Determinants of Infant and Child Mortality in Rural India

1. Introduction 2. Review of Literature Overview Socio-economic variables Demographic variables Sex of the child Maternal health care variables Immunization Breast Feeding 3. Methodology Objectives Hypotheses Theoretical frame work Data source Grouping of states Analysis of data Variables 4. Housing Characteristics of Mortality Groups Type of house Electrification Sources of drinking water Persons per sleeping room Toilet facility Place of keeping animals at night Summary 5. Fertility Behaviour of Women Current fertility Total fertility rate and mean number of children ever born Children ever born and living Birth order Birth interval Age at first birth Age at last birth Summary 6. Utilisation of Maternal Health Care Services Antenatal care'visits Tetanus Toxoid Iron and Folic Acid Tablets Place of delivery Delivery assistance Summary 7. Immunization and Breast Feeding Practices Immunization Coverage Vaccination by First Year of Life Vaccination by Selected Background Characteristics Breast Feeding Practice Duration of Breast Feeding Timing of Breast Feeding Squeezed out the First Milk Frequency of Breast Feeding Type of Supplementation Summary 8. Differentials in the Nutritional Status of Children Weight for Height Weight for Age Height for Age 9. Levels, Trends and Differentials of Infant and Child Mortality Levels and Trends Summary Socio-economic differentials of infant and child mortality Religion Caste Parents education Work status of mother Standard of living index Summary Demographic differentials of infant and child mortality Age of mother Birth order Previous birth interval Sex of child Birth weight Summary Infant and child mortality by maternal care variables Antenatal care visits Medical maternity care Place of delivery Birth attendants Complications at delivery Summary Infant and child mortality by exposure to mass media 10. Multi-variate Analysis of Infant and Child Mortality A brief description of hazard models Results of multivariate analysis Summary Infant mortality Child mortality 11. Summary Findings and Policy Implications Background characteristics of mortality groups Fertility behaviour of women Utilisation of maternal care services Immunisation and Breast Feeding Nutritional Status of Children Levels, trends and differentials ofinfant and child mortality Socioeconomic differentials of infant and child mortality Demographic differentials of infant and child mortality Maternal health care and infant and child mortality Infant and child mortality by exposure to mass media Multivariate analysis of infant and child mortality Policy implications Appendix - A: Study design of National Family Health Survey of India, 1992-93. Appendix - B: List of variables and scoring used for the development of standard of living index. Bibliography Index