Factors explaining child survival in Ethiopia: application of two-stage probit model

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Title:	Factors explaining child survival in Ethiopia: application of two-stage probit model
Author:	Oyekale, Abayomi Samuel
Year:	2014
Periodical:	African Development Review (ISSN 1467-8268)
Volume:	26
Issue:	2
Pages:	237-249
Language:	English
Geographic term:	Ethiopia
Subjects:	child mortality statistics
External link:	https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-8268.12078
Abstract:	Policymakers in many developing countries had been mandated to pursue the goal of reducing child mortality as one of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). This paper analyses the factors influencing child survival in Ethiopia using a 2011 Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) dataset. Descriptive statistics and two-stage least square probit regression were employed for data analyses. Results showed that the majority of the children (82.19 per cent) were born to households in rural areas, while average household heads' age was 42.78 years. High maternal fertility, increased age of household heads, residence in urban areas, and drinking of alcohol and smoking significantly reduced probability of child survival, while altitude of residence, education, male household headship, increased age of the mother at first birth, and rendering of assistance on domestic chores by the husband increased it (p?