DECOMPOSING THE RURAL-URBAN GAP IN THE FACTORS OF UNDER-FIVE MORTALITY IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA? EVIDENCE FROM 35 COUNTRIES

Decomposing the rural-urban gap in the factors of under-five mortality in sub-Saharan Africa? Evidence from 35 countries

Abstract Background Understanding urban-rural gap in childhood survival is essential for health care interventions and to explain disparities in the determinants of Under-5 mortality.There is dearth of information about the factors explaining differentials in urban-rural Under-5 mortality especially in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA).In this study, we sou

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Economic Analysis of Groundnut Production in Andhra Pradesh

For the study on cost of cultivation of groundnut crop in Andhra Pradesh, the data was obtained from Directorate of Economics and Statistics, Ministry of Agriculture, Government of India.The cost of cultivation was found to be Rs.55142.26.Among the operational costs, labour cost accounted to a major share of 60%, indicating the labour intensive nat

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