Of the many causes of ill-health among children of the tropics malnutrition is undoubtedly the most important. Apart from its direct effects on health, malnutrition also exerts an indirect effect by diminishing resistance to infecious diseases. The infant and child mortality rates in tropical countries are high. In India, according to the latest census figures, while infants and children under ...

In this paper we explore the relation between changes in reproductive behavior, such as those that might result from an effective family planning program in developing countries, and changes in child and maternal mortality. Specifically, we use the results from recent multivariate studies to estimate the changes in mortality that might result from altering maternal age, birth order, and birth s...

In this article we present two sets of empirical analyses that consider the extent to which socioeconomic gradients in self-assessed health and child mortality changed since the beginning of the twentieth century in the United States. This empirical issue has important and wide-ranging research and policy implications. In particular, our results speak to the value of considering the role of bro...

Spatial differences in mortality have been reported in Africa amongst children under-five years of age. Risk factors contributing to this geographical variation include bio-demographic and socio-economic factors, the prevalence of infectious diseases and the variability in the quality of child health care. This paper is concerned with investigating the link between early childhood mortality and...

Results of a regression study in which samples of women whose ages spanned the entire childbearing period were used to determine the effects of couples' characteristics (education, income, age at marriage, duration of marriage, and infant and child mortality) on completed fertility were analyzed. It was suggested that the regression findings (no significant effect of income, infant mortality, ...

The aim of this study was to develop a single comprehensive index of child mortality for longitudinal assessment of health status of children. The need for such a comprehensive index arose from conflicting trends in different child mortality indicators. The data for the study was taken from the Sample Registration System (SRS) reports of the Registrar General of India. SRS is known to provide r...

— This paper attempts to determine the municipal level impact of the 1994 Law 142 water and sewerage services reforms on child mortality and service coverage. The objective of these reforms was to transfer service provision from the municipalities to specialized companies. These reforms were undertaken within the 1990s decentralization process which established that the provision of water and s...

How relevant is religion to our understanding of maternal health (MH) service utilization in sub-Saharan Africa? We ask this question mainly because while the effect of religion on some aspects of reproductive behavior (e.g., fertility, contraception) has not gone unnoticed in the region, very few studies have examined the possible link with MH service utilization. Understanding this link in th...

background variceal bleeding is one of the most serious complications of cirrhosis. up to now different methods are created for predicting the complications and mortality of cirrhosis. child- pugh score and meld score are two methods for this use. in this study we investigated and compared survival prognosis of cirrhotic patients by the child-pugh or meld score in two groups of esophageal and g...