دراسة أهم العوامل المؤثرة على وفيات الأطفال في فلسطين : دراسة تحليلية مقارنة

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The research talk over the compared The parametric models and the "Cox" semi parametric model for Survival time analyze also to identify the most important determine the factors that lead to the death of Palestinian children under five The research found that the model of Gompertz Parametric is the optimal model among different survival models to analyze the data in question, The research concluded that demographic causes play an instrumental role in the high child mortality rate.

These causes include the nature of the newborn, its order amongst the other siblings besides other causes like protection and the current age of the mother as well as her age when she gave birth.

As for the social factors, they include the social status of the mother, her educational level, the degree of consanguinity between her and her husband, the number of the family members as well as the number of children who are under five.

The findings also revealed that abortion and nutrition are to blame.

The research, however, did not find any link between the housing conditions and the high mortality rate of Palestinian children under five.