Amankwaa A A
Department of Corrections, Tallahassee, Florida, USA.
J Biosoc Sci. 1996 Jul;28(3):281-95. doi: 10.1017/s0021932000022355.
This study examines the role of marriage form in infant mortality and tests the relative effects and mechanisms through which polygyny affects infant survival. A sample of infants born in the 5 years preceding the 1988 Ghana Demographic and Health Survey was used. A causal model was constructed and polygyny was found to be an important mediating factor in understanding infant survival. The findings highlight the relevance of family structure (polygyny) as an intervening factor, but also reveal the complex role of ethnicity, dietary supplement and birth interval in accounting for infant survival.
本研究考察了婚姻形式在婴儿死亡率中的作用，并检验了一夫多妻制影响婴儿生存的相关影响及机制。研究采用了1988年加纳人口与健康调查前5年出生的婴儿样本。构建了一个因果模型，发现一夫多妻制是理解婴儿生存情况的一个重要中介因素。研究结果突出了家庭结构（一夫多妻制）作为干预因素的相关性，但也揭示了种族、膳食补充剂和生育间隔在解释婴儿生存情况方面的复杂作用。
