Association Between Maternal Education and Childhood Mortalities in Myanmar.

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Maternal education is widely regarded as a core social determinant of child mortality in low-income countries. In Myanmar, the evidence related to context-specific social determinants of health including maternal education is scarce, limiting grounds to advocate for a comprehensive health policy. Employing multivariate methods, the study analyzed the 2015-2016 Demographic Health Survey data exploring independent effect of maternal education on neonatal, infant, and under-5 mortality. The study found that maternal education was not significantly associated with neonatal mortality as its effect was confounded by household wealth and geographic residence; however, it had independent effect on infant and under-5 mortality. Mothers with primary education had 23% reduction in the odds of under-5 mortality ( < .001); those with secondary level had 40% reduction ( < .001); and those at higher level had 62% reduction ( < .001). The study concluded that maternal education is a critical social determinant of childhood mortalities in Myanmar.
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Authors Soe, Khaing;Holland, Paula;Mateus, Ceu;
Journal asia-pacific journal of public health
Year 2019
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10.1177/1010539519888299
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literacy infant mortality child mortality education status maternal education neonatal mortality under-5 mortality

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