title: Child mortality in Goa: a cross-sectional analysis.
abstract: This paper is a study of the determinants of child mortality in the relatively developed Indian state of Goa. Data from the National Family Health Survey (NFHS, 1992-93) conducted in the state of Goa have been used to examine the child mortality experiences of 1,331 women who were within a marriage lasting 15 years. An aggregated index of child mortality, which summarizes the mortality experiences of a woman with exposure adjustment, is the study variable. Maternal education and longer birth spacing were found to lower child mortality risks significantly.
authors.affiliation: International Institute for Population Sciences, Bombay, India.
authors.forename: S R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Rao
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pandey
authors.forename: K I
authors.initials: KI
authors.lastname: Shajy
mesh_terms: D001721:Birth Intervals; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D007223:Infant; D007226:Infant Mortality; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D009035:Mothers; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D012306:Risk; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors