"The place of child-spacing as a factor in infant mortality: A recursive model"

1987 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 115
Author(s):  
Chai Bin Park
Keyword(s):  
Infant Mortality ◽  
Recursive Model ◽  
Child Spacing

Determinants of Infant Mortality in Malawi: An Analysis to Control for Death Clustering within Families

1995 ◽  
Vol 27 (1) ◽  
pp. 95-106 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nyovani J. Madise ◽  
Ian Diamond
Keyword(s):  
Infant Mortality ◽  
Socioeconomic Factors ◽  
Birth Interval ◽  
Neonatal Period ◽  
Geographical Area ◽  
Familial Correlation ◽  
Mortality Risks ◽  
Modern Methods ◽  
Child Spacing ◽  
Death Clustering

SummaryThe 1988 Malawi Traditional and Modern Methods of Child Spacing Survey data are used to identify determinants of infant mortality in Malawi. The logistic binomial analysis shows that socioeconomic factors are significant even during the neonatal period while the length of the preceding birth interval is significant in the post-neonatal period only. There is a strong familial correlation of mortality risks during both the neonatal and post-neonatal periods but the effect of geographical area of residence is stronger in the post-neonatal period.

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