Modelling Determinants of Health
- 1 June 1981
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in International Journal of Epidemiology
- Vol. 10 (2) , 177-180
- https://doi.org/10.1093/ije/10.2.177
Abstract
Patel M [Department of Economics, University of York, York]. Modelling determinants of health. International Journal of Epidemiology 1981, 10: 177–180. The linear regression procedure of stepwise elimination has been used to examine the association between a range of environmental variables and infant mortality rates (IMR) in Sri Lanka. The nature of the water supply was found to be significantly associated with IMR. Latrines were significantly associated with IMR once qualitative differences between districts were allowed for. Other ‘environmental determinants of health’ 3 indices of housing quality and the presence of alectricity supplies, were not significant. The cost of effecting changes in IMR by extending subsidies to water supply improvements is estimated.Keywords
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