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Community-level determinants of infant mortality in Mexico

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 July 2008

John Holian
John Holian
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Social and Behavioral Sciences, Cuyahoga Community College, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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Summary

Data from pregnancy histories collected by the 1976–77 Mexican Fertility Survey show wide variations in infant mortality among a sample of 125 communities. There are also large infant mortality differentials by population size, economic status, access variables, utilities, medical facilities and schools. These community-level factors, which have been little used in previous studies, are highly correlated and do not appear to affect infant survival independently of population size. As such, community size serves as a summary measure of a locality's overall level of development and comparative risk of early death for its young inhabitants.

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Journal of Biosocial Science , Volume 20 , Issue 1 , January 1988 , pp. 67 - 77
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1988

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