Risk factors for child survival among tribal dominated states in India: a pooled cross sectional analysis

Swati Dutta ()
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Journal of Population Research, 2022, vol. 39, issue 3, No 5, 416 pages

Abstract: Abstract The paper examines risk factors associated with child mortality in the scheduled tribe population in India and explains differences in child mortality outcomes between the scheduled tribe and the non-scheduled tribe population. A weighted total of 7,962 deaths of children aged under 5 years occurred within the 5 years preceding the survey in our pooled sample of NFHS 3 and NFHS 4 where scheduled tribe children contribute approximately 59% of the death. A Cox proportional hazard regression is estimated using several predictors. The findings suggest that there is a significant decline in neonatal, infant and under-five mortality among the tribal population in the last 10 years. Cox regression results indicate that timely implementation of ante-natal care, postnatal care and institutional delivery are important factors behind the reduction in neonatal as well as infant mortality in tribal-dominated areas; whereas proper family planning method, lower birth order of the child and maternal education, media exposure along with autonomy of mother are effective in reducing under-five mortality. Further, early initiation of breastfeeding and exclusive breastfeeding can reduce child mortality more effectively. Therefore, policies and programmes on maternal care and family planning, and the creation of awareness at the community level on reproductive maternal and child health will need to be emphasised to reduce child mortality in the tribal population.

Keywords: Neonatal mortality; Infant mortality; Under-five mortality; Survival analysis; Cox model; Tribal; India (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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