The persistent influence of caste on under-five mortality: Factors that explain the caste-based gap in high focus Indian states.

<h4>Objective</h4>Although under-five mortality rate (U5MR) is declining in India, it is still high in a few selected states and among the scheduled caste (SC) and scheduled tribe (ST) population of the country. This study re-examines the association between caste and under-five deaths i...

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Main Authors: Jayanta Kumar Bora, Rajesh Raushan, Wolfgang Lutz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0211086