Child mortality levels and differentials in nyeri districts by divisions
Abstract
The study of infant and child mortality is important in tra
levels can be used as a measure of social and economic deve
of an area. This study has looked into effects of socio-economic
factors namely education, marital status and place of residence
child mortality by divisions of Nyeri district as of 1979 centuary 's method of mortality estimation was used to 'infant and child mortality estimates using q(2) values in The fire;
have shown that socio-economic development has a great
on infant and ch'ld mortality. Mothers belonging to vary
economic status have been found to have different child
experiences.
Nyeri district has a relatively low child mortatity
the prevailing high socio-economic development in the area
promotion of socio-economic development will be a means of r e d.rc
infant and child mortality.
Citation
Post-graduate diploma in population studiesPublisher
University of Nairobi Faculty of Arts