title: Proximate determinants of child mortality in Liberia.
abstract: The study looks at the effects of maternal sociodemographic characteristics and the quality of the environment on child survival through two intervening variables, breast-feeding and prenatal care. A linear structural equation modelling approach was used to examine infant and child survival based on a weighted sample of 5180 Liberian children aged 0-5 years. The findings confirm previous studies, but also reveal complex relationships of the role of education, maternal age and breast-feeding in enhancing child survival.
authors.affiliation: Department of Population Dynamics, School of Hygiene and Public Health, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore.
authors.forename: O B
authors.initials: OB
authors.lastname: Ahmad
authors.forename: I W
authors.initials: IW
authors.lastname: Eberstein
authors.forename: D F
authors.initials: DF
authors.lastname: Sly
mesh_terms: D001942:Breast Feeding; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007226:Infant Mortality; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007988:Liberia; D008423:Maternal Age; D011295:Prenatal Care; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D016019:Survival Analysis