Child Mortality and Social Programs in the Brazilian Semiarid, 2005-2010

The Brazilian Semiarid region is the focus of this panel data study evaluating the impact of social programs and fertility on child mortality from 2005 to 2010. It was created by author Everlane Suane de Araújo da Silva and uses a multivariate linear regression model with fixed effects. The dependent variable is the Infant Mortality Rate, with independent variables including coverage of the Bolsa Família Program, its conditionalities, the Family Health Strategy, and the Fertility Rate.

Use Cases

• Modeling the impact of Bolsa Família Program coverage on infant mortality rates based on the described regression framework.
• Analyzing the relationship between Family Health Strategy coverage and child mortality outcomes as indicated in the abstract.
• Investigating the effect of fertility rate changes on infant mortality in a specific geographic region over a defined time period.
• Conducting policy evaluation research on conditional cash transfer programs using panel data methods mentioned in the description.

Strengths

• Study covers a defined 6-year time period from 2005 to 2010.
• Analysis is focused on a specific geographic region, the Brazilian Semiarid.
• The abstract specifies the use of a multivariate linear regression model with fixed effects for panel data.

Limitations

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Provenance

Source

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Collection Method

The description indicates the application of a multivariate linear regression model of panel data with fixed effects.

Time Range

2005-2010

Geography

Brazilian Semiarid region