Regional socioeconomic indicators and ethnicity as predictors of regional infant mortality rate in Slovakia

Katarina Rosicova (), Andrea Madarasova Geckova, Jitse Dijk, Jana Kollarova, Martin Rosic and Johan Groothoff

International Journal of Public Health, 2011, vol. 56, issue 5, 523-531

Abstract: Living in Roma settlements indicates an accumulation of socioeconomic disadvantage. Health literacy, health-related behaviour and many other factors might contribute to the explanation of the differences in infant mortality, and a better understanding of these processes might help us to design tailored interventions. Copyright The Author(s) 2011

Keywords: Infant mortality; Regional differences; Roma population; Socioeconomic indicators (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2011
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DOI: 10.1007/s00038-010-0199-3

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