Elections in Developing Countries. A Study of Electoral Procedures Used in Tropical Africa, Southeast Asia, and the British Caribbean
In: The Western political quarterly, Band 14, Heft 3, S. 800
ISSN: 1938-274X
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In: The Western political quarterly, Band 14, Heft 3, S. 800
ISSN: 1938-274X
In: Pacific affairs, Band 80, Heft 2, S. 373-374
ISSN: 0030-851X
In: Pacific affairs, Band 79, Heft 3, S. 516-517
ISSN: 0030-851X
In: Pacific affairs, Band 79, Heft 3, S. 540
ISSN: 0030-851X
In: Pacific affairs, Band 78, Heft 1, S. 128-129
ISSN: 0030-851X
In: Pacific affairs, Band 77, Heft 3, S. 574-576
ISSN: 0030-851X
In: Pacific affairs, Band 77, Heft 3, S. 570-571
ISSN: 0030-851X
In: Pacific affairs, Band 75, Heft 4, S. 648-649
ISSN: 0030-851X
In: Pacific affairs, Band 75, Heft 4, S. 602-603
ISSN: 0030-851X
In: Pacific affairs, Band 75, Heft 4, S. 624
ISSN: 0030-851X
In: Pacific affairs, Band 73, Heft 4, S. 586-587
ISSN: 0030-851X
In: Contemporary Southeast Asia, Band 37, Heft 1, S. 1-28
BACKGROUND: Maternal age 34 years, short inter-pregnancy birth interval, and higher birth order are considered to be high-risk fertility behaviours (HRFB). Underfive mortality being disproportionately concentrated in Asia and Africa, this study analyses the association between HRFB and underfive mortality in selected Asian and African countries. METHODS: This study used Integrated Public Microdata Series-Demographic and Health Surveys (IPUMS-DHS) data from 32 countries in sub-Saharan Africa, Middle East, North Africa and South Asia from 1986 to 2017 (N = 1,467,728). Previous evidence hints at four markers of HRFB: women's age at birth of index child 34 years, preceding birth interval 3. Using logistic regression, we analysed change in the odds of underfive mortality as a result of i) exposure to HRFB individually, ii) exposure to any single HRFB risk factor, iii) exposure to multiple HRFB risk factors, and iv) exposure to specific combinations of HRFB risk factors. RESULTS: Mother's age at birth of index child 3 was a protective factor. Presence of any single HRFB was associated with 7% higher risk of underfive mortality (OR 1.07; 95% CI 1.04–1.09). Presence of multiple HRFBs was associated with 39% higher risk of underfive mortality (OR 1.39; 95% CI 1.36–1.43). Some specific combinations of HRFB such as maternal age < 18 years and preceding birth interval < 24 month significantly increased the odds of underfive mortality (OR 2.07; 95% CI 1.88–2.28). CONCLUSION: Maternal age < 18 years and short preceding birth interval significantly increase the risk of underfive mortality. This highlights the need for an effective legislation to curb child marriages and increased public investment in reproductive healthcare with a focus on higher contraceptive use for optimal birth spacing. ...
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In: Australian journal of international affairs: journal of the Australian Institute of International Affairs, Band 63, Heft 3, S. 361-375
ISSN: 1465-332X
In: IFPRI Discussion Paper 1372
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