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Determinants of Infant Mortality in Malawi: An Analysis to Control for Death Clustering within Families

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 July 2008

Nyovani J. Madise  and
Ian Diamond
Nyovani J. Madise
Affiliation:
Department of Social Statistics, University of Southampton
Ian Diamond
Affiliation:
Department of Social Statistics, University of Southampton
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Summary

The 1988 Malawi Traditional and Modern Methods of Child Spacing Survey data are used to identify determinants of infant mortality in Malawi. The logistic binomial analysis shows that socioeconomic factors are significant even during the neonatal period while the length of the preceding birth interval is significant in the post-neonatal period only. There is a strong familial correlation of mortality risks during both the neonatal and post-neonatal periods but the effect of geographical area of residence is stronger in the post-neonatal period.

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Research Article
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Journal of Biosocial Science , Volume 27 , Issue 1 , January 1995 , pp. 95 - 106
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1995

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