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Biosocial variances and infant survival: a path analysis approach

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 July 2008

Ann Stirling Frisch ,
David J. Kallen ,
Robert J. Griffore  and
Eugene A. Dolanski
Ann Stirling Frisch
Affiliation:
Universiti Pertanian Malaysia, Serdang, Malaysia
David J. Kallen
Affiliation:
Michigan State University and East Lansing, Michigan, USA
Robert J. Griffore
Affiliation:
Michigan State University and East Lansing, Michigan, USA
Eugene A. Dolanski
Affiliation:
E. W. Sparrow Hospital, East Lansing, Michigan, USA
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Summary

This study used path analysis to assess the chances of survival of babies in a neonatal intensive care unit in Lansing, Michigan, USA. Two paths to neonatal survival were identified and the variables accounted for 20% of the variance in gestational age. The first path showed that prior infant losses were negatively correlated with gestational age while in the second path, gestational age showed negative relationships with pre-pregnancy weight and household job worries.

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Research Article
Information
Journal of Biosocial Science , Volume 24 , Issue 2 , April 1992 , pp. 175 - 183
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1992

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