title: Institutional contexts and mortality: the case of Peru.
abstract: "This analysis examines the institutional context of infant mortality in Peru using economic, social, health care, and public health measures as indicators of development and equity.  Using linked data from population and economic censuses, government agencies, and health surveys on twenty-four Peruvian provinces, I explore how economic development and institutional contexts influence health outcomes.  Regional inequities based on rural population, subsistence activity, women's illiteracy, monthly income, Gross Domestic Product, medical care, and health facilities are compared. Then a cluster analysis identifies institutional contexts that have internal similarities.... My conclusion is that understanding regional inequities--defined in terms of economic development, social institutions, and health services--leads to enhanced explanations of disparities in health outcomes."
mesh_terms: D000569:Americas; D002669:Child Welfare; D003710:Demography; D003906:Developing Countries; D004467:Economics; D005843:Geography; D006262:Health; D006302:Health Services Research; D007226:Infant Mortality; D007843:Latin America; D009026:Mortality; D009934:Organization and Administration; D010568:Peru; D011153:Population; D011157:Population Dynamics; D015397:Program Evaluation; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D012922:Social Change; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013020:South America; D013223:Statistics as Topic
keywords: Americas; Child Health--determinants; Data Analysis; Demographic Factors; Developing Countries; Economic Development; Economic Factors; Geographic Factors; Health; Health Services Evaluation; Inequalities; Infant Mortality; Latin America; Macroeconomic Factors; Mortality; Organization And Administration; Peru; Population; Population Dynamics; Program Evaluation; Programs; Quality Of Health Care; Research Report; Social Development; Socioeconomic Factors; South America