Chandan Kumar|Prashant Kumar Singh|Rajesh Kumar
Under-Five Mortality in High Focus States in India: A District Level Geospatial Analysis
Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee|International Institute for Population Sciences|Tata Institute of Social Sciences
background paper examines controlling biophysical geographical variables including rainfall productivity agricultural lands topographytemperature market access road networks socioeconomic health care indicators help explain variations underfive mortality rate across districts nine high focus states india literature subject inconclusive survey data upon studies child mortality rely rarely include variables measure factors paper introduces variables analysis 284 districts nine high focus states india methodologyprincipal findings information mortality indicator accessed recently conducted annual health survey 2011 socioeconomic geographic variables census 2011 district level household facility survey 200708 department economics statistics divisions concerned states displaying high spatial dependence spatial autocorrelation mortality indicator outcome variable possible predictors used analysis paper uses spatialerror model effort negate reduce spatial dependence model parameters results evince coverage gap index mixed indicator district wise coverage reproductive child health services female literacy urbanization economic status number newborn care provided primary health centers district transpired significant correlates underfive mortality nine high focus states india study identifies three clusters high underfive mortality rate including 30 districts advocates urgent attention conclusion even controlling possible biophysical geographical variables study reveals health program initiatives major role play reducing underfive mortality rate high focus states india