Karra Publishes Article in International Journal of Epidemiology
Mahesh Karra, Assistant Professor of Global Development Policy at the Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies at Boston University, published a recent journal article in the International Journal of Epidemiology.
Karra’s article, entitled “Early-Life Exposure to Ambient Fine Particulate Air Pollution and Infant Mortality: Pooled Evidence From 43 Low- and Middle-Income Countries,” was published on May 10, 2019.
From the text of the article:
Over 2.5 million children die annually within the first 28 days of birth, with three out of four of these neonatal deaths occurring in Southern Asia and sub-Saharan Africa. At the same time, many low- and middle-income countries are becoming increasingly exposed to adverse environmental stresses, particularly ambient fine particulate air pollution (PM2.5),and estimates from the World Health Organization (WHO) find that over 4.2 million deaths worldwide can be attributed to ambient air pollution.Given the evidence of the relationship between exposure to ambient air pollution and under-5 mortality,high and rising ambient air pollution is likely to be a key determinant for the continuing high rate of neonatal and child mortality in low- and middle-income countries.
Karra’s academic and research interests are broadly in development economics, health economics, quantitative methods, and applied demography. His research utilizes experimental and non-experimental methods to investigate the relationships between population, health, and economic development in low- and middle-income countries.