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Income and child mortality in developing countries : a systematic review and meta-analysis
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dc.contributor.author | O'Hare, Bernadette Ann-Marie | |
dc.contributor.author | Makuta, Innocent | |
dc.contributor.author | Chiwaula, Levison | |
dc.contributor.author | Bar-Zeev, Naor | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2013-09-20T14:01:03Z | |
dc.date.available | 2013-09-20T14:01:03Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2013-07 | |
dc.identifier | 57886069 | |
dc.identifier | 7db3c810-ceb5-4a4b-bdfa-c49c15f87224 | |
dc.identifier | 84884994129 | |
dc.identifier.citation | O'Hare , B A-M , Makuta , I , Chiwaula , L & Bar-Zeev , N 2013 , ' Income and child mortality in developing countries : a systematic review and meta-analysis ' , Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine , vol. 106 . https://doi.org/10.1177/0141076813489680 | en |
dc.identifier.issn | 0141-0768 | |
dc.identifier.other | ORCID: /0000-0003-1730-7941/work/27345671 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10023/4062 | |
dc.description.abstract | Objective: We aimed to quantify the relationship between national income and infant and under-five mortality in developing countries. Design: We conducted a systematic literature search of studies that examined the relationship between income and child mortality (infant and/or under-five mortality) and meta-analysed their results. Setting: Developing countries. Main outcome measures: Child mortality (infant and /or under-five mortality). Results: The systematic literature search identified 24 studies, which produced 38 estimates that examined the impact of income on the mortality rates. Using meta-analysis, we produced pooled estimates of the relationship between income and mortality. The pooled estimate of the relationship between income and infant mortality before adjusting for covariates is −0.95 (95% CI −1.34 to −0.57) and that for under-five mortality is −0.45 (95% CI −0.79 to −0.11). After adjusting for covariates, pooled estimate of the relationship between income and infant mortality is −0.33 (−0.39 to −0.26) while the estimate for under-five mortality is −0.28 (−0.37 to −0.19). If a country has an infant mortality of 50 per 1000 live births and the gross domestic product per capita purchasing power parity increases by 10%, the infant mortality will decrease to 45 per 1000 live births. Conclusion: Income is an important determinant of child survival and this work provides a pooled estimate for the relationship. | |
dc.format.extent | 599852 | |
dc.language.iso | eng | |
dc.relation.ispartof | Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine | en |
dc.subject | National income | en |
dc.subject | Infant mortality | en |
dc.subject | Under-five mortality | en |
dc.subject | Developing countries | en |
dc.subject | Literature search | en |
dc.subject | RA Public aspects of medicine | en |
dc.subject | SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being | en |
dc.subject.lcc | RA | en |
dc.title | Income and child mortality in developing countries : a systematic review and meta-analysis | en |
dc.type | Journal article | en |
dc.contributor.institution | University of St Andrews. School of Medicine | en |
dc.contributor.institution | University of St Andrews. Global Health Implementation Group | en |
dc.identifier.doi | https://doi.org/10.1177/0141076813489680 | |
dc.description.status | Peer reviewed | en |
dc.identifier.url | http://jrs.sagepub.com/content/early/2013/06/26/0141076813489680.full | en |
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