The effect of maternal education on infant and child mortality in Kenya
Abstract
The objective of this study is to find out the relationship
between maternal education and the level of infant and child
mortality in Kenya. Data drawn from the 1993 Kenyan Demographic
and Health Survey was examined through the application of the
Trussell version of the Brass child survival technique.
This project explores the hypothesis that education of
mother's lS inversely related to infant and child mortality in
Kenya. Although it is difficult to measure the direct effect of
mother's education on infant and child mortality at the macro
level, the differentials are observed for the four educational
categories (no education, primary incomplete, primary complete~
&: and secondary and above) of the 7540 women interviewed
during the survey secondary and above education was found to be
necessary for the reduction of infant and child mortality in Kenya.
In addition to this the pastern of infant and child death by
mothers age was observed for mothers with" different educational
levels.
Thus, the results obtained are consistent wish the previous
studies of this nature In Kenya.
Citation
A project paper submitted in partial fulfilment for the post-graduate diploma in population studies at the university of Nairobi december, 1995Publisher
Institute of population Studies and research