title: [Infant mortality surveys in the Sahel.  Some problems of technical evaluation].
abstract: "The purpose of this paper is to investigate the main problems encountered with the various surveys on child mortality in the [African] Sahel countries.... After reviewing the methodological problems, the author discusses how to estimate the level of child mortality.  Potentialities and traps in the study of mortality differentials, as well as the use of retrospective data, are also examined." (SUMMARY IN ENG AND SPA)
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Mbacke
mesh_terms: D000349:Africa; D003625:Data Collection; D003710:Demography; D003906:Developing Countries; D007226:Infant Mortality; D009026:Mortality; D011153:Population; D011157:Population Dynamics; D012106:Research; D012494:Sampling Studies; D013223:Statistics as Topic
keywords: Africa; Child Mortality; Demographic Factors; Developing Countries; Differential Mortality; Estimation Technics; Mortality; Population; Population Dynamics; Research Methodology; Sampling Studies; Studies; Survey Methodology; Surveys