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Abstract
This paper investigates variations in the strength and structure of familial association in neonatal mortality risks in four populations; Bolivia, Kenya, Peru, and Tanzania. Exploratory analyses of the structure of the familial association are presented for each population. Random effects logistic models are then used to estimate the strength of familial association in neonatal mortality risks using a standard set of control variables. The results suggest that the strength of familial association in neonatal mortality risks is quite similar in these four populations which would be consistent with a biological explanation for the association. However, some differences were found, particularly in the form of the association in Peru, which may suggest at least a small role of other factors.Keywords: Africa; Africa South Of The Sahara; Americas; Biological Characteristics; Biology; Birth Weight; Body Weight; Bolivia; Child Survival; Comparative Studies; Demographic Factors; Developing Countries; Eastern Africa; Economic Factors; English Speaking Africa; Family And Household; Infant Mortality; Kenya; Latin America; Length Of Life; Logistic Model; Low Birth Weight; Mathematical Model; Models, Theoretical; Mortality; Neonatal Mortality; Peru; Physiology; Population; Population Dynamics; Research Methodology; Research Report; Risk Factors; Socioeconomic Factors; Socioeconomic Status; South America; Studies; Survivorship; Tanzania
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Year: 1996 PMID： 8935872 DOI： 10.1017/s0021932000022203
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Biosoc Sci ISSN： 0021-9320