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Child Mortality in Rural India

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dc.contributor.authorVan der Klaauw, Bas
dc.contributor.authorWang, Limin
dc.date.accessioned2013-06-13T15:14:27Z
dc.date.available2013-06-13T15:14:27Z
dc.date.issued2004-04
dc.description.abstractThe authors focus on infant and child mortality in rural areas of India. They construct a flexible duration model framework that allows for frailty at multiple levels and interactions between the child's age and individual socioeconomic, and environmental characteristics. The model is estimated using the 1998-99 wave of the Indian National Family and Health Survey. The estimated results show that socioeconomic and environmental characteristics have significantly different effects on mortality rates at different ages. These are particularly important immediately after birth. The authors use the estimated model for policy experiments. These indicate that child mortality can be reduced substantially, particularly by improving the education of women and reducing indoor air pollution caused by cooking fuels. In addition, providing access to electricity and sanitation facilities can reduce under-five-years mortality rates significantly.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2004/04/5062306/child-mortality-rural-india
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-3281
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/13896
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Paper;No. 3281
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectINFANT MORTALITY
dc.subjectCHILD MORTALITY
dc.subjectCHILD HEALTH
dc.subjectSOCIAL INDICATORS
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS OF POVERTY
dc.subjectMORTALITY RATES
dc.subjectAIR POLLUTION
dc.subjectCOOKING FUELS
dc.subjectELECTRICITY
dc.subjectSANITATION
dc.titleChild Mortality in Rural Indiaen
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okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2004/04/5062306/child-mortality-rural-india
okr.globalpracticeHealth, Nutrition, and Population
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okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-3281
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum000160016_20040825095558
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum5062306
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okr.region.administrativeSouth Asia
okr.region.countryIndia
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population::Population & Development
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population::Population Policies
okr.topicEarly Child and Children's Health
okr.unitOff of Sr VP Dev Econ/Chief Econ (DECVP)
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