This paper analyses the effects of demographic factors (birth order and maternal age at childbirth), socio-economic factors (household income and mother's and husband's education), and health-related factors (housing quality, toilet facility and source of
| Title | Demographic, socioeconomic and health-related effects on components of Philippine child mortality |
| Publication Type | Miscellaneous |
| Year of Publication | 1990 |
| Authors | Cabigon, JV |
| Secondary Title | Research note / GHK |
| Volume | no. 31CS |
| Pagination | 32 p.: tab. |
| Date Published | 1990-01-01 |
| Publisher | Australian National University, Division of Demography and Sociology |
| Place Published | Canberra, ACT, Australia |
| Keywords | child health, demography, housing, latrines, mortality, social aspects, surveys, water resources |
| Abstract | This paper analyses the effects of demographic factors (birth order and maternal age at childbirth), socio-economic factors (household income and mother's and husband's education), and health-related factors (housing quality, toilet facility and source of drinking water) on neonatal, post neonatal, overall infant and child mortality. The interactions between and among these factors are also examined. The analysis is based on the 1983 National Demographic Survey. The paper begins with a summary of the methods used to analyse child mortality data and background variables. Then, the result of the univariate and multivariate analysis are presented. The main findings and their corresponding implications are subsequently discussed. The groups at higher risk of each of the components of child mortality are identified and it is suggested that targeting these groups in the implementation of health programmes will result in a better survival of Filipino children |
| Notes | Bibliography: p. 16-20 |
| Custom 1 | 812 |
