Infant Mortality in India

Differentials and Determinants

Datos Bibliográficos

ID4121247
AutoresAnrudh K Jain (0000-0002-3342-4067), Pravin Visaria
Año1988
Volumen14
Número2
Páginas365
Fecha de publicación1988-06-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaPopulation and Development Review (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0098-7921 • E-ISSN: 1728-4457
EditorialJSTOR (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.2307/1973588
OpenAlexW2003758205
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas15

This collection of essays by various authors on aspects of infant mortality in India is the product of a seminar held at the Indian Institute for Management in Ahmedabad in October 1984. Following a general overview papers are presented on the determinants of infant mortality at national and regional levels. Three papers consider lessons from community health projects; the next six papers look at evidence from selected states; the final two papers deal with unresolved research issues. The editors argue that in contrast to the common belief that infant mortality only began to decline after 1978 the level has declined more or less steadily since independence. The papers also indicate that the infant mortality rate can be reduced with the help of relatively simple and inexpensive technology. The importance of well-organized efficient health services and prenatal care and immunization services is emphasized. Consideration is also given to the effect of female education on infant mortality

Demographic economics · Economics · Geography · Infant mortality · Population · Socioeconomics · Sociology · Child Nutrition and Water Access · Demography · Global Health and Epidemiology · Global Maternal and Child Health