title: Infant and child mortality in the rural areas of the developing world:  a review of recent trends and policy implications.
abstract: "The paper reviews the existing data on recent trends in infant and child mortality rates in the rural areas of the developing world.  Data sources include vital registration (when available), estimates of mortality on the basis of surveys (Brass method), and prospective ad hoc studies."  A comparison of mortality data for 31 developing countries indicates that rural mortality is nearly always higher than that in urban areas.  Factors associated with higher rural mortality are analyzed, including patterns of family formation, nutrition, fertility, and infectious diseases.  Consideration is also given to the effects of discrimination against female infants in certain cultural settings and to the importance of education for women.  (summary in FRE, ITA)
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authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Figa-talamanca
mesh_terms: D001519:Behavior; D003141:Communicable Diseases; D003469:Culture; D003710:Demography; D003906:Developing Countries; D004194:Disease; D004467:Economics; D004522:Educational Status; D005191:Family Characteristics; D005298:Fertility; D006262:Health; D007226:Infant Mortality; D007239:Infections; D008393:Marriage; D009026:Mortality; D009747:Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; D011153:Population; D011154:Population Characteristics; D011157:Population Dynamics; D011584:Psychology; D012424:Rural Population; D012723:Sex; D012923:Social Class; D012945:Social Values; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D014505:Urban Population; D014933:Women's Rights
keywords: Behavior; Child Mortality; Communicable Diseases; Cultural Background; Demographic Factors; Developing Countries; Differential Mortality; Diseases; Economic Factors; Educational Status--women; Family And Household; Family Characteristics; Fertility; Health; Infant Mortality; Infections; Marriage; Marriage Patterns; Mortality; Nuptiality; Nutrition; Population; Population Characteristics; Population Dynamics; Psychological Factors; Rural Population; Sex Preference; Socioeconomic Factors; Socioeconomic Status; Urban Population; Value Orientation; Women's Status