Socioeconomic determinants of child mortality in Pakistan

作者: Uzma Iram , Muhammad S. Butt

DOI: 10.1108/03068290810843846

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摘要: Purpose – The main purpose of this study is to identify and quantify the relative importance various socioeconomic factors maternal care practices which may have significant role in determining child mortality at different level ages Pakistan.Design/methodology/approach This paper examines household, demographic environment as determinants early children Pakistan. A number individual, household local characteristics are related probability mortality. employed a sequential model based on sequence binary choice models for conditional choosing higher response category.Findings identifies that mother feeding protects from exposure diseases ill‐health ways. It also appeared mother's education strongly neonatal mortality, infant well not only through improved caring ...

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