Water Source and Water Fetching Time on Infant Mortality in Sub Saharan Africa
(2014) EKHM52 20141Department of Economic History
- Abstract
- Concerns about water scarcity in Sub-Saharan African countries, difficulties in accessing a safe and reliable water source is becoming a serious threat to both child health and mortality reduction. The major challenges of water access condition in most Sub-Saharan Africa nations are depending on water source and daily water fetching time. This thesis will look into these two factors, examining the relation between water source and water fetching time with infant mortality among 29 Sub-Saharan African countries. The results show a positive correlation between safer water source and infant mortality reduction. It is found that in the case of Sub-Saharan Africa, water source, or to say, the quality of the water, matters most than other water... (More)
- Concerns about water scarcity in Sub-Saharan African countries, difficulties in accessing a safe and reliable water source is becoming a serious threat to both child health and mortality reduction. The major challenges of water access condition in most Sub-Saharan Africa nations are depending on water source and daily water fetching time. This thesis will look into these two factors, examining the relation between water source and water fetching time with infant mortality among 29 Sub-Saharan African countries. The results show a positive correlation between safer water source and infant mortality reduction. It is found that in the case of Sub-Saharan Africa, water source, or to say, the quality of the water, matters most than other water correlated factors on infant mortality. And the association does not change after the stratification by mother’s education, household socioeconomic status or other environmental controls. (Less)
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- author
- Lu, Yang LU
- supervisor
- organization
- course
- EKHM52 20141
- year
- 2014
- type
- H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
- subject
- keywords
- water source, water fetching time, infant mortality, Sub-Saharan Africa
- language
- English
- id
- 4469577
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- 2014-06-23 11:18:02
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