PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Edmonston, B
AU  - Andes, N
TI  - Community variations in infant and child mortality in Peru.
AID  - 10.1136/jech.37.2.121
DP  - 1983 Jun 01
TA  - Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health
PG  - 121--126
VI  - 37
IP  - 2
4099  - http://jech.bmj.com/content/37/2/121.short
4100  - http://jech.bmj.com/content/37/2/121.full
SO  - J Epidemiol Community Health1983 Jun 01; 37
AB  - Data from the national Peru Fertility Survey are used to estimate infant and childhood mortality ratios, 1968--77, for 124 Peruvian communities, ranging from small Indian hamlets in the Andes to larger cities on the Pacific coast. Significant mortality variations are found: mortality is inversely related to community population size and is higher in the mountains than in the jungle or coast. Multivariate analysis is then used to assess the influence of community population size, average female education, medical facilities, and altitude on community mortality. Finally, this study concludes that large-scale sample surveys, which include maternal birth history, add useful data for epidemiological studies of childhood mortality.