Child Survival and Policy Options in Kenya
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2012Author
Mariara, Jane W
Karienyeh, Margaret M.
Kabubo, Francis M.
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This paper investigates child survival in Kenya. We use survival analysis to explain childhood mortality and
further simulate the impact of key policy variables on millennium development goals targets for mortality. The results
show that favorable child and maternal characteristics, and household assets are associated with higher probability of
survival at time t. The results further show that health care services are crucial for child survival. Policy simulations
suggest that maternal education and use of modern contraception methods are key policy issues for child survival. The
simulations further suggest that it is unlikely that the millennium development goals targets will be achieved.
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Child Survival and Policy Options in Kenya: Evidence from Demographic and Health Surveys, KABUBO-MARIARA, J., Karienyeh M. M., and Kabubo F. , Journal of Reviews on Global Economics, Volume 1, p.13-26, (2012) copy at http://profiles.uonbi.ac.ke/jmariara/publications/child-survival-and-policy-options-kenya-evidence-demographic-and-health-surveyPublisher
School of Economics, University of Nairobi