A Parnell
Biographic Data
| ID | 144515 |
|---|---|
| NAME | A Parnell |
| GIVEN NAMES | A |
| FAMILY NAME | Parnell |
| SIGNATURE | PARNELL A |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 5 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 2 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1981 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1983 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
The timing of entry into motherhood in Asia
This paper examines the determinants of age at first birth from an explicitly comparative perspective in the following Asian societies: Hong Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Taiwan and Thailand. The key structural variables have the same (or similar) effects in each of the groups examined. Education through primary school and beyond has a strong delaying effect on age at first birth in all eight populations. Dif…
Breast-feeding and child survival in Egypt
In a retrospective study, the impact of breast-feeding on the survival probabilities of children born to women in hospitals in Cairo, Egypt, is estimated. The analysis shows that early cessation of breastfeeding is associated with higher mortality and the effects are more severe the lower the education level of the mother.
The timing of entry into motherhood in Asia
This paper examines the determinants of age at first birth from an explicitly comparative perspective in the following Asian societies: Hong Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Taiwan and Thailand. The key structural variables have the same (or similar) effects in each of the groups examined. Education through primary school and beyond has a strong delaying effect on age at first birth in all eight populations. Dif…
Breast-feeding and child survival in Egypt
In a retrospective study, the impact of breast-feeding on the survival probabilities of children born to women in hospitals in Cairo, Egypt, is estimated. The analysis shows that early cessation of breastfeeding is associated with higher mortality and the effects are more severe the lower the education level of the mother.
The timing of entry into motherhood in Asia
This paper examines the determinants of age at first birth from an explicitly comparative perspective in the following Asian societies: Hong Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Taiwan and Thailand. The key structural variables have the same (or similar) effects in each of the groups examined. Education through primary school and beyond has a strong delaying effect on age at first birth in all eight populations. Dif…
Demography (2 works) · Affect (linguistics) (1 work) · Breast feeding (1 work) · Breastfeeding (1 work) · Breastfeeding Practices and Influences (1 work) · Child mortality (1 work) · Child Nutrition and Water Access (1 work) · Child survival (1 work) · Demographic economics (1 work) · Demographic Trends and Gender Preferences (1 work)