A Closer Look at Child Mortality among Adivasis in India

Das, Maitreyi Bordia; Kapoor, Soumya; Nikitin, Denis

dc.creator	Das, Maitreyi Bordia
dc.creator	Kapoor, Soumya
dc.creator	Nikitin, Denis
dc.date	2012-03-19T18:38:27Z
dc.date	2012-03-19T18:38:27Z
dc.date	2010-03-01
dc.date.accessioned	2023-02-17T21:02:15Z
dc.date.available	2023-02-17T21:02:15Z
dc.identifier	http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000158349_20100302160619
dc.identifier	http://hdl.handle.net/10986/3716
dc.identifier.uri	http://localhost:8080/xmlui/handle/CUHPOERS/244680
dc.description	The authors use data from the National Family Health Survey 2005 to present age-specific patterns of child mortality among India's tribal (Adivasi) population. The analysis shows three clear findings. First, a disproportionately high number of child deaths are concentrated among Adivasis, especially in the 1-5 age group and in those states and districts where there is a high concentration of Adivasis. Any effort to reduce child morality in the aggregate will have to focus more squarely on lowering mortality among the Adivasis. Second, the gap in mortality between Adivasi children and the rest really appears after the age of one. In fact, before the age of one, tribal children face more or less similar odds of dying as other children. However, these odds significantly reverse later. This calls for a shift in attention from infant mortality or in general under-five mortality to factors that cause a wedge between tribal children and the rest between the ages of one and five. Third, the analysis goes contrary to the conventional narrative of poverty being the primary factor driving differences between mortality outcomes. Instead, the authors find that breaking down child mortality by age leads to a much more refined picture. Tribal status is significant even after controlling for wealth.
dc.language	English
dc.relation	Policy Research working paper ; no. WPS 5231
dc.rights	CC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.rights	World Bank
dc.subject	ACCESS TO INFORMATION
dc.subject	ACCESS TO SERVICES
dc.subject	ACUTE RESPIRATORY INFECTION
dc.subject	ACUTE RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS
dc.subject	AGE AT MARRIAGE
dc.subject	AGE-GROUP
dc.subject	AGGRESSIVE
dc.subject	ALCOHOL
dc.subject	ANTE-NATAL CARE
dc.subject	ANTENATAL CARE
dc.subject	ANTENATAL VISITS
dc.subject	AVERAGE AGE
dc.subject	AVERAGE AGE AT MARRIAGE
dc.subject	BABIES
dc.subject	BIRTH COHORT
dc.subject	BIRTH SPACING
dc.subject	BREAST FEEDING
dc.subject	BULLETIN
dc.subject	CARE FOR CHILDREN
dc.subject	CHILD BEARING
dc.subject	CHILD CARE
dc.subject	CHILD DEATHS
dc.subject	CHILD DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject	CHILD HEALTH
dc.subject	CHILD HEALTH INDICATORS
dc.subject	CHILD MALNUTRITION
dc.subject	CHILD MORTALITY
dc.subject	CHILD MORTALITY RATES
dc.subject	CHILD NUTRITIONAL STATUS
dc.subject	CHILD SURVIVAL
dc.subject	CHILDCARE
dc.subject	CONTRACEPTION
dc.subject	CULTURAL PRACTICES
dc.subject	DECLINES IN MORTALITY
dc.subject	DEMOGRAPHIC TRANSITION
dc.subject	DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
dc.subject	DIARRHEA
dc.subject	DIGNITY
dc.subject	DRINKING WATER
dc.subject	EARLY CHILDHOOD
dc.subject	EARLY CHILDHOOD MORTALITY
dc.subject	ECONOMIC STATUS
dc.subject	EDUCATED MOTHERS
dc.subject	EDUCATED WOMEN
dc.subject	EMERGENCIES
dc.subject	ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
dc.subject	EPIDEMIOLOGY
dc.subject	ETHNIC GROUPS
dc.subject	EXCESS MORTALITY
dc.subject	FAMILIES
dc.subject	FAMILY HEALTH
dc.subject	FERTILITY
dc.subject	FERTILITY RATES
dc.subject	FIRST PREGNANCY
dc.subject	FOOD INTAKE
dc.subject	FOOD SECURITY
dc.subject	FOREST COVER
dc.subject	FORMAL EDUCATION
dc.subject	GENDER
dc.subject	GENDER BIAS
dc.subject	GENDER DISPARITIES
dc.subject	GENDER EQUALITY
dc.subject	GENDER RELATIONS
dc.subject	GROWTH MONITORING
dc.subject	HEALTH CARE
dc.subject	HEALTH CARE SERVICES
dc.subject	HEALTH CARE SYSTEMS
dc.subject	HEALTH CENTERS
dc.subject	HEALTH EDUCATION
dc.subject	HEALTH FACILITIES
dc.subject	HEALTH INDICATORS
dc.subject	HEALTH POLICY
dc.subject	HEALTH PROVIDERS
dc.subject	HEALTH SERVICES
dc.subject	HEALTH SYSTEMS
dc.subject	HEALTH WORKERS
dc.subject	HIGH CHILD MORTALITY
dc.subject	HOSPITAL
dc.subject	HOUSEHOLD BEHAVIORS
dc.subject	HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject	HYGIENE
dc.subject	ILLNESS
dc.subject	IMMIGRANTS
dc.subject	IMMUNIZATION
dc.subject	IMMUNIZATION COVERAGE
dc.subject	IMPACT ON CHILDREN
dc.subject	INCIDENCE OF MORTALITY
dc.subject	INCREASE IN MORTALITY
dc.subject	INDIGENOUS PEOPLE
dc.subject	INDIGENOUS PEOPLES
dc.subject	INDIGENOUS POPULATIONS
dc.subject	INEQUITABLE DISTRIBUTION
dc.subject	INFANT
dc.subject	INFANT MORTALITY
dc.subject	INFANT MORTALITY RATE
dc.subject	INFANT MORTALITY RATES
dc.subject	INFANTS
dc.subject	INFECTION
dc.subject	INTERNATIONAL FAMILY PLANNING
dc.subject	INTERNATIONAL FAMILY PLANNING PERSPECTIVES
dc.subject	INTERVENTION
dc.subject	KIDS
dc.subject	KINSHIP
dc.subject	LABOR FORCE
dc.subject	LACK OF CAPACITY
dc.subject	LEVELS OF CHILD MORTALITY
dc.subject	LEVELS OF EDUCATION
dc.subject	LEVELS OF MORTALITY
dc.subject	LIFESTYLES
dc.subject	LIVE BIRTHS
dc.subject	LIVING CONDITIONS
dc.subject	LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
dc.subject	LOCAL INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subject	LOW BIRTH WEIGHT
dc.subject	LOWER FERTILITY
dc.subject	MALNUTRITION
dc.subject	MARKETING
dc.subject	MARRIED WOMEN
dc.subject	MASS MEDIA
dc.subject	MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH
dc.subject	MATERNAL HEALTH
dc.subject	MATERNAL HEALTH CARE
dc.subject	MATERNAL HEALTH OUTCOMES
dc.subject	MEASLES
dc.subject	MEDICAL CARE
dc.subject	MEDICAL FACILITIES
dc.subject	MEDICAL FACILITY
dc.subject	MEDICAL PERSONNEL
dc.subject	MEDICAL TREATMENT
dc.subject	MIDWIFE
dc.subject	MIDWIVES
dc.subject	MIGRATION
dc.subject	MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOAL
dc.subject	MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS
dc.subject	MODERN CONTRACEPTIVES
dc.subject	MORALITY
dc.subject	MORBIDITY
dc.subject	MORTALITY DIFFERENTIALS
dc.subject	MORTALITY LEVELS
dc.subject	MOTHER
dc.subject	NATIONAL FAMILY HEALTH SURVEY
dc.subject	NATIONAL POPULATION
dc.subject	NATURAL RESOURCES
dc.subject	NEONATAL HEALTH
dc.subject	NEONATAL MORTALITY
dc.subject	NUMBER OF DEATHS
dc.subject	NURSES
dc.subject	NURSING
dc.subject	NUTRITION
dc.subject	NUTRITION OUTCOMES
dc.subject	NUTRITIONAL STATUS
dc.subject	PARTICIPATION OF WOMEN
dc.subject	PATIENTS
dc.subject	POLICY IMPLICATIONS
dc.subject	POLICY RESEARCH
dc.subject	POLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER
dc.subject	POLICY RESPONSE
dc.subject	POLIO
dc.subject	POOR HEALTH
dc.subject	POPULATION AND DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject	POPULATION GROUPS
dc.subject	POPULATION STUDIES
dc.subject	PRACTITIONERS
dc.subject	PRE-NATAL CARE
dc.subject	PREGNANCY
dc.subject	PREGNANT WOMEN
dc.subject	PRESCHOOL CHILDREN
dc.subject	PREVALENCE OF MALNUTRITION
dc.subject	PREVENTABLE DISEASES
dc.subject	PRIMARY EDUCATION
dc.subject	PROGNOSIS
dc.subject	PROGRESS
dc.subject	PUBLIC HEALTH
dc.subject	RADIO
dc.subject	REFERRAL SERVICES
dc.subject	REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR
dc.subject	RESPECT
dc.subject	RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS
dc.subject	RURAL AREAS
dc.subject	SANITATION
dc.subject	SERVICE DELIVERY
dc.subject	SERVICE PROVIDERS
dc.subject	SERVICE PROVISION
dc.subject	SEX
dc.subject	SEX RATIOS
dc.subject	SIGNIFICANT POLICY
dc.subject	SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject	SOCIAL EXCLUSION
dc.subject	SOCIAL GROUP
dc.subject	SOCIAL SCIENCE
dc.subject	SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS
dc.subject	STATE GOVERNMENTS
dc.subject	STUNTING
dc.subject	TELEVISION
dc.subject	TETANUS
dc.subject	TRADITIONAL HEALERS
dc.subject	TRANSPORTATION
dc.subject	TREATMENT OF DIARRHOEA
dc.subject	TREATMENT OF ILLNESS
dc.subject	TRIBAL POPULATIONS
dc.subject	TV
dc.subject	UNDER FIVE MORTALITY
dc.subject	UNDERWEIGHT CHILDREN
dc.subject	URBAN AREAS
dc.subject	USE OF CIGARETTES
dc.subject	VACCINATION
dc.subject	VACCINE PREVENTABLE DISEASES
dc.subject	VACCINES
dc.subject	VULNERABLE GROUPS
dc.subject	WASTING
dc.subject	WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION
dc.subject	YOUNG CHILD
dc.subject	YOUNG WOMEN
dc.title	A Closer Look at Child Mortality among Adivasis in India
dc.type	Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper
dc.type	Publications & Research
dc.coverage	South Asia
dc.coverage	South Asia
dc.coverage	South Asia
dc.coverage	Asia
dc.coverage	India