Morbidity from diarrhoea, cough and fever among young children in Nigeria

摘要: Diarrhoea, cough and fever are the leading causes of childhood morbidity mortality in sub-Saharan Africa. Despite it being a determinant many developing countries, geographical location has seldom been considered as an explanatory factor for large regional variations seen attributed to these this area. The relevant data collected two Nigerian Demographic Health Surveys, one 1999 other 2003, have now therefore analysed compared. aim was reveal explore inequalities health children by mapping spatial distribution associated with recent diarrhoea, accounting important risk factors, using Bayesian geo-additive model based on Markov-chain-Monte-Carlo techniques. Although overall prevalences recorded (among aged <3 years) were similar those 2003 <5 years), residual effects indicated that, each survey, attributable varied, differently, at state level. Place birth (hospital v. other), type feeding (breastfed only parental education, maternal visits antenatal clinics, household economic status, marital status mother place residence significantly investigated. In both surveys, from urban areas found lower than their rural counterparts. Most factors affecting differed surveys. three conditions increased first 6-8 months after but then gradually declined. analysis explained significant share pronounced effects. Maps showing young across Nigeria generated during study. Such maps should facilitate development policies fulfil Millennium Development Goals throughout