Effects Of Demographic And Household Variables On Infant And Child Under-five Mortality: An Application Of Logistic Model

Abstract

Infant and child are the assets of a country. Women are at the heart of development because they bear children and they are nearly half of the total population. Infant and child mortality is powerful indicators to assess overall health situation of a country. Demographic and household factors have strong influence on infant and child mortality. So, the aim of this study is to identify the effects of demographic and household variables on infant, child and under-five mortality of Charghat Thana in Rajshahi District, Bangladesh. For this, a number of 800 rural women have been interviewed through a structured questionnaire by purposive sampling technique. In this study, logistic regression model is employed to determine which factors effect on infant, child and under-five mortality. In this analysis, it is indicated that age at marriage, birth order, birth interval, household conditions, source of drinking water and breastfeeding practices have significant effects on infant, child and under-five mortality.