Kapoor, SoumyaDas, Maitreyi BordiaNikitin, Denis2012-03-192012-03-192010-03-01https://hdl.handle.net/10986/3716The authors use data from the National Family Health Survey 2005 to present age-specific patterns of child mortality among India's tribal (Adivasi) population. The analysis shows three clear findings. First, a disproportionately high number of child deaths are concentrated among Adivasis, especially in the 1-5 age group and in those states and districts where there is a high concentration of Adivasis. Any effort to reduce child morality in the aggregate will have to focus more squarely on lowering mortality among the Adivasis. Second, the gap in mortality between Adivasi children and the rest really appears after the age of one. In fact, before the age of one, tribal children face more or less similar odds of dying as other children. However, these odds significantly reverse later. This calls for a shift in attention from infant mortality or in general under-five mortality to factors that cause a wedge between tribal children and the rest between the ages of one and five. Third, the analysis goes contrary to the conventional narrative of poverty being the primary factor driving differences between mortality outcomes. Instead, the authors find that breaking down child mortality by age leads to a much more refined picture. Tribal status is significant even after controlling for wealth.CC BY 3.0 IGOACCESS TO INFORMATIONACCESS TO SERVICESACUTE RESPIRATORY INFECTIONACUTE RESPIRATORY INFECTIONSAGE AT MARRIAGEAGE-GROUPAGGRESSIVEALCOHOLANTE-NATAL CAREANTENATAL CAREANTENATAL VISITSAVERAGE AGEAVERAGE AGE AT MARRIAGEBABIESBIRTH COHORTBIRTH SPACINGBREAST FEEDINGBULLETINCARE FOR CHILDRENCHILD BEARINGCHILD CARECHILD DEATHSCHILD DEVELOPMENTCHILD HEALTHCHILD HEALTH INDICATORSCHILD MALNUTRITIONCHILD MORTALITYCHILD MORTALITY RATESCHILD NUTRITIONAL STATUSCHILD SURVIVALCHILDCARECONTRACEPTIONCULTURAL PRACTICESDECLINES IN MORTALITYDEMOGRAPHIC TRANSITIONDEVELOPING COUNTRIESDIARRHEADIGNITYDRINKING WATEREARLY CHILDHOODEARLY CHILDHOOD MORTALITYECONOMIC STATUSEDUCATED MOTHERSEDUCATED WOMENEMERGENCIESENVIRONMENTAL HEALTHEPIDEMIOLOGYETHNIC GROUPSEXCESS MORTALITYFAMILIESFAMILY HEALTHFERTILITYFERTILITY RATESFIRST PREGNANCYFOOD INTAKEFOOD SECURITYFOREST COVERFORMAL EDUCATIONGENDERGENDER BIASGENDER DISPARITIESGENDER EQUALITYGENDER RELATIONSGROWTH MONITORINGHEALTH CAREHEALTH CARE SERVICESHEALTH CARE SYSTEMSHEALTH CENTERSHEALTH EDUCATIONHEALTH FACILITIESHEALTH INDICATORSHEALTH POLICYHEALTH PROVIDERSHEALTH SERVICESHEALTH SYSTEMSHEALTH WORKERSHIGH CHILD MORTALITYHOSPITALHOUSEHOLD BEHAVIORSHUMAN DEVELOPMENTHYGIENEILLNESSIMMIGRANTSIMMUNIZATIONIMMUNIZATION COVERAGEIMPACT ON CHILDRENINCIDENCE OF MORTALITYINCREASE IN MORTALITYINDIGENOUS PEOPLEINDIGENOUS PEOPLESINDIGENOUS POPULATIONSINEQUITABLE DISTRIBUTIONINFANTINFANT MORTALITYINFANT MORTALITY RATEINFANT MORTALITY RATESINFANTSINFECTIONINTERNATIONAL FAMILY PLANNINGINTERNATIONAL FAMILY PLANNING PERSPECTIVESINTERVENTIONKIDSKINSHIPLABOR FORCELACK OF CAPACITYLEVELS OF CHILD MORTALITYLEVELS OF EDUCATIONLEVELS OF MORTALITYLIFESTYLESLIVE BIRTHSLIVING CONDITIONSLOCAL GOVERNMENTSLOCAL INFRASTRUCTURELOW BIRTH WEIGHTLOWER FERTILITYMALNUTRITIONMARKETINGMARRIED WOMENMASS MEDIAMATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTHMATERNAL HEALTHMATERNAL HEALTH CAREMATERNAL HEALTH OUTCOMESMEASLESMEDICAL CAREMEDICAL FACILITIESMEDICAL FACILITYMEDICAL PERSONNELMEDICAL TREATMENTMIDWIFEMIDWIVESMIGRATIONMILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALMILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALSMODERN CONTRACEPTIVESMORALITYMORBIDITYMORTALITY DIFFERENTIALSMORTALITY LEVELSMOTHERNATIONAL FAMILY HEALTH SURVEYNATIONAL POPULATIONNATURAL RESOURCESNEONATAL HEALTHNEONATAL MORTALITYNUMBER OF DEATHSNURSESNURSINGNUTRITIONNUTRITION OUTCOMESNUTRITIONAL STATUSPARTICIPATION OF WOMENPATIENTSPOLICY IMPLICATIONSPOLICY RESEARCHPOLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPERPOLICY RESPONSEPOLIOPOOR HEALTHPOPULATION AND DEVELOPMENTPOPULATION GROUPSPOPULATION STUDIESPRACTITIONERSPRE-NATAL CAREPREGNANCYPREGNANT WOMENPRESCHOOL CHILDRENPREVALENCE OF MALNUTRITIONPREVENTABLE DISEASESPRIMARY EDUCATIONPROGNOSISPROGRESSPUBLIC HEALTHRADIOREFERRAL SERVICESREPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIORRESPECTRESPIRATORY INFECTIONSRURAL AREASSANITATIONSERVICE DELIVERYSERVICE PROVIDERSSERVICE PROVISIONSEXSEX RATIOSSIGNIFICANT POLICYSOCIAL DEVELOPMENTSOCIAL EXCLUSIONSOCIAL GROUPSOCIAL SCIENCESOCIOECONOMIC STATUSSTATE GOVERNMENTSSTUNTINGTELEVISIONTETANUSTRADITIONAL HEALERSTRANSPORTATIONTREATMENT OF DIARRHOEATREATMENT OF ILLNESSTRIBAL POPULATIONSTVUNDER FIVE MORTALITYUNDERWEIGHT CHILDRENURBAN AREASUSE OF CIGARETTESVACCINATIONVACCINE PREVENTABLE DISEASESVACCINESVULNERABLE GROUPSWASTINGWORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATIONYOUNG CHILDYOUNG WOMENWorld Bank10.1596/1813-9450-5231