Abstract:
This study aims to assess the infant mortality rate in West Nusa Tenggara using the Mosley and Chen framework. This research uses secondary data obtained from 2013 Basic Health Research (Riskesdas). In order to examine the factors predicting IMR, Logit regression analysis was applied. The finding show that Infant Mortality rate in West Nusa Tenggara is 42, this number is lower than data from Indonesian Demographic and Health Survey 2012. Infant mortality rate in West Nusa Tenggara Province is higher in rural area. Infant mortality have been associated with breastfeeding, household?s economic level, the number of antenatal visits and the health of household environment. Overall, the independent variable accounted for effect reach 20,8%. The primary factors that have the most impact on infant mortality in West Nusa Tenggara Province is household?s economic level
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