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Birth weight and other determinants of infant and child mortality in three provinces of China

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 July 2008

G. Dankert  and
J. van Ginneken
G. Dankert
Affiliation:
Netherlands Interdisciplinary Demographic Institute, The Hague, Netherlands
J. van Ginneken
Affiliation:
Netherlands Interdisciplinary Demographic Institute, The Hague, Netherlands
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Summary

Information on levels, trends and determinants of infant and child mortality was available from the 1985 In-depth Fertility Survey which was conducted in three provinces of China. Mortality of children below age 5 varied from 49 per 1000 live births in Shaanxi to 20 in Shanghai in 1980–85 and has declined substantially since 1960, from 206 in Shaanxi and 66 in Shanghai. Male mortality was considerably higher than female mortality in the neonatal and post-neonatal period, and at ages 1–5 years. Birth weight, place of residence and mother's education were found to be important determinants of mortality; age of mother and parity were less important.

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Research Article
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Journal of Biosocial Science , Volume 23 , Issue 4 , October 1991 , pp. 477 - 489
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Copyright © 1991, Cambridge University Press

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