@techreport{fdi:010069948, title = {{M}alaria control and infant mortality in {A}frica}, author = {{C}ogneau, {D}enis and {R}ossi, {P}.}, editor = {}, language = {{FRE}}, abstract = {ave malaria control efforts contributed to the reduction in infant mortality in {S}ub-{S}aharan {A}frica over the past 15 years? {U}sing large household surveys collected in 19 countries between 2000 and 2015, we estimate the correlation between the distribution of bednets and the progress in child survival. {W}e find that the large increase in bednets ownership observed between 2000 and 2015 is associated with a decrease in infant mortality by 1.3pp, which amounts to one third of the total decrease in infant mortality over the period. {W}e further discuss to which extent this correlation might be interpreted as a causal impact.}, keywords = {{MORTALITE} {INFANTILE} ; {PALUDISME} ; {LUTTE} ; {POLITIQUE} {DE} {SANTE} ; {AIDE} {AU} {DEVELOPPEMENT} ; {ECONOMIE} {DE} {LA} {SANTE} ; {AFRIQUE} {SUBSAHARIENNE}}, address = {{P}aris}, publisher = {{PSE}}, series = {{W}orking {P}aper - {PSE}}, pages = {24 multigr.}, year = {2017}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010069948}, }