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Children in Africa: Key Statistics on Child Survival, Protection and Development
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UNICEF, 2014
This report presents key statistics relating to: (1) child malnutrition in Africa; (2) HIV/AIDS and Malaria in Africa; (3) child marriage, birth registration and Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C); (4) education in Africa; (5) child mortality in Africa; (6) Drinking water and sanitation in Africa; and (7) maternal health in Africa.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Statistical Data, Child Health, Nutrition
Child Mortality in a Developing Country: A Statistical Analysis
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Uddin, Md. Jamal; Hossain, Md. Zakir; Ullah, Mohammad Ohid – Journal of Applied Quantitative Methods, 2009
This study uses data from the "Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey (BDHS] 1999-2000" to investigate the predictors of child (age 1-4 years) mortality in a developing country like Bangladesh. The cross-tabulation and multiple logistic regression techniques have been used to estimate the predictors of child mortality. The…
Descriptors: Living Standards, Pregnancy, Birth Order, Foreign Countries
The Impact of Education On Fertility and Child Mortality: Do Fathers Really Matter Less than Mothers? OECD Development Centre Working Paper, No. 217 (Formerly Webdoc No. 5)
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Breierova, Lucia; Duflo, Esther – OECD Publishing (NJ1), 2003
This paper takes advantage of a massive school construction program that took place in Indonesia between 1973 and 1978 to estimate the effect of education on fertility and child mortality. Time and region varying exposure to the school construction program generates instrumental variables for the average education in the household, and the…
Descriptors: School Construction, Construction Programs, Foreign Countries, Mortality Rate