Household context and child mortality in rural South Africa: the effects of birth spacing, shared mortality, household composition and socio-economic status | Zendy

Brian Houle | Zendy; Alan Stein | Zendy; Kathleen Kahn | Zendy; Sangeetha Madhavan | Zendy; Mark Collinson | Zendy; Stephen Tollman | Zendy; Samuel J. Clark | Zendy

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Household context and child mortality in rural South Africa: the effects of birth spacing, shared mortality, household composition and socio-economic status

Author(s) -

Brian Houle,

Alan Stein,

Kathleen Kahn,

Sangeetha Madhavan,

Mark Collinson,

Stephen Tollman,

Samuel J. Clark

Publication year - 2013

Publication title -

international journal of epidemiology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.406

H-Index - 208

eISSN - 1464-3685

pISSN - 0300-5771

DOI - 10.1093/ije/dyt149

Subject(s) - context (archaeology) , child mortality , geography , composition (language) , socioeconomics , socioeconomic status , demography , rural area , environmental health , medicine , population , sociology , archaeology , pathology , linguistics , philosophy

Household characteristics are important influences on the risk of child death. However, little is known about this influence in HIV-endemic areas. We describe the effects of household characteristics on children's risk of dying in rural South Africa.

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