Variations in familial neonatal mortality risks in four countries

Type Journal Article - Journal of Biosocial Science
Title Variations in familial neonatal mortality risks in four countries
Author(s)
Volume 28
Publication (Day/Month/Year) 1996
Page numbers 141-160
URL http://www.popline.org/node/298947
Abstract
This paper investigates variations in the strength and structure of familial association in neonatal mortality risks in four populations; Bolivia, Kenya, Peru, and Tanzania. Exploratory analyses of the structure of the familial association are presented for each population. Random effects logistic models are then used to estimate the strength of familial association in neonatal mortality risks using a standard set of control variables. The results suggest that the strength of familial association in neonatal mortality risks is quite similar in these four populations which would be consistent with a biological explanation for the association. However, some differences were found, particularly in the form of the association in Peru, which may suggest at least a small role of other factors.

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