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Determinants of infant and child mortality in Zimbabwe: Results of multivariate hazard analysis

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  • Joshua Kembo

    (University of South Africa)

  • Jeroen K Van Ginneken

    (Nederlands Interdisciplinair Demografisch Instituut (NIDI))

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This study addresses important issues in infant and child mortality in Zimbabwe. The objective of the paper is to determine the impact of maternal, socioeconomic and sanitation variables on infant and child mortality. Results show that births of order 6+ with a short preceding interval had the highest risk of infant mortality. The infant mortality risk associated with multiple births was 2.08 times higher relative to singleton births (p

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  • Joshua Kembo & Jeroen K Van Ginneken, 2009. "Determinants of infant and child mortality in Zimbabwe: Results of multivariate hazard analysis," Demographic Research, Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research, Rostock, Germany, vol. 21(13), pages 367-384.
    • Handle: RePEc:dem:demres:v:21:y:2009:i:13
    DOI: 10.4054/DemRes.2009.21.13
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    Keywords

    infant and child mortality; Zimbabwe; under-five mortality; Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS); Cox proportional hazards models;
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    • J1 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics
    • Z0 - Other Special Topics - - General

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