Mortality as a Measure of Development
A Cross-Cultural Study from Andhra Populations
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12320307 |
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| Authors | Krishna N Reddy (0000-0002-2807-834X, Sri Venkateswara University, corresponding author), K Srinath Reddy (0000-0003-3416-3548, Sri Venkateswara University), K S N Reddy (Sri Venkateswara University), Durga Devi (Sri Venkateswara University), D Brunda Devi (Sri Venkateswara University) |
| Year | 1999 |
| Volume | 1 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 109-112 |
| Publication date | 1999-04-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Anthropologist (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0972-0073 • E-ISSN: 2456-6802 |
| Publisher | Kamla Raj Enterprises (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1080/09720073.1999.11890581 |
| OpenAlex | W2768576014 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 1 |
Mortality control is viewed as the best indicator of population development. An attempt is made to assertthis view through a cross-cultural study of Tirupati populations, Andhra Pradesh. The results of the study indicate higher infant (63) and maternal (25) mortality rates occurred in Government Hospital characterized by low income groups and lower infant (13) and maternal (7) mortality rates in private nursing homes characterised by high income groups. The child mortality (21) rate is also high in five rural villages. The mean number of children for family planning user couple is 1.42 while for non-user it is 2.68. Similarly, low mean number of dead children in users (0.03) and in non-users (0.32) of family planning method
Family planning · Geography · Government (linguistics · Infant mortality · Mortality rate · Population · Research methodology · Sociology · Child Nutrition and Water Access · Demography · Global Maternal and Child Health · Medicine
| Highly cited | No |
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