The Effect of Fertility Reductions on Infant and Child Mortality
Evidence from Matlab in Rural Bangladesh
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4267045 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Thomas Legrand (0000-0002-5544-0703, Université de Montréal), Thomas K Legrand, Jonathan F Phillips (0000-0002-6720-7204, Population Council), James F Phillips |
| Year | 1996 |
| Volume | 50 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 51-68 |
| Publication date | 1996-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Population Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0032-4728 • E-ISSN: 1477-4747 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/0032472031000149046 |
| OpenAlex | W1997724724 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 29 |
The role of family planning programmes and declining fertility in improving infant and child survival has been the subject of considerable debate. In this paper, we analyse data from Matlab, Bangladesh, to assess the net effect of falling total fertility on the mortality rates of young children. A real time-series models are estimated to determine the role of fertility decline after having controlled for the effects of other health service interventions. The results show that fertility reductions have little effect on neonatal and post-neonatal mortality, possibly a small effect on toddler (second-year) mortality, and a significant and relatively large impact on the mortality of children aged between two and four years. Possible explanations for these findings and their implications are discussed
Child mortality · Developing country · Developmental psychology · Economic growth · Economics · Environmental health · Family planning · Fertility · Infant mortality · Population · Psychological intervention · Research methodology · Sociology · Toddler · Total fertility rate · Child Nutrition and Water Access · Demography · Global Health Care Issues · Global Maternal and Child Health · Medicine · Nursing · Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 29 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 1997 - 2024 (28) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 27 |