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Infant Mortality and its Determinates in Uttar Pradesh, India |
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PP: 47-52 |
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Author(s) |
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Brijesh Pratap Singh,
Sonam Maheshwari,
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Abstract |
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| The effects of socio-economic and demographic variables play significant role in infant mortality in less developed states
in India. The deleterious effect on infant survival of reduced birth spacing is exacerbated in states such as Uttar Pradesh where
economic development is limited. The determinants of infant mortality in developing countries can be classified under two major
headings: socioeconomic and demographic. Socio-economic determinants include mother education, place of residence, mother caste
and religion; demographic variables include sex and birth order of the child, maternal age at birth, birth interval [1]. For infant
mortality, traditional societies, the demographic factors have more impact than the socioeconomic factors. From the NFHS-III,
aggregate deaths reported at ages 0-12 are used to estimate infant mortality. The differentials by socioeconomic and demographic
variables are examined and then their importance is assessed using binomial logistic regression. Data analysis shows that preceding
birth interval length, birth order are the most important factors associated with differential infant mortality risks; sex of the index child
and mothers education and their place of residence are also significant. With the aim of updating the earlier findings, the present paper
examines whether there have been any changes in the factors explaining differentials in infant mortality in Uttar Pradesh. |
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