Abdul-Aziz Mohamed Farah|Samuel H. Preston
Child Mortality Differentials in Sudan
2 micro data sources used describe major dimensions child mortality variation sudan 1st sample household records 1973 census population reveals extraordinarily strong regional variation mortality levels even controlling certain conventional household socioeconomic indicators regional differentials suggest importance macroenvironment disease understanding sources variation sudanese mortality 2nd data source survey khartoum conducted john caldwell contains much richer set independent variables analysis shows strong intergenerational influence child mortality works primarily mothers years schooling important role assortative mating particularly involving cousin marriages sharp differentials child mortality according mothers years schooling husbands income hypothesis mothers education influences child mortality altering status family supported authors summaries eng fre spa