Boaventura Manuel Cau|Arusyak Sevoyan|Victor Agadjanian
RELIGIOUS AFFILIATION AND UNDER-FIVE MORTALITY IN MOZAMBIQUE
Eduardo Mondlane University|Arizona State University
influence religion health remains subject considerable debate developed developing settings study examines connection religious affiliation mother underfive mortality mozambique uses unique retrospective survey data collected predominantly christian area mozambique compare underfive mortality children women affiliated organized religion children nonaffiliated women finds mothers affiliation religious organization compared nonaffiliation significant positive effect child survival net education sociodemographic factors effects affiliation specific denominational groups examined affiliation catholic mainstream protestant churches affiliation apostolic churches significantly associated improved child survival argued advantages groups may achieved different mechanisms favourable effect child survival mothers affiliated catholic mainstream protestant churches probably due churches stronger connections health sector beneficial effect apostolic mother probably related strong social ties mutual support apostolic congregations findings thus shed light multiple pathways organized religion affect child health survival subsaharan africa similar developing settings