scholarly journals The Impact of Class, Education, and Health Care on Infant Mortality in a Developing Society: The Case of Rural Thailand

Demography ◽  
1982 ◽  
Vol 19 (3) ◽  
pp. 391 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul D. Frenzen ◽  
Dennis P. Hogan
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Infant Mortality ◽  
Education And Health ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Developing Society ◽  
Rural Thailand

scholarly journals Intervention Time Series Modeling of Infant Mortality: Impact of Free Maternal Health Care

2020 ◽  
pp. 38-47
Author(s):  
J. Kisabuli ◽  
J. Ong'ala ◽  
E. Odero
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Time Series ◽  
Maternal Health ◽  
Infant Mortality ◽  
Moving Average ◽  
Maternal Health Care ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Infant Deaths ◽  
Moving Average Model ◽  
The Impact

Infant mortality is an important marker of the overall society health. The 3rd goal of the Sustainable Development Goals aims at reducing infant deaths that occur due to preventable causes by 2030. Due to increased infant mortality the Kenyan government introduced Free Maternal Health Care as an intervention towards reducing infant mortality through elimination of the cost burden of accessing medical care by the mother and the infant. The study examines the impact of Free Maternal Health Care on infant mortality using Intervention time series analysis particularly the intervention Box Jenkins ARIMA (Autoregressive Integrated Moving Average) model. There was significant support that Free Maternal Health Care had a significant impact on infant mortality which was estimated to be a decrease of 10.15% in infant deaths per month.

NEONATAL MORTALITY IN THE EMPOWERED ACTION GROUP STATES OF INDIA: TRENDS AND DETERMINANTS

2008 ◽  
Vol 40 (2) ◽  
pp. 183-201 ◽  
Author(s):  
PERIANAYAGAM AROKIASAMY ◽  
ABHISHEK GAUTAM
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Infant Mortality ◽  
Neonatal Mortality ◽  
Universal Coverage ◽  
Mortality Rates ◽  
Mortality Data ◽  
Registration System ◽  
Action Group ◽  
Eag States ◽  
The Impact

SummaryIn India, the eight socioeconomically backward states of Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Orissa, Rajasthan, Uttaranchal and Uttar Pradesh, referred to as the Empowered Action Group (EAG) states, lag behind in the demographic transition and have the highest infant mortality rates in the country. Neonatal mortality constitutes about 60% of the total infant mortality in India and is highest in the EAG states. This study assesses the levels and trends in neonatal mortality in the EAG states and examines the impact of bio-demographic compared with health care determinants on neonatal mortality. Data from India’s Sample Registration System (SRS) and National Family and Health Survey (NFHS-2, 1998–99) are used. Cox proportional hazard models are applied to estimate adjusted neonatal mortality rates by health care, bio-demographic and socioeconomic determinants. Variations in neonatal mortality by these determinants suggest that universal coverage of all pregnant women with full antenatal care, providing assistance at delivery and postnatal care including emergency care are critical inputs for achieving a reduction in neonatal mortality. Health interventions are also required that focus on curtailing the high risk of neonatal deaths arising from the mothers’ younger age at childbirth, low birth weight of children and higher order births with short birth intervals.

scholarly journals Early adolescent childbearing in Colombia: time-trends and consequences

2019 ◽  
Vol 35 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Marta Cecilia Jaramillo-Mejía ◽  
Dov Chernichovsky
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Infant Mortality ◽  
Access To Health Care ◽  
Reference Group ◽  
Average Rate ◽  
Vital Statistics ◽  
Infant Mortality Rate ◽  
Policy Interventions ◽  
Education And Health ◽  
Teenage Childbirth

Teenage childbearing has been increasing, especially among girls aged 10 to 14 years, slowing the improvements in public health and propelling social marginalization. The objective of this article is to study adolescent pregnancy in Colombia and suggest possible policy interventions. The study comprises univariate and multivariate analyses that examine trends and correlates of teenage childbirth and related infant mortality in Colombia between 2001-2011 using complete vital statistics. The study compares, by relative risk analysis as well, two groups of teenage mothers, aged 10 to 14 years and 15 to 19 years, with a reference group of mothers aged 20 to 34 years. During the study period, the average of annual birth rates increased 2.6% and 0.8% in mothers aged 10 to 14 years, and 15 to 19 years respectively, whereas it declined at an average rate of 0.2% annually for mothers aged 20 to 35 years. Simultaneously, while the overall rate declined, the infant mortality rate (IMR) of the youngest group was consistently higher during the entire period compared to the IMR of older groups. Compared with the other groups, mothers aged from 10 to 14 were more likely to be unmarried, rural, indigenous or afro-descendant, and have less access to health care. The study demonstrates that early teenage childbirth is a growing challenge at least in Colombia. These mothers are at higher risk of losing their babies while being poor and remaining poor. The study suggests the need for policy that targets appropriate education and health care to poor girls as early as age 10 and even younger.

scholarly journals The Effects of Housing on Health and Health Risks in an Aging Population: A Qualitative Study in Rural Thailand

2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 ◽  
pp. 1-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ratana Somrongthong ◽  
Saovalux Dullyaperadis ◽  
Anne Louise Wulff ◽  
Paul R. Ward
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Older People ◽  
Health Risks ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Aging Population ◽  
Direct Result ◽  
House Design ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Health Care Equipment ◽  
Rural Thailand

Background. Over the last decade, Thailand has experienced an aging population, especially in rural areas. Research finds a strong, positive relationship between good quality housing and health, and this paper assesses the impact and living experience of housing of older people in rural Thailand.Methods. This was a mixed-method study, using data from observations of the physical adequacy of housing, semistructured interviews with key informants, and archival information from health records for 13 households in rural Thailand.Results. There were four main themes, each of which led to health risks for the older people: “lighting and unsafe wires,” “house design and composition,” “maintenance of the house,” and “health care equipment.” The housing was not appropriately designed to accommodate health care equipment or to fully support individual daily activities of older people. Numerous accidents occurred as a direct result of inadequate housing and the majority of houses had insufficient and unsafe lighting, floor surfaces and furniture that created health risks, and toilets or beds that were at an unsuitable height for older people.Conclusion. This paper provides an improved and an important understanding of the housing situation among older people living in rural areas in Thailand.

scholarly journals Tax Revenue and Public Service Delivery: Evidence From Nigeria

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 82
Author(s):  
Cordelia Onyinyechi Omodero ◽  
Kabiru Isa Dandago
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Service Delivery ◽  
Public Service ◽  
Health Care Services ◽  
Ordinary Least Squares ◽  
Tax Revenue ◽  
Public Service Delivery ◽  
Care Services ◽  
Education And Health ◽  
The Impact

The paper employs ordinary least squares technique to investigate the impact of tax revenue on public service delivery in Nigeria from 1981 to 2017. The specific objective is to determine the extent to which tax revenue influences service delivery indicators such as education and health care services in the country. The findings reveal that tax revenue impacts positively and significantly on education and health care services. The study therefore recommends among others that the government should exploit all tax revenue sources and use same to maintain the health sector in the country and provide adequate education including skill acquisition and entrepreneurship development programmes for the citizens.

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