Comparison of Medical and Non Medical Determinants of Infant Mortality in Rural India
By Naveen Jha, MA
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Table of Contents
Abstract…………………………………………………………………………………………..3
1. Introduction…………………………………………………………………….3 2. Estimation Strategy ………………………………….………………………….4 2.1. Hypothesis...………………………………………………………….4 2.2. Econometric Model ……….…………………………………………5 3. Data Set 3.1. Description of data set………………………………………………..5 3.2. Construction of variables 3.2.1. Dependent variables………………………………………..6 3.2.2. Explanatory variables………………………………………6 4. Results 4.1. Univariate analysis …………………………………………………….7 4.2. Bivariate Analysis……………………………………………………...8 4.3. Multivariate Analysis…………………………………………………..9 5. Limitations…………………………………………………………………….11 6. Conclusions…………………………………………………………………....13 Bibliography ……………………………………………………………………...14
Table 1: Summary Statistics…………………………………………………………....7 Table 2: Tobit Regression Results………………………………………………………10 Table 3: Comparison of outcome variable after merging the data……………………………15 Table 4: Mother’s education attainment level………………………………………….......15 Table 5: Caste distribution of Mother……………………………………………………155 Table 6: Relation between Caste and Infant deaths of households…………………………...15 Table 7: Caste and Education of mother…………………………………………………16 Table 8: Correlation test…………………………………………………………….....16 Figure 1: Scatter graph between Mortality and Age of mother at marriage…………………....16
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Comparison of Medical and Non Medical determinants of Infant Mortality in Rural India
Naveen Jha1 Abstract
Infant mortality is a serious health problem in India, from an estimate every year 2.5 million infants dies every year and out of 62% dies within four week of birth2 (1999). This paper presents the analysis of medical and non medical determinants of infant mortality in rural India. Study found that Socio- economic factors are more decisive than medical factors, except vaccination, for the survival of the infants in rural India. Early marriage age of women and lack of tetanus toxoide (TT) vaccination
Page 1 of 16
Table of Contents
Abstract…………………………………………………………………………………………..3
1. Introduction…………………………………………………………………….3 2. Estimation Strategy ………………………………….………………………….4 2.1. Hypothesis...………………………………………………………….4 2.2. Econometric Model ……….…………………………………………5 3. Data Set 3.1. Description of data set………………………………………………..5 3.2. Construction of variables 3.2.1. Dependent variables………………………………………..6 3.2.2. Explanatory variables………………………………………6 4. Results 4.1. Univariate analysis …………………………………………………….7 4.2. Bivariate Analysis……………………………………………………...8 4.3. Multivariate Analysis…………………………………………………..9 5. Limitations…………………………………………………………………….11 6. Conclusions…………………………………………………………………....13 Bibliography ……………………………………………………………………...14
Table 1: Summary Statistics…………………………………………………………....7 Table 2: Tobit Regression Results………………………………………………………10 Table 3: Comparison of outcome variable after merging the data……………………………15 Table 4: Mother’s education attainment level………………………………………….......15 Table 5: Caste distribution of Mother……………………………………………………155 Table 6: Relation between Caste and Infant deaths of households…………………………...15 Table 7: Caste and Education of mother…………………………………………………16 Table 8: Correlation test…………………………………………………………….....16 Figure 1: Scatter graph between Mortality and Age of mother at marriage…………………....16
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Comparison of Medical and Non Medical determinants of Infant Mortality in Rural India
Naveen Jha1 Abstract
Infant mortality is a serious health problem in India, from an estimate every year 2.5 million infants dies every year and out of 62% dies within four week of birth2 (1999). This paper presents the analysis of medical and non medical determinants of infant mortality in rural India. Study found that Socio- economic factors are more decisive than medical factors, except vaccination, for the survival of the infants in rural India. Early marriage age of women and lack of tetanus toxoide (TT) vaccination