Health ◽  
Current Emphasis

The paper explores and then establishes the role of infant and child mortality on fertility levels in Pakistan, largely because of universal and prolonged breastfeeding practices in the country It is found that the tendency to compensate for child death is stronger among those couples who had a male child loss than among those with experiences of female child losses. 11 is contended that if the Population Welfare Programme is to be implemented successfully in Pakistan, the current emphasis on supply of contraceptive services will have to yield to that on more comprehensive maternal and child health services.

Maternal factors and infant and child mortality in Bangladesh

1988 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 89-98 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abul Kashem Majumder
Keyword(s):  
Multivariate Analysis ◽  
Birth Interval ◽  
Maternal Age ◽  
Fertility Survey ◽  
Single Factor ◽  
Maternal Factors ◽  
Mortality Risks ◽  
Infant And Child Mortality ◽  
Using Data ◽  
Age At Birth

SummaryMultivariate analysis of the effects of maternal age at birth, birth order and the preceding birth interval on mortality risks in early childhood, using data from the Bangladesh Fertility Survey, 1975–76, confirms that the length of the preceding birth interval is the most influential single factor. But the lower mortality risks among infants and children of educated mothers are due neither to the age at which childbearing was initiated nor to the spacing between births.

Infant and early childhood mortality in the Sine-Saloum region of Senegal

1988 ◽  
Vol 20 (4) ◽  
pp. 471-484 ◽  
Author(s):  
Howard I. Goldberg ◽  
Fara G. M'bodji
Keyword(s):  
Early Childhood ◽  
Infant Mortality ◽  
Respiratory Diseases ◽  
Early Mortality ◽  
Childhood Mortality ◽  
Adjustment Factor ◽  
Socioeconomic Groups ◽  
Live Births ◽  
Using Data ◽  
Very High

SummaryUsing data from a 1982–83 survey, infant and early childhood mortality are investigated in a large rural region of Senegal. Because of evidence of under-reporting of early mortality an adjustment factor was applied to the data. Infant mortality was estimated to be about 113 deaths per 1000 live births. Childhood mortality was very high relative to infant mortality. Some noteworthy differentials in mortality between geographic, ethnic, and socioeconomic groups were recorded. It was estimated that diarrhoeal and respiratory diseases accounted for about one-half of reported deaths. Tetanus was an important cause of death during infancy. Measles and malaria were important causes only after the first birthday.

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