poverty measurement. The health of children is a latent variable; their height and weight are observed health indicators. We …In developing countries, women's decisions concerning their children's health depend on 'empowerment' concerning … apply the 'MIMIC' approach to the 2009 Mozambique Demographic and Health Survey. Children’s health is better when the woman …

A country's performance in health attainment refers to both its achievement (level) and its improvement (evolution) in … the health domain. Studies on performance generally measure health attainment using the average health level of the … population, and quantify health improvement employing the change in attainment over time. However this approach is flawed because …