Adetunji J A
Harvard Center for Population and Development Studies, Cambridge, Massachusetts.
J Biosoc Sci. 1994 Oct;26(4):469-77. doi: 10.1017/s002193200002160x.
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.
本文利用1981/82年尼日利亚生育调查的数据，研究了1965年至1979年间儿童的出生地、母亲的教育程度、居住地区以及城乡居住情况对尼日利亚婴儿死亡率的影响。1965年至1979年间，所有地区的婴儿死亡率均有所下降。在现代卫生设施中出生的儿童，无论其母亲居住在何处，其婴儿死亡率均显著低于在其他地方出生的儿童。逻辑回归分析表明，所测试的所有其他变量也具有显著性，尽管有些变量的显著性程度较低。尼日利亚降低婴儿死亡率的努力应包括纠正卫生设施分布方面的城乡差异并鼓励使用这些设施的政策。
