Diane Coffeyassistant professor of Sociology & Population Research at the University of Texas (US) and executive director of r.i.c.e.
• Personal webpage • coffey(at)utexas.edu•
assistant professor of Sociology & Population Research at the University of Texas (US) and executive director of r.i.c.e. • Personal webpage • coffey(at)utexas.edu•
Where, in India, is hospital birth safer for babies than home birth?
Où, en Inde, la naissance à l’hôpital est-elle plus sûre que la naissance à domicile ?
Diane Coffey
Sustainable Development Goal 3 aims to reduce global neonatal mortality (NNM) to 12 deaths per 1,000 births by 2030. Reducing NNM in India is critical to this goal because it accounts for 27% of global neonatal deaths.
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Population density interacts with sanitation to predict child health
Densité de population, équipements sanitaires et santé des enfants
Diane Coffey, Payal Hathi
Studies on child health in developing countries often find that children are healthier in urban areas than in rural areas. There are many reasons for this disparity. People in urban areas tend to be richer and better educated. Further, more densely populated places are more likely to have easier access to health services that matter
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