Determinants of childhood survival in Indonesia: Evidence from Indonesia Demographic and Health Survey 2002-2003

[[abstract]]Objective: The purpose of this study is to determine the socioeconomic and demographic, and health access determinants of childhood survival in Indonesia. Methods: This study is cross sectional design by using the secondary data analysis from IDHS 2002 – 2003 data. The 2002-2003 IDHS was designed as a collaborative effort of four institutions: BPS-Statistics Indonesia (BPS), National Family Planning Coordinating Board (NFPCB), the Ministry of Health (MOH), and ORC Macro. Data sources are taken from the 2002-2003 Indonesia Demographic and Health Survey (IDHS) is a nationally representative survey of 29,483 ever-married women age 15-49 and 8,310 currently married men age 15-54. The 2002-2003 IDHS fieldwork was carried out from October 2002 to April 2003 in selected enumeration areas of the 26 provinces in Indonesia. The 2002-2003 IDHS samples is aimed at providing reliable estimates of key characteristics of ever-married women 15-49 and married men 15-54 in Indonesia as a whole, in urban and rural areas, and in each of the 26 provinces. Data on child mortality in the 2002-2003 IDHS are derived from the birth history section of the individual questionnaire. After data processing, a total respondent that was found is 16,206 respondents. Findings: These study findings that father’s education in higher level was associated with the childhood survival 2 times compare with no education, secondary levels 1.8 times compare with no education, and primary level 1.5 times compare with no education. Wealth index was significant at borderline p<0.05, it was associated with the childhood survival 1.5 times compare with the poorest. People who lives in rural area can increase the childhood mortality about one time compared with their who lives in urban area, significant in borderline at p