In bioarchaeological contexts, a complex relationship exists between infant representation in the age-at-death distribution, gestational and young child mortality rates, total fertility rate. The of infants skeletal sample may be influenced by range social, biological, archaeological factors. To better understand interactions representation, fertility, mortality, this study evaluates infant-juv...

The uses of infant mortality data for health planning at the local level were discussed in Statisticril Note for Health Planners No. 2.1 Its associated data supplement provided infant mortality rates by health se~ice area for 1969-73 and 1974-75. These data have been updated through 1977 for the present Note, which provide: additional perspectives on the geographic ~tifi~ri characte=tig infant ...

BACKGROUND Infectious diseases (IDs) are an important cause of infant mortality in the United States. This study describes maternal and infant characteristics associated with infant ID deaths in the United States. METHODS Infant deaths with an ID underlying cause of death occurring in the United States were examined using the 2008-2009 Period Linked Birth/Infant Death public use data files. A...

STUDY OBJECTIVE To provide an international perspective on the impact of congenital anomalies on infant mortality from 1950 to 1994. DESIGN Population-based study based on data obtained from vital statistics reported to the World Health Organisation. SETTINGS 36 countries from Europe, the Middle East, the Americas, Asia, and the South Pacific. RESULTS On average, infant mortality declined...

Title of Document: NEIGHBORHOOD LEVEL DISADVANTAGE,RACE/ETHNICITY AND INFANT MORTALITY IN WASHINGTON DC Ndidiamaka Nneoma Amutah Doctor of Philosophy, 2010 Directed By: Dr. Sandra L. Hofferth Professor & Dr. Elaine A. Anderson, Professor, Co-Chairs Department of Family Science This study examines the effects of neighborhood level disadvantage and individual level characteristics such as race/et...

BACKGROUND Nepalese women lag behind men in many areas, such as educational attainment, participation in decision-making and health service utilization, all of which have an impact on reproductive health outcomes. This paper aims to examine the factors influencing infant mortality, specifically, whether women's autonomy has an impact on infant mortality in the Nepali context. METHODS Data wer...

Background The first year of life is of a great significance in promoting health and the quality of life. The present research aimed to determine the factors affecting the mortality of infants below the age of one year in Bandar Abbas, Iran. Materials and Methods The present retrospective research was conducted based on a questionnaire developed by the present researchers as well as the analysi...

BACKGROUND Infant mortality reflects not only the health of infants but societal well-being as a whole. This study explores distal socioeconomic and related proximate determinants of infant mortality and provides evidence for designing targeted interventions. METHODS Survival information on 5391 live born infants (2006-2010) was examined from the nationally representative Nepal Demographic He...

The present study examines the trend and differentials in infant and child mortality among three mortality groups of states, which are grouped as low, medium and high mortality groups according to their level of under five mortality rates. The results indicate that the low mortality group of states are better placed in terms of housing conditions, fertility and the level of utilisation of mater...