Structured additive regression models with spatial correlation to estimate under-five mortality risk factors in Ethiopia Biostatistics and methods

BMC Public Health

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Ayele, Dawit G ^a   Zewotir, Temesgen T ^a   Mwambi, Henry G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Child mortality; EDHS; GAMM; Household; Spatial model

Indexed keywords

CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; DEMOGRAPHY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; ETHIOPIA; FAMILY SIZE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL MODEL; THEORETICAL MODEL;

CHILD MORTALITY; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEMOGRAPHY; ETHIOPIA; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INFANT; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MODELS, THEORETICAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84925440947     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12889-015-1602-z     Document Type: Article

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