A Review of Socioeconomic Factors Affecting Infant Survival in Indonesia

Abstract

Infant survival is the infant's ability to survive until their first birthday. Indonesia has a high IMR. Previous research reported that socioeconomics is a crucial factor that must be discussed in solving the challenge of infant mortality in Indonesia, considering that Indonesia is a developing country with high socioeconomic disparities. This review aims to identify socioeconomic determinants affecting infant survival in Indonesia. According to Mosley and Chen's framework, the well-being and survival of infants are influenced by socioeconomic factors operating through proximate determinants identified at the individual, household, and community levels. The findings from this review are how socioeconomic variables are related to each other. Keywords: infant mortality, household, community