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Determinants of Infant Mortality in Bangladesh: A Nationally Surveyed Data Analysis
ISSN: 1929 - 4247Publisher: author   
Determinants of Infant Mortality in Bangladesh: A Nationally Surveyed Data Analysis
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Publisher: Lifescience Global Inc.
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IAA.ZONE/192990854247
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1929 - 4247
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Abstract
Background: It is well established that improving human health has direct obvious payoff on enhancing life expectancy along with economic growth. Infant mortality deliberately used to understand a countries overall public health status particularly child bearing mothers. But the prevalence of child mortality continues to be a prime public health concerns in Bangladesh. This study aims to investigate the impact of some geospatial, socioeconomic, demographic and health factors on infant mortality in Bangladesh. Methods: The study modeled infant mortality (aged 0-11 months) as the categorical dependent variable using 11 selected covariates from the 2014 Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey (BDHS-2014) dataset. The Pearson-Chi square test and Binary Logistic Regression methods were utilized for the bivariate and multivariate analyses. Results: All the selected covariates were significantly associated with infant mortality in bivariate...