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Indian Journal of Public Health Research & Development
Year : 2019, Volume : 10, Issue : 9
First page : ( 33) Last page : ( 37)
Print ISSN : 0976-0245. Online ISSN : 0976-5506.
Article DOI : 10.5958/0976-5506.2019.02397.0

Estimation of Average Survival Time among Under-Five Children in Empowered Action Group States of India: An Application of Non Parametric Survival Models

Mishra Neha1,*, Misra Sheela2

1Research Scholar, Department of Statistics, University of Lucknow

2Professors & Head Department of Statistics, University of Lucknow

*Corresponding Author: Neha Mishra, Research Scholar, Department of Statistics, University of Lucknow, India, Email: nehamishra2605@gmail.com

Online published on 13 November, 2019.

Abstract

Introduction

Mortality rates not only reflect a country's health status, level of socio-economic development and quality of life. Child mortality is considered as both, a health indicator and also as a fundamental measure of human development. The levels of under-five mortality have been very high in India. Over past few decades the country witnessed reductions in mortality rate at almost all ages. Under-five mortality rate (U5MR) declined from 200 per 1000 live births in 1960’s to the level of 118 in 1990, 49 in 2013 and 50 in 2015 of India. However in Empowered Action group states of India U5MR not declining as much we needed to achieve sustainable development goals of U5MR for India.

Material & Method

Data has been taken from National family Health Survey (NFHS-4) for Empowered Action group (EAG) states of India. Our objective of this study to estimate average survival time of under-five children of EAG states of India. For the estimation of mean survival time we have used Kaplan Meier survival product limit estimation method. Distributions among different mean survival time were compared by log rank test.

Results

This analysis was includes 157358 live births of EAG states of India. We were found highest mean survival time in Jharkhand 549.92 (95% CI: 543.72–556.12), Odisha 549.72 (95% CI: 543.79–555.65), Bihar 549.45 (95% CI: 545.61–553.29), Assam 545.88 (95% CI: 540.61–551.15) and Uttarakhand 545.98 (95% CI: 537.59–554.36). However low mean survival estimates were observed in state Uttar Pradesh 537.76(95% CI: 534.84–540.68), Chhattisgarh 536.79 (95% CI: 530.67–542.90) and Madhya Pradesh 539.79 (95% CI: 535.27–544.32). A significant difference was found among survival distributions associated determinants of under-five mortality (p=<0.0001).

Conclusion

The reduction of under-five mortality and achieve the sustainable development goals we would enhance the child survival programmes in empowered action groups states of India. It will help to increase the survival time of under-five children.

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Keywords

EAG, U5MR, NFHS, child survival.

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