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Excess Female Infant Mortality And The Gender Gap In Infant Care In Bihar, India

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  • Sanjukta Chaudhuri

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This paper analyzes excess female infant mortality and the gender gap in infant care in the East-Central state of Bihar, India. Using pooled data from three waves of the National Family Health Surveys (1992-3; 1998-9; 2005-6) in a panel analysis, it compares female infant mortality rates in Bihar to those in thirteen major Indian states. These comparisons suggest that females in Bihar experience a statistically significant excess infant mortality when compared to female infants in less gender-biased states in eastern, western, and southern regions, but not when compared to more gender-biased states in northern and central regions. An estimated 23 percent of female infant deaths in Bihar are excess. Examination of infant care demonstrates that a gender gap in Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccination is the single most important driver of excess female infant mortality, followed by gaps in vaccination for polio; diphtheria, pertussis, tuberculosis (DPT); and measles.

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  • Sanjukta Chaudhuri, 2015. "Excess Female Infant Mortality And The Gender Gap In Infant Care In Bihar, India," Feminist Economics, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 21(2), pages 131-161, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:femeco:v:21:y:2015:i:2:p:131-161
    DOI: 10.1080/13545701.2014.999007
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    1. G. Naline & Brinda Viswanathan, 2017. "Predictors of Age-Specific Childhood Mortality in India," Working Papers 2017-167, Madras School of Economics,Chennai,India.

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