The impact of HIV on the summary birth history method of estimating child mortality: a Zimbabwean demographic surveillance case study

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dc.contributor.advisorDorrington, Roben_ZA
dc.contributor.authorChitiyo, Vivianen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2014-12-27T14:17:46Z
dc.date.available2014-12-27T14:17:46Z
dc.date.issued2011en_ZA
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographic references (leaves 74-79).en_ZA
dc.description.abstractThe summary birth history method has been an integral part of the measurement of childhood mortality in countries with incomplete and inaccurate vital registration systems. Estimates from this method are biased downwards in the presence of HIV/AIDS on account of the violation of the underlying assumptions of the method, mainly the correlation between the mortality of mothers and their children. The longitudinal survey data of the Manicaland HIV/STD Prevention study in Zimbabwe conducted between 1998 and 2005 were analysed to assess the extent of this bias. The aggregate bias was found to be significant, 5-11 percent. However, in practice, it may be counteracted to some extent by other possible biases in the summary birth history method in general, and hence, the impact of HIV on the estimates may not be as significant.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationChitiyo, V. (2011). <i>The impact of HIV on the summary birth history method of estimating child mortality: a Zimbabwean demographic surveillance case study</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Commerce ,Centre for Actuarial Research (CARE). Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/10265en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationChitiyo, Vivian. <i>"The impact of HIV on the summary birth history method of estimating child mortality: a Zimbabwean demographic surveillance case study."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Commerce ,Centre for Actuarial Research (CARE), 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/10265en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationChitiyo, V. 2011. The impact of HIV on the summary birth history method of estimating child mortality: a Zimbabwean demographic surveillance case study. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Chitiyo, Vivian AB - The summary birth history method has been an integral part of the measurement of childhood mortality in countries with incomplete and inaccurate vital registration systems. Estimates from this method are biased downwards in the presence of HIV/AIDS on account of the violation of the underlying assumptions of the method, mainly the correlation between the mortality of mothers and their children. The longitudinal survey data of the Manicaland HIV/STD Prevention study in Zimbabwe conducted between 1998 and 2005 were analysed to assess the extent of this bias. The aggregate bias was found to be significant, 5-11 percent. However, in practice, it may be counteracted to some extent by other possible biases in the summary birth history method in general, and hence, the impact of HIV on the estimates may not be as significant. DA - 2011 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2011 T1 - The impact of HIV on the summary birth history method of estimating child mortality: a Zimbabwean demographic surveillance case study TI - The impact of HIV on the summary birth history method of estimating child mortality: a Zimbabwean demographic surveillance case study UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/10265 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/10265
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationChitiyo V. The impact of HIV on the summary birth history method of estimating child mortality: a Zimbabwean demographic surveillance case study. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Commerce ,Centre for Actuarial Research (CARE), 2011 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/10265en_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.titleThe impact of HIV on the summary birth history method of estimating child mortality: a Zimbabwean demographic surveillance case studyen_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
dc.type.qualificationlevelMasters
dc.type.qualificationnameMPhilen_ZA
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