Prenatal Care and Infant Health in Senegal

Latif Dramani () and Oumy Laye ()
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Latif Dramani: University of Thies
Oumy Laye: National Agency of Statistics and Demography (ANSD)

Journal of African Development, 2018, vol. 20, issue 1, 31-37

Abstract: The paper examines birth weight and its correlates in Senegal using data from the Demographic and Health Survey conducted in 1997. The Heckit and control function methods are applied on data from this survey to measure effects of maternal immunization against tetanus on birth weight. The results show that immunization is positively correlated with birth weight and that younger mothers have heavier babies than their older counterparts. Moreover, demand for vaccination against tetanus increases with household income and with maternal age and education. This demand pattern varies substantially between rural and urban areas.

Keywords: Birth weight; Control Function; Demand; Reproductive Health; Senegal (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C31 C34 D13 I11 I12 J13 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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