The impact of rural-urban migration on child survival
Description
Large rural-urban child mortality differentials in many developing countries suggest that rural families can improve their children’s survival chances by leaving the countryside and settling in towns and cities. This study uses data from Demographic and Health Surveys in 17 countries to assess the impact of maternal rural-urban migration on the survival chances of children under age two in the late 1970s and 1980s. Results show that, before migration, children of migrant women had similar or...[Show more]
Collections | ANU Research Publications |
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Date published: | 1994 |
Type: | Journal article |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/1885/41281 http://digitalcollections.anu.edu.au/handle/1885/41281 |
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