Authors :
OBASI, Basil Jacob
Volume/Issue :
Volume 8 - 2023, Issue 10 - October
Google Scholar :
https://tinyurl.com/34keedxj
Scribd :
https://tinyurl.com/5buptwzr
DOI :
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10090406
Abstract :
This study tries to investigate the differential
effect of maternal education on under-five mortality
across the six geopolitical zones in Nigeria. The study
utilized data from the Nigeria Demographic and Health
Survey (NDHS), 2013 in its analysis. A multinomial
logistic regression was estimated to examine the
disaggregated effect of maternal education, household
wealth index and religion on under-five mortality in each
of the six zones in the country. Our findings suggest that
maternal education and wealth status have greater
explanatory power on inequality in under-five mortality
rates in Nigeria than religion. The study results indicate
that maternal education significantly explains the zonal
disparity in under-five mortality with Northeast and
Northwest where maternal education is lowest while in
regions where maternal education is high, the other
socioeconomic status of women determines the health
outcomes for under-five children.
Keywords :
Maternal Education, Mortality, Zonal Disparity, Multinomial Logit.
This study tries to investigate the differential
effect of maternal education on under-five mortality
across the six geopolitical zones in Nigeria. The study
utilized data from the Nigeria Demographic and Health
Survey (NDHS), 2013 in its analysis. A multinomial
logistic regression was estimated to examine the
disaggregated effect of maternal education, household
wealth index and religion on under-five mortality in each
of the six zones in the country. Our findings suggest that
maternal education and wealth status have greater
explanatory power on inequality in under-five mortality
rates in Nigeria than religion. The study results indicate
that maternal education significantly explains the zonal
disparity in under-five mortality with Northeast and
Northwest where maternal education is lowest while in
regions where maternal education is high, the other
socioeconomic status of women determines the health
outcomes for under-five children.
Keywords :
Maternal Education, Mortality, Zonal Disparity, Multinomial Logit.