Publisher Summary This chapter provides an overview of the literature pertaining to two
central issues in population studies related to infant and child mortality; the first issue …

Wealthier nations are healthier nations. Figure 1 displays the association between per
capita income1 and two measures of a country's health, infant mortality and life expectancy …

This study models various pathways linking maternal education and child nutritional status
in Bolivia, using a national sample of children. Pathways examined include socioeconomic …

Gender inequality is an acute and persistent problem, especially in developing countries.
This paper argues that gender discrimination is an inefficient practice. We model gender …

This is the first volume to present a comprehensive treatment of the theory and application of
life table techniques. The emphasis is placed on applications, and the theory is presented in …

In the developing world there is now clear evidence of differentials in child survival rates
associated with the education of mothers. Data from Latin America (Behm, 1976-78; Haines …

The association between teenage childbearing and neonatal mortality is often interpreted as
evidence of true age effects. A corresponding expectation is that neonatal mortality will be …

The deleterious ef'fects of rapid childbearing on infant and early child survival chances have
been the subject of study for at least 60 years. Indeed, 1923 saw the publication of two of the …

The relation between parental characteristics, community characteristics and child height is
examined using Brazilian household survey data, matched with information collected at the …

Background We investigated the relationship among socioeconomic status factors, the risk
of anemia, and iron deficiency among school-aged children in Korea. Methods The sample …