Session 86:
Determinants of Child Survival in Africa
Chair: Romesh Silva, University of California, Berkeley
Discussant: Samuel J. Clark, University of Washington
Influence of Maternal Education on Child Health in Kenya Benta A. Abuya, Pennsylvania State University ; James Kimani, IMPAQ International, LLC ; Elijah Onsomu, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Evaluation of Mortality Impact of Mass Disease-Prevention Efforts: A Case of Nationwide Distribution of Insecticide-Treated Nets In Togo, West Africa Kanako Ishida, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) ; Paul Stupp, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) ; Howard Gordberg, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) ; Marcy Erskine, Canadian Red Cross ; Kodjo Morgah, Independent consultant
Here We Are: Polygamous Marriages, Social Standing of Women and Child Survival in Kassena-Nankana District of Ghana Maya Nicole Vaughan-Smith, Princeton University ; Philip B. Adongo, Navrongo Health Research Centre ; J. Koku Awoonor-Williams, Ghana Health Service ; Cornelius Y. Debpuur, Navrongo Health Research Centre ; Ayaga A. Bawah, INDEPTH Network
Is Birth Weight a Good Predictor of Child Mortality in Developing Countries? Results from Recent National Surveys in Sub-Saharan Africa Adébiyi Germain Boco, Université de Montréal
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