Does The Effect Of Maternal Schooling On Infant Mortality Vary Across Different Settings? An Empirical Analysis Using Demographic and Health Surveys for Sub-Saharan Africa

Sammanfattning: The study reveals that the effect of maternal schooling on infant mortality varies between countries and tends to diminish over time within countries in Sub-Saharan Africa. These results imply that country level determinants affect the link between inequalities in socio-economic factors and inequalities in infant mortality rates. Previous research has mainly neglected country level determinants. Thus, future research should focus on understanding their role to provide a better knowledge base for policy makers trying to decrease infant mortality. We used nationally representative samples from the Demographic and Health Surveys for 28 different countries and employed a linear regression estimation strategy.