Asiful Haidar Chowdhury|Syed Manzoor Ahmed Hanifi|Mohammad Nahid Mia|Abbas Bhuiya
Socioeconomic inequalities in under-five mortality in rural Bangladesh: evidence from seven national surveys spreading over 20 years
International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research|International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research|International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research
socioeconomic inequality health mortality remains disturbing reality across nations including bangladesh inequality drew renewed attention globally bangladesh though made impressive progress health makes interesting case learning paper examined trends changing pattern socioeconomic inequalities underfive mortality rural bangladesh also examined whether mothers education effect reducing socioeconomic inequalities data rural samples seven bangladesh demographic health surveys carried far used children born alive 5 years preceding surveys included analysis univariate bivariate multivariate analyses carried underfive mortality rate steadily declined years 1281000 1994 48 2014 females 8 lower mortality rates males children mothers schooling 188 times higher mortality whose mother six years schooling similarly children low asset category households average 117 times higher mortality rate high asset category households inequality mothers education disappeared recent years inequality household socioeconomic condition persisted pattern inequality sex mothers education household socioeconomic status changed statistically significantly years mothers education reduce socioeconomic inequalities reduction mortality consistent changes proximate determinants child survival country proximate determinants included maternal factors environmental contamination nutrient deficiency personal illness control injury health population programmes effective increasing immunization coverage use ors managing diarrhoeal diseases increasing contraceptive use development activities hand raised literacy especially among females demand modern health services reduction poverty however socioeconomic inequality still exists underfive mortality proximate determinants child survival socioeconomic inequality underfive mortality showing resistance reduction assessment adequacy existing programmes taking proximate determinants child survival consideration useful improvement