Abstract
An analysis of 15 Muslim and non-Muslim community pairs in four countries in Asia shows no consistent relationship between differences in levels of female autonomy and child mortality. In many areas Muslim women do not have lower levels of autonomy than women of other religions. Moreover indicators of womens autonomy do not have a strong or uniform association with child mortality. To test common assumptions about relative levels of female autonomy and child mortality in Muslim and non-Muslim communities and to determine whether female autonomy is associated with child mortality the researcher used data from four of the five countries included in the Survey on the Status of Women and Fertility of 1993-1994. These countries- India Malaysia the Philippines and Thailand- have Muslim and non-Muslim populations. (excerpt)
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