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Regional Analysis of Factors Influencing Child Mortality

In: Factors Influencing Child Survival in Tanzania

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  • Kumiko Sakamoto

    (Utsunomiya University)

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Because children’s survival has typically been discussed as a global or national issue, the regional characteristic and its place in the national context has not been sufficiently addressed. This chapter examines the regional disparityDisparities of child mortalityChild mortality and analyzes its correlation with regional data on possible immediate, underlying, and basic structuralStructural causes. This regional correlation analysis confirmed the basic understanding of nutritionnutrition, HIVHIV, and women’s empowermentempowerment, provoked questions regarding educationEducation and occupation, and highlighted characteristics of the regionsRegions within TanzaniaTanzania. An analysis of the 2002 under-five mortality rate (U5MR)Under-Five Mortality Rate (U5MR) highlighted numerous characteristics of the LindiLindi and MtwaraMtwara regionsRegions with the highest U5MRUnder-Five Mortality Rate (U5MR) rates, including issues such as stunting, dairy foodFood consumption, and decision-makingdecision-making. In addition, an analysis based on the 2012 U5MRUnder-Five Mortality Rate (U5MR) and child mortality rate (CMR)Child Mortality Rate (CMR) emphasized similar trends likely to have influenced children’s mortalityMortality, such as stuntingstunting and consumptionconsumption of dairy foodFood by mothersMother. However, it also dismissed other indicators (e.g., mothersMother engaging in agriculture) and highlighted other new indicators (e.g., anemiaanemia and HIVHIV) influencing children’s mortalityMortality.

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  • Kumiko Sakamoto, 2020. "Regional Analysis of Factors Influencing Child Mortality," Economy and Social Inclusion, in: Factors Influencing Child Survival in Tanzania, chapter 0, pages 21-45, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:ecochp:978-981-13-7639-9_3
    DOI: 10.1007/978-981-13-7639-9_3
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    Regions; U5MRU5MR; Tanzania; Child mortality; Disparities;
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