Estimating the infant mortality rate from DHS birth histories in the presence of age heaping

<h4>Background</h4> The infant mortality rate (IMR) is a critical indicator of population health, but its measurement is subject to response bias in countries without complete vital registration systems who rely instead on birth histories collected via sample surveys. One of the most sal...

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Main Authors: Julio Romero Prieto, Andrea Verhulst, Michel Guillot
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2021-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8565760/?tool=EBI