Tanja A. J. Houweling
Mortality inequalities in times of economic growth: time trends in socioeconomic and regional inequalities in under 5 mortality in Indonesia, 1982-1997
Erasmus University Rotterdam|Erasmus MC
bstudy objectiveb examine time trends socioeconomic regional inequalities 5 mortality indonesia almost two decades economic growth bdesignb 5 mortality calculated total population subgroups maternal education household wealth ruralurban residence island group using 1987 1991 1994 1997 indonesian demographic health surveys inequalities calculated using cox proportional hazards analysis bsettingb indonesia 19821997 bmain participantsb 18 205 33 907 39 433 37 533 children respectively aged 5 years born women included mentioned surveys bmain resultsb 5 mortality declined substantially 1980s 1990s educational inequalities 5 mortality decreased although statistically significantly hazard ratio 200 95ci 160 250 152 95ci 127 182 inequalities urban electrified rural areas increased 184 95ci 148 228 218 95ci 170 280 inequalities outer islands central islands javabali increased 116 95ci 092 146 143 95ci 117 174 irregular time trends seen inequalities household wealth trends health care use fairly similar low high educated bconclusionsb results education show socioeconomic inequalities 5 mortality inevitably rise times rapid economic growth widening narrowing health inequalities times economic growth might depend equally growth distributed