BIRTH INTERVALS AND CHILDHOOD MORTALITY IN RURAL BANGLADESH

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作者
KOENIG, MA
PHILLIPS, JF
CAMPBELL, OM
DSOUZA, S
机构
[1] POPULAT COUNCIL, NEW YORK, NY 10017 USA
[2] UNIV LONDON LONDON SCH HYG & TROP MED, MATERNAL & CHILD EPIDEMIOL UNIT, LONDON WC1E 7HT, ENGLAND
[3] UN DEV PROGRAM, KINSHASA, DEM REP CONGO
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10.2307/2061452
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C921 [人口统计学];
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摘要
This study investigates the relationship between birth intervals and childhood mortality, using longitudinal data from rural Bangladesh known to be of exceptional accuracy and completeness. Results demonstrate significant but very distinctive effects of the previous and subsequent birth intervals on mortality, with the former concentrated in the neonatal period and the latter during early childhood. The impact of short birth intervals on mortality, however, is substantially less than that found in many previous studies of this issue, particularly for the previous birth interval. The findings are discussed in terms of the potential for family planning programs to contribute to improved child survival in settings such as Bangladesh. © 1990 Population Association of America.
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