Influence of sociodemographic factors on child mortality in Bangladesh: a multivariate analysis
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Influence of sociodemographic factors on child mortality in Bangladesh: a multivariate analysis Iqramul Haq 1 & Mahabub Alam 2 & Aminul Islam 3 & Mofasser Rahman 4 & Abdul Latif 5 & Md Injamul Haq Methun 6 & Ashis Talukder 7 Received: 15 April 2020 / Accepted: 16 September 2020 # Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature 2020
Abstract Purpose The purpose of this study was to assess the impact of sociodemographic factors on child mortality in urban and rural areas of Bangladesh. Methods The research was performed using cross-sectional survey data from the Bangladesh Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS) 2012–2013. The impact of sociodemographic factors on child mortality was estimated using a Poisson regression model for both urban and rural areas of Bangladesh. Results The findings of the study demonstrate that division, religion, women’s education, women's age, contraception use, age at first marriage, birth interval, and number of children ever born had notable effects. Among these factors, poverty, women’s age, age at first marriage, birth interval, and number of children ever born had significant effects on child mortality in both urban and rural areas. The risk was significantly lower among women with secondary or higher education than in women with no formal education in both urban and rural areas of Bangladesh, and a negative association was found between wealth status and child mortality in rural areas. Conclusions The government should not only take the necessary steps to reduce child deaths in the rural zones of Dhaka, Rajshahi, Rangpur, and the Sylhet Division, but should also consider stopping the practice of early marriage by increasing women’s education in both urban and rural areas of Bangladesh. It will implement the program to fulfill the 11th national election manifesto of the ruling government of Bangladesh. Keywords Child mortality . Infant mortality . U5MR . Relative risk
* Ashis Talukder [email protected] Iqramul Haq [email protected] Mahabub Alam [email protected] Aminul Islam [email protected] Mofasser Rahman [email protected] Abdul Latif [email protected] Md Injamul Haq Methun [email protected]
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Department of Agricultural Statistics, Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Dhaka 1207, Bangladesh
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Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS), Statistics and Informatics Division, Ministry of Planning, Dhaka, Bangladesh
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Office of the Deputy Commissioner, Shariatpur, Bangladesh
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Department of Agribusiness and Marketing, Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Dhaka 1207, Bangladesh
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Department of Agricultural Statistics, Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Dhaka 1207, Bangladesh
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Statistic Discipline, Tejgaon College, Dhaka 1215, Bangladesh
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Statistics Discipline, Khulna University, Khulna 9208, Bangladesh
J Public Health (Berl.): From Theory to Practice
Introduction Child mortality has declined significantly over the past 20 years (UN IGME 2019). According to the United Nations Interagency Group for Child Mo
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