A Study Of The Social Determinants Of Infant Mortality In Malaysia
This study comprises an ecological (area-based) population health survey involving all 135 administrative districts of Malaysia. A literature review was undertaken in order to develop a model that hypothesises the main social determinants of infant mortality in Malaysia. In order to test the mode...
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| description | This study comprises an ecological (area-based) population health survey involving all
135 administrative districts of Malaysia.
A literature review was undertaken in order to develop a model that hypothesises the
main social determinants of infant mortality in Malaysia. In order to test the model,
secondary cross-sectional data from a range of sources were collected and analysed.
Statistical analysis of the data using general linear model including correlations, factor
analysis and multiple regression were undertaken in order to examine the collective
influence of a range of social factors on variations observed in infant mortality.
Determinants of infant mortality in Malaysia tested in this study include GDP per capita,
poverty rate, mean income of bottom 40% income earner, Gini coefficient, ratio of top
20% income: to bottom 40% income, population per doctor ratio, hospital bed per
population ratio, car ownership per population, computer ownership per population,
urbanization rate, percentage living in single housing and flats, women education and
social development index. |
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| spelling | usm-431792019-04-12T05:27:01Z http://eprints.usm.my/43179/ A Study Of The Social Determinants Of Infant Mortality In Malaysia Ahmad, A. R5-920 Medicine (General) This study comprises an ecological (area-based) population health survey involving all 135 administrative districts of Malaysia. A literature review was undertaken in order to develop a model that hypothesises the main social determinants of infant mortality in Malaysia. In order to test the model, secondary cross-sectional data from a range of sources were collected and analysed. Statistical analysis of the data using general linear model including correlations, factor analysis and multiple regression were undertaken in order to examine the collective influence of a range of social factors on variations observed in infant mortality. Determinants of infant mortality in Malaysia tested in this study include GDP per capita, poverty rate, mean income of bottom 40% income earner, Gini coefficient, ratio of top 20% income: to bottom 40% income, population per doctor ratio, hospital bed per population ratio, car ownership per population, computer ownership per population, urbanization rate, percentage living in single housing and flats, women education and social development index. 2008-01 Thesis NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.usm.my/43179/1/A.AHMAD%20eprint.pdf Ahmad, A. (2008) A Study Of The Social Determinants Of Infant Mortality In Malaysia. PhD thesis, University Of Warwick. |
| spellingShingle | R5-920 Medicine (General) Ahmad, A. A Study Of The Social Determinants Of Infant Mortality In Malaysia |
| title | A Study Of The Social Determinants Of Infant Mortality In Malaysia |
| title_full | A Study Of The Social Determinants Of Infant Mortality In Malaysia |
| title_fullStr | A Study Of The Social Determinants Of Infant Mortality In Malaysia |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Study Of The Social Determinants Of Infant Mortality In Malaysia |
| title_short | A Study Of The Social Determinants Of Infant Mortality In Malaysia |
| title_sort | study of the social determinants of infant mortality in malaysia |
| topic | R5-920 Medicine (General) |
| url | http://eprints.usm.my/43179/ http://eprints.usm.my/43179/1/A.AHMAD%20eprint.pdf |