A study of the most important factors affecting child mortality in Palestine

Comparative analytical study

Abstract

The research talk over thecomparedThe parametric models and the "Cox" semi parametric model
for Survival time analyze also to identify themost important determine the factors that lead to the
death of Palestinian children under fiveTheresearch foundthat the model ofGompertz
Parametricisthe optimal modelamong differentsurvival 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.