Assessment of the robustness of recent births in estimating infant mortality using multi-country Demographic Health Survey data

Includes bibliographical references. === This dissertation investigates the robustness of recent births in estimating infant mortality rates from the proportion of deaths observed among births reported in a 24month period. The Blacker Brass technique is applied to all births reported in the 24month...

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Main Author: Munjoma, Malvern
Other Authors: Moultrie, Tom
Format: Dissertation
Language:English
Published: University of Cape Town 2015
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11427/13169