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Infant mortality in Nigeria: effects of place of birth, mother's education and region of residence

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 July 2008

Jacob Ayo Adetunji
Jacob Ayo Adetunji
Affiliation:
Harvard Center for Population and Development Studies, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
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Summary

This paper examines the effects of a child's place of birth, mother's education, region of residence and rural and urban residence on infant mortality in Nigeria between 1965 and 1979, using data from the 1981/82 Nigeria Fertility Survey. Infant mortality rates declined in all regions between 1965 and 1979. Children born in modern health facilities, irrespective of their mothers' place of residence, experienced significantly lower rates of infant mortality than those born elsewhere. Logistic regression analysis showed that all other variables tested were also significant, although some to a lesser degree. Efforts to reduce infant mortality in Nigeria should include policies that rectify rural and urban differentials in the distribution of health facilities and encourage their use.

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Research Article
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Journal of Biosocial Science , Volume 26 , Issue 4 , October 1994 , pp. 469 - 477
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Copyright © 1994, Cambridge University Press

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