title: Determinants of infant mortality in Malawi: an analysis to control for death clustering within families.
abstract: The 1988 Malawi Traditional and Modern Methods of Child Spacing Survey data are used to identify determinants of infant mortality in Malawi. The logistic binomial analysis shows that socioeconomic factors are significant even during the neonatal period while the length of the preceding birth interval is significant in the post-neonatal period only. There is a strong familial correlation of mortality risks during both the neonatal and post-neonatal periods but the effect of geographical area of residence is stronger in the post-neonatal period.
authors.affiliation: Department of Social Statistics, University of Southampton.
authors.forename: N J
authors.initials: NJ
authors.lastname: Madise
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Diamond
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001721:Birth Intervals; D002423:Cause of Death; D016000:Cluster Analysis; D003906:Developing Countries; D005193:Family Planning Services / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007226:Infant Mortality; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008295:Malawi / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D011247:Pregnancy; D012307:Risk Factors; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors