Neighbourhood characteristics and under-five mortality in Nigeria

Neighbourhood characteristics and under-five mortality in Nigeria

Despite global decline in childhood mortality, under-5 mortality remains high in Nigeria. While many studies have reported individual level factors as important determinants of under-five mortality in Nigeria, similar studies on the effects of neighbourhood contexts have been minimal. Hence, this st...

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Veröffentlicht in:African population studies 2013, Vol.27 (2), p.273-287
1. Verfasser: Adedini, Sunday A
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Birth Order
Child Mortality
child survival
Childhood
Children
community
Data processing
Death
Demographic research
Demographics
Hazards
Health
Health surveys
la communaute
la survie de l'enfant
le quartier
moins de cinq ans
Mortality
Mortality Rates
Neighborhoods
neighbourhood
Neighbourhoods
Nigeria
Regression analysis
Rural areas
Rural Communities
Under-five mortality
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Zusammenfassung:Despite global decline in childhood mortality, under-5 mortality remains high in Nigeria. While many studies have reported individual level factors as important determinants of under-five mortality in Nigeria, similar studies on the effects of neighbourhood contexts have been minimal. Hence, this study examines the effects of neighbourhood contexts on under-5 mortality in Nigeria. Using 2003 and 2008 Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey (NDHS) data, multilevel Cox regression analysis was performed on a nationally representative sample of 6,028 children (2003 NDHS) and 28,647 children (2008 NDHS). Results indicated neighbourhood context as important factor for child survival.For instance, findings showed that being born or raised in poor neighbourhoods (HR:1.54,p
ISSN:0850-5780
2308-7854
DOI:10.11564/27-2-474