Environmental health hazards on under-five mortality in sub-Saharan Africa : analysis using multilevel discrete-time hazard model

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dc.contributor.advisorAdjiwanou, Visséhoen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorEngdaw, Alehegn Workuen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2015-06-26T11:30:10Z
dc.date.available2015-06-26T11:30:10Z
dc.date.issued2014en_ZA
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references.en_ZA
dc.description.abstractEnvironmental health hazards are pathogens and chemicals in the environment, which can cause health problems. The importance of such environmental factors in child health and survival are acknowledged in the literature. However, empirical researches on the effect of environmental health hazards on child health and survival are rare in sub- Saharan Africa. This study assesses the effect of household environmental health hazards on under-five mortality in sub-Saharan Africa. The study has used DHS data sets of the following 12 countries in the region: Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cote d’Ivoire, Ethiopia, Gabon, Guinea, Malawi, Niger, Rwanda, Senegal and Zimbabwe. These countries constitute roughly 26 per cent of the region’s population. The study has employed principal component method to construct an index of the level of household environmental health hazards using the following indicators: water source, type of toilet facility, flooring material, type of wall, type of roof, type of cooking fuel and location of water source. I have used a multilevel discrete-time hazard model to assess the relationship between the environmental index and under-five mortality after controlling for the effects of a number of socioeconomic, biodemographic and community-level characteristics.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationEngdaw, A. W. (2014). <i>Environmental health hazards on under-five mortality in sub-Saharan Africa : analysis using multilevel discrete-time hazard model</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Commerce ,Centre for Actuarial Research (CARE). Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/13144en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationEngdaw, Alehegn Worku. <i>"Environmental health hazards on under-five mortality in sub-Saharan Africa : analysis using multilevel discrete-time hazard model."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Commerce ,Centre for Actuarial Research (CARE), 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/13144en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationEngdaw, A. 2014. Environmental health hazards on under-five mortality in sub-Saharan Africa : analysis using multilevel discrete-time hazard model. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Engdaw, Alehegn Worku AB - Environmental health hazards are pathogens and chemicals in the environment, which can cause health problems. The importance of such environmental factors in child health and survival are acknowledged in the literature. However, empirical researches on the effect of environmental health hazards on child health and survival are rare in sub- Saharan Africa. This study assesses the effect of household environmental health hazards on under-five mortality in sub-Saharan Africa. The study has used DHS data sets of the following 12 countries in the region: Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cote d’Ivoire, Ethiopia, Gabon, Guinea, Malawi, Niger, Rwanda, Senegal and Zimbabwe. These countries constitute roughly 26 per cent of the region’s population. The study has employed principal component method to construct an index of the level of household environmental health hazards using the following indicators: water source, type of toilet facility, flooring material, type of wall, type of roof, type of cooking fuel and location of water source. I have used a multilevel discrete-time hazard model to assess the relationship between the environmental index and under-five mortality after controlling for the effects of a number of socioeconomic, biodemographic and community-level characteristics. DA - 2014 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2014 T1 - Environmental health hazards on under-five mortality in sub-Saharan Africa : analysis using multilevel discrete-time hazard model TI - Environmental health hazards on under-five mortality in sub-Saharan Africa : analysis using multilevel discrete-time hazard model UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/13144 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/13144
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationEngdaw AW. Environmental health hazards on under-five mortality in sub-Saharan Africa : analysis using multilevel discrete-time hazard model. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Commerce ,Centre for Actuarial Research (CARE), 2014 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/13144en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentCentre for Actuarial Research (CARE)en_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Commerceen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherDemographyen_ZA
dc.titleEnvironmental health hazards on under-five mortality in sub-Saharan Africa : analysis using multilevel discrete-time hazard modelen_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
dc.type.qualificationlevelMasters
dc.type.qualificationnameMPhilen_ZA
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