Lack of electricity access increased neonatal mortality risk in urban Nigeria - finding in a new study.

 

 A recent study in Nigeria has found a significant association between the increased incidence of neonatal mortality in urban Nigeria and the lack of access to electricity supply in the country. The study which aimed at investigating the differences in the rates and risks for neonatal mortality in rural and urban Nigeria was published in pediatrics international in September 2016. Risk factors contributing to the likelihood of deaths among neonates both in rural and urban Nigeria, as reported in the study, included: cesarean delivery, and being born with a small body size. In urban residence, male neonates were found to be more at risk of death than their female counterparts while birth interval less than two years was a risk factor in rural residence. Read more

 

What's it about?

• "Nigeria has one of the highest numbers of neonatal deaths in the world. To effectively address this challenge and speed-up the rate of reduction of deaths among neonates, it is important to understand the different types of factors contributing to the problem in Nigeria. While a few studies have attempted finding out these factors, they were all limited in that the differences between rural and urban residences were not investigated ..." Read more

Why is it important?

• "Our study provides an evidence-based approach to addressing the challenge of deaths among neonates in Nigeria. To the best of knowledge, it is the first study to assess the rates and risk factors for neonatal mortality in rural and urban Nigeria using nationally representative data. Since the data used are the latest available and they represents the whole country, findings in our study are current, timely and ..."  Read more

  
  

  
  

Perspectives

Emmanuel Adewuyi (Author)

"Our study provides practical solutions that are evidence-informed for addressing the challenge of high rates of deaths among neonates in Nigeria..." Read more