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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
The effects of sex, birthweight, birth order and maternal age on infant mortality in a Nigerian community
Annals of Human Biology, Volume 5, No. 4, Year 1978
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Corrected registration returns in a rural area of Nigeria show that the average infant mortality rate during one five year period was 88·2 per 1000 per annum. The rate was 89·4 per 1000 for females, which did not differ significantly from that of 87·0 per 1000 for males. There were significant variations in the rates by maternal age and by birth order. Forty-two per cent of the infant deaths were of low birth-weight, the mortality rate among this group being approximately six times as high as for those with greater weights. © 1978 Informa UK Ltd All rights reserved: reproduction in whole or part not permitted.
Authors & Co-Authors
Ayeni, Olusola A.
Nigeria, Ibadan
University of Ibadan
Oduntan, S. Olu
Nigeria, Ibadan
University of Ibadan
Statistics
Citations: 14
Authors: 2
Affiliations: 1
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1080/03014467800002991
Research Areas
Maternal And Child Health
Study Locations
Nigeria
Participants Gender
Female