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Understanding inequities in child mortality in Egypt: Socioeconomic and proximate factors.
- Source :
- Global Public Health; Jan2023, Vol. 18 Issue 1, p1-17, 17p
- Publication Year :
- 2023
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Abstract
- While there have been notable advancements in child health in Egypt, disparities in child mortality still exist. Understanding these disparities is crucial to addressing them. The objective of this study is to explore the factors linked to child mortality in Egypt, providing a comprehensive understanding of the disparities in child mortality rates. The study utilises cross-sectional data from Egypt's Demographic and Health Survey (EDHS) in 2014 to examine child mortality. The dataset consists of 15,848 observations from mothers with children born within five years prior to the survey. The choice of explanatory variables was guided by the Mosely and Chen Framework and logistic multivariate regression was used to conduct the analyses. The study finds lower education, early childbearing, insufficient birth spacing, lack of breastfeeding, and absence of improved toilet facilities (proxy for living conditions) were all significantly linked to an increased likelihood of child loss. Additionally, poorer people in rural settings experienced the worst child mortality. The findings align with the World Health Organization's Conceptual Framework for Action on the Social Determinants of Health (CSDH). Recommended policy interventions include targeting women in rural areas, improving living conditions and removing financial/other barriers to accessing care. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- MOTHERS
CONFIDENCE intervals
RURAL conditions
CROSS-sectional method
MULTIVARIATE analysis
NUTRITION
INTERVIEWING
FATHERS
ECOLOGY
SOCIOECONOMIC factors
CONCEPTUAL structures
COMPARATIVE studies
CHILDREN'S health
DESCRIPTIVE statistics
HEALTH equity
METROPOLITAN areas
LOGISTIC regression analysis
ODDS ratio
CHILD mortality
EDUCATIONAL attainment
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 17441692
- Volume :
- 18
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Global Public Health
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 174160618
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/17441692.2023.2276861