The influence of parental occupational status on under-five mortality in Ethiopia.
Endrias LiransoFang YangPublished in: Biodemography and social biology (2024)
Few studies have examined the mediators of the association between parental occupational status and under-five mortality risk in Ethiopia. We examine the association between parental occupational status and under-five mortality risk in Ethiopia and the role of two mediating variables, antenatal care visits and delivery by a health professional, in this relationship. Using birth data from the nationally representative 2016 Ethiopia Demographic and Health Survey, the study finds that parental occupation, antenatal care visits, and delivery by a health professional are associated with under-five mortality risk. The study also finds that after controlling for mediating variables, parents engaged in professional, agricultural, and manual labor still have lower odds of under-five mortality risk than children of non-working parents. Future research should focus on the pathway from parental employment to child mortality risk, not through access to antenatal care and delivery by health professionals.
Keyphrases
- healthcare
- pregnant women
- palliative care
- public health
- mental health
- quality improvement
- preterm birth
- young adults
- health information
- risk assessment
- human health
- machine learning
- affordable care act
- risk factors
- cardiovascular disease
- heavy metals
- coronary artery disease
- big data
- health promotion
- pregnancy outcomes