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Parental education and child mortality in Burundi

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 July 2008

Josephine O'Toole  and
Robert E. Wright
Josephine O'Toole
Affiliation:
Centre for Population Studies, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, University of London
Robert E. Wright
Affiliation:
Centre for Population Studies, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, University of London
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Summary

This paper examines the relationship between parental education and child mortality in Burundi using data collected in the 1987 Demographic and Health Survey. Proportional hazards models are estimated to examine this relationship, while holding constant other known child mortality determinants. Parental education proves to be a key factor in explaining differences in child mortality, the effect of maternal education being particularly strong compared to paternal education.

Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of Biosocial Science , Volume 23 , Issue 3 , July 1991 , pp. 255 - 262
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1991

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