Who keeps children alive? A review of the effects of kin on child survival

Evolution and human behavior Vol/Iss. 29(1) Elsevier Published In Pages: 1-18
By Sear, Rebecca, Mace, Ruth

Hypothesis

The effect of losing a mother has the strongest effect on child survival rate in very early life (5).

Note

The association between mother's death and child death had been investigated in 28/45 populations. Age of children studied ranged from 0-24 weeks to ~1-15 years. (Hypothesis tested by observing the proportion of previous studies with the hypothesized effect. No formal statistical test)

Test

Test NameSupportSignificanceCoefficientTail
UNKNOWNSupportedUNKNOWNUNKNOWNUNKNOWN

Variables

Variable NameVariable Type OCM Term(s)
Child MortalityDependentMortality
Maternal MortalityIndependentMortality