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Association Between Maternal Education and Childhood Mortalities in Myanmar

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Association Between Maternal Education and Childhood Mortalities in Myanmar. / Soe, Khaing; Holland, Paula; Mateus, Ceu.
In: Asia Pacific Journal of Public Health, Vol. 31, No. 8, 30.11.2019, p. 689-700.

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Soe K, Holland P, Mateus C. Association Between Maternal Education and Childhood Mortalities in Myanmar. Asia Pacific Journal of Public Health. 2019 Nov 30;31(8):689-700. Epub 2019 Nov 20. doi: 10.1177/1010539519888299

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Soe, Khaing ; Holland, Paula ; Mateus, Ceu. / Association Between Maternal Education and Childhood Mortalities in Myanmar. In: Asia Pacific Journal of Public Health. 2019 ; Vol. 31, No. 8. pp. 689-700.

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abstract = "Maternal education is widely regarded as a core social determinant of child mortality in low-income countries. In Myanmar, the evidence related to context-specific social determinants of health including maternal education is scarce, limiting grounds to advocate for a comprehensive health policy. Employing multivariate methods, the study analyzed the 2015-2016 Demographic Health Survey data exploring independent effect of maternal education on neonatal, infant, and under-5 mortality. The study found that maternal education was not significantly associated with neonatal mortality as its effect was confounded by household wealth and geographic residence; however, it had independent effect on infant and under-5 mortality. Mothers with primary education had 23% reduction in the odds of under-5 mortality (P < .001); those with secondary level had 40% reduction (P < .001); and those at higher level had 62% reduction (P < .001). The study concluded that maternal education is a critical social determinant of childhood mortalities in Myanmar.",
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