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The socio-economic differentials of infant and child mortality in Kenya
(1996-10)
The economic cost of a prematurely terminated life is considerable if looked
from the point of nutritional, health and medical resources spent on the child.
Despite the rapid population growth in Kenya, its mortality ...
Effect of infant and child mortality on fertility in Kenya
(1992-11)
The specific objective of this study was to assess whether behavioural effects
on fertility of replacement and insurance following an infant or child death exist
in Kenya independent of biological effects. A further ...
Effect of migration on infant and child mortality
(1998)
This study seeks to establish the effect of migration on infant and child mortality in
Kenya. The data was drawn from Kenya Demographic and Health Survey, 1993. A total of
3,904 women with 5,727 children who were under-five ...
Establish a link between female genital mutilation and infant mortality in Kenya
(2011-08)
Cesarean section (CS) can be a life-saving technique for both mother and infant. On the other
hand it presents documented medical risks such to both mother and baby, which if anticipated
can be averted or have their ...
Identifying indicators of child mortality using factor analysis method: a case study in Abudwak district in central Somalia.
(University of Nairobi, 2013)
Child mortality is becoming a great problem in most parts of Somalia with the Abudwak
district in central Somalia being worst hit due to population influx from the capital city
Mogadishu. This follows the political ...