Effect of wealth inequality on child and infant mortality in Togo
Abstract At birth, individual has a health capital that depends on family, environmental and personal characteristics which depreciates over time requiring investment. It’s in this sense that this article aims to analyze the effect of wealth inequality on infant and child mortality in Togo. This eff...
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| author | Essohanam Pelenguei Mikémina Pilo |
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| description | Abstract At birth, individual has a health capital that depends on family, environmental and personal characteristics which depreciates over time requiring investment. It’s in this sense that this article aims to analyze the effect of wealth inequality on infant and child mortality in Togo. This effect is accessed by a semi-parametric proportional hazard duration model of Cox. According to the model estimation which is based on data from the Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS) carried out in Togo in 2017, the results obtained show in one hand that coming from a less wealthy household increases the risk of death for children. On other hand, the results show that the possession of a source of drinking water, the possession of health insurance by the mother, and the mastery of the use of new information technologies and communication reduce the risk of infant and child mortality. In view of these results, policies to reduce wealth inequalities could help reduce the risk of infant and child mortality in proportions ranging from 0.075 to 0.264. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-2ff015bcabd34a46b7b94fdc67bac1392022-12-22T04:40:08ZengBMCBMC Health Services Research1472-69632022-12-0122111210.1186/s12913-022-08912-4Effect of wealth inequality on child and infant mortality in TogoEssohanam Pelenguei0Mikémina Pilo1Centre de Recherche en Economie Appliquée Et Management Des Organisations (CREAMO), University of LoméLaboratoire de Recherche en Sciences Economiques Et de Gestion (LaRSEG), University of KaraAbstract At birth, individual has a health capital that depends on family, environmental and personal characteristics which depreciates over time requiring investment. It’s in this sense that this article aims to analyze the effect of wealth inequality on infant and child mortality in Togo. This effect is accessed by a semi-parametric proportional hazard duration model of Cox. According to the model estimation which is based on data from the Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS) carried out in Togo in 2017, the results obtained show in one hand that coming from a less wealthy household increases the risk of death for children. On other hand, the results show that the possession of a source of drinking water, the possession of health insurance by the mother, and the mastery of the use of new information technologies and communication reduce the risk of infant and child mortality. In view of these results, policies to reduce wealth inequalities could help reduce the risk of infant and child mortality in proportions ranging from 0.075 to 0.264.https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-022-08912-4Infant and child mortalityProportional hazard modelWealth inequalityTogo |
| spellingShingle | Essohanam Pelenguei Mikémina Pilo Effect of wealth inequality on child and infant mortality in Togo BMC Health Services Research Infant and child mortality Proportional hazard model Wealth inequality Togo |
| title | Effect of wealth inequality on child and infant mortality in Togo |
| title_full | Effect of wealth inequality on child and infant mortality in Togo |
| title_fullStr | Effect of wealth inequality on child and infant mortality in Togo |
| title_full_unstemmed | Effect of wealth inequality on child and infant mortality in Togo |
| title_short | Effect of wealth inequality on child and infant mortality in Togo |
| title_sort | effect of wealth inequality on child and infant mortality in togo |
| topic | Infant and child mortality Proportional hazard model Wealth inequality Togo |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-022-08912-4 |
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