Regional variation in infant survival in China.
From retrospective survey reports 1985-87, the study examined the determinants of neonatal and post-neonatal survival in three provinces in China. Conditional logistic regression models were employed to estimate the effects of macro- and micro-level factors (such as socioeconomic conditions, familial relationships, as well as biosocial determinants) on the survivorship of neonatal and post-neonatal infants in China. The study yielded two findings: (1) Social changes in Chinese society had a strong positive effect on neonatal and post-neonatal survivorship; and (2) the magnitude of such social changes differed across regions which, in turn, led to the differential effects on neonatal and post-neonatal survivorship across provinces in China.
Joint Program in Society and Health, Health Institute, New England Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
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D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007226:Infant Mortality; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D011159:Population Surveillance; D012111:Residence Characteristics; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D012922:Social Change; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors