Paper Title :Impact of Socio-Economic Inequality on Infant Mortality in Nigeria

Author :Innocent Ekeagwu, Chika Okezie, Emekaeze, Uwazie, I.Uwazie.

Article Citation :Innocent Ekeagwu ,Chika Okezie ,Emekaeze ,Uwazie ,I.Uwazie. , (2023 ) " Impact of Socio-Economic Inequality on Infant Mortality in Nigeria " , International Journal of Management and Applied Science (IJMAS) , pp. 28-35, Volume-9,Issue-9

Abstract : The study is situated against the backdrop of poor child health outcomes amidst rising poverty and low standard of living in the country. Consequently, the study set to first, identify the socio-economic determinant of under-five and infant mortality in Nigeria and second, to ascertain if there is inequality in the distribution of selected child health outcomes in Nigeria. The logit model and concentration index were utilized to achieve the set objectives of the research work. Data on infant and under five mortality, household wealth and other socio-economic variables were sourced from the Nigeria demographic health survey NDHS 2018. Findings from the estimated models reveal the following: Socio economic variables like household wealth, Mothers level of education, employment status of mother, household size, place of residence have significant impact on infant and under five mortality in Nigeria. There exists a significant inequality in under five and infant mortality in Nigeria with significant negative bias towards the poor. The study recommends that efforts to tackle infant mortality should be holistically addressed and must include increasing literacy rate among women, women empowerment programmes that improve women financial capacity, agency and freedom of choice. Keywords - Mortality, Logit model, Infant, Socio economic

Type : Research paper

Published : Volume-9,Issue-9

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