Mortality inequalities in times of economic growth: time trends in socioeconomic and regional inequalities in under 5 mortality in Indonesia, 1982-1997.

ABSTRACT:

Study objective

To examine time trends in socioeconomic and regional inequalities in under 5 mortality in Indonesia during almost two decades of economic growth.

Design

Under 5 mortality was calculated for the total population and for subgroups by maternal education, household wealth, rural/urban residence, and island group, using the 1987, 1991, 1994, and 1997 Indonesian Demographic and Health Surveys. Inequalities were calculated using Cox proportional hazards analysis.

Setting

Indonesia, 1982-1997. Main

Participants

18,205, 33,907, 39,433, and 37,533 children respectively, aged under 5 years, born to women included in the above mentioned surveys.

Main results

Under 5 mortality declined substantially during the 1980s and 1990s. Educational inequalities

SUBMITTER: Houweling TA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2465535 | biostudies-literature | 2006 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature