TY - RPRT AU - Bobadilla, José Luis AU - Schlaepfer, Loraine AU - Alagón, Javier CY - Columbia, Maryland, USA TI - Family formation patterns and child mortality in Mexico T2 - DHS Further Analysis Reports No. 5 PB - Institute for Resource Development/Macro Systems Inc. PY - 1990 UR - http://dhsprogram.com/pubs/pdf/FA5/FA5.pdf AB - The aim of the present project was to determine the effects of variations in the family formation patterns of Mexican women on late fetal and child mortality. The study consisted of a secondary analysis of the National Fertility and Health Survey conducted in 1987. The study population included 13,216 births occurring in the 15 years prior to the survey. Hobcraft's typology of the family formation patterns was adopted and adapted. Variations in the family formation patterns and in their relationship with late fetal, neonatal, post- neonatal, infant and child mortality were analyzed over time and across a number of social variables. Contingency tables and logistic regression techniques were employed for the bivariate and multivariate analyses, respectively. N1 - For assistance using downloaded citations from The DHS Program, please visit http://dhsprogram.com/publications/Citing-DHS-Publications.cfm. The Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) Program was initiated in September 1984 and designed as a follow-on to the World Fertility Survey (WFS) and Contraceptive Prevalence Surveys (CPS). With funding provided by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), DHS is implemented by the Institute for Resource Development/Macro Systems, Inc.and The Population Council, a major subcontractor. Information on the DHS Program can be obtained by writing to: DHS Program, IRD/Macro, 8850 Stanford Boulevard, Suite 4000, Columbia, Maryland 21045, USA (Telephone: 301-290-3800) ER -