Child Mortality in Rural India

This paper focuses on infant and child mortality in rural areas of India. We construct a flexible duration model, which allows for frailty at multiple levels and interactions between the child's age and individual, socioeconomic, and environmental characteristics. The model is estimated using t...

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Main Authors:	van der Klaauw, Bas, Wang, Limin
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	EN
Published:	2012
Subjects:	Health Production I120 Health and Economic Development I150 Fertility Family Planning Child Care INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH AREAS :: Children Youth J130 Economic Development: Human Resources Human Development Income Distribution Migration O150
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/10986/4990

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spelling	okr-10986-49902021-04-23T14:02:20Z Child Mortality in Rural India van der Klaauw, Bas Wang, Limin Health Production I120 Health and Economic Development I150 Fertility Family Planning Child Care INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH AREAS :: Children Youth J130 Economic Development: Human Resources Human Development Income Distribution Migration O150 This paper focuses on infant and child mortality in rural areas of India. We construct a flexible duration model, which allows for frailty at multiple levels and interactions between the child's age and individual, socioeconomic, and environmental characteristics. The model is estimated using the Indian National Family and Health Survey 1998/1999. The estimation results show that socioeconomic and environmental characteristics have significantly different impacts on mortality rates at different ages. These are particularly important immediately after birth. The parameter estimates indicate that child mortality can be reduced substantially, particularly by improving the education of women, providing safe water, and reducing indoor air pollution caused by dirty cooking fuels. Finally, we still found substantial differences in mortality rates between states, which are associated with differences in schooling expenditures, female immunization, and poverty rates. 2012-03-30T07:30:43Z 2012-03-30T07:30:43Z 2011 Journal Article Journal of Population Economics 09331433 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/4990 EN http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo World Bank Journal Article India
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description	This paper focuses on infant and child mortality in rural areas of India. We construct a flexible duration model, which allows for frailty at multiple levels and interactions between the child's age and individual, socioeconomic, and environmental characteristics. The model is estimated using the Indian National Family and Health Survey 1998/1999. The estimation results show that socioeconomic and environmental characteristics have significantly different impacts on mortality rates at different ages. These are particularly important immediately after birth. The parameter estimates indicate that child mortality can be reduced substantially, particularly by improving the education of women, providing safe water, and reducing indoor air pollution caused by dirty cooking fuels. Finally, we still found substantial differences in mortality rates between states, which are associated with differences in schooling expenditures, female immunization, and poverty rates.
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author	van der Klaauw, Bas Wang, Limin
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title	Child Mortality in Rural India
title_short	Child Mortality in Rural India
title_full	Child Mortality in Rural India
title_fullStr	Child Mortality in Rural India
title_full_unstemmed	Child Mortality in Rural India
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Child Mortality in Rural India

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