A study of infant mortality in Turkey in relation to health policy
Author
Çalıkoğlu, Şule
Advisor
Müftüler, Meltem
Date
2001Publisher
Bilkent University
Language
English
Type
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Abstract
This thesis investigates the determinants of infant mortality and the impact of
health policy on mortality reduction. It focuses on Turkish case, studying the
historical changes of the main inclinations of Turkish health policy. The thesis
involves an empirical analysis of the factors affecting receiving prenatal care and
postnatal care which reveals the need for coherent health policy in Turkey.