title: Assessment of the effects of socioeconomic factors on child mortality in the Amman upgrading areas, 1985.
abstract: "Data from the 1985 Amman Follow-Up Health and Population Survey are used to examine the association between child mortality and socioeconomic and environmental conditions which are directly influenced by...[government sponsored development activities].  Ordinary least squares regression is used in the analysis and the estimates show that the proportionate effects of mother's education, housing quality, water and electricity supply, availability of soap for handwashing and sewage connection are highly significant."
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: El-atoum
mesh_terms: D001208:Asia; D001211:Asia, Western; D003247:Conservation of Natural Resources; D003710:Demography; D003906:Developing Countries; D004467:Economics; D004522:Educational Status; D004777:Environment; D005843:Geography; D006078:Government Programs; D006262:Health; D006798:Housing; D007226:Infant Mortality; D007597:Jordan; D008877:Middle East; D009026:Mortality; D009934:Organization and Administration; D011153:Population; D011157:Population Dynamics; D011634:Public Health; D012111:Residence Characteristics; D012499:Sanitation; D012923:Social Class; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D014881:Water Supply
keywords: Arab Countries; Asia; Child Mortality; Demographic Factors; Developing Countries; Economic Factors; Educational Status; Environment; Geographic Factors; Government Sponsored Programs; Health; Housing; Jordan; Mortality; Natural Resources; Organization And Administration; Population; Population Dynamics; Programs; Public Health; Residence Characteristics; Sanitation; Socioeconomic Factors; Socioeconomic Status; Spatial Distribution; Water Supply; Western Asia