RT Journal Article SR Electronic T1 Community variations in infant and child mortality in Peru. JF Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health JO J Epidemiol Community Health FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd SP 121 OP 126 DO 10.1136/jech.37.2.121 VO 37 IS 2 A1 B Edmonston A1 N Andes YR 1983 UL http://jech.bmj.com/content/37/2/121.abstract 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.