Unmet Need for Family Planning: Implication for Under-five Mortality in Nigeria

Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition (JHPN)

Ntwala Imasiku, Eunice¹  Ngozi Ononokpono, Dorothy¹  Odimegwu, Clifford¹  Adepoju Adedini, Sunday¹ 

关键词: Contraception;    Family planning;    Under-five mortality;    Unmet need;    Nigeria;   

DOI  :  10.3329/jhpn.v33i1.3208

来源: International Centre for Diarrheal Disease Research, Bangladesh (ICDDR,B)

【 摘 要 】

There are gaps in evidence on whether unmet need for family planning has any implication for under-fivemortality in Nigeria.This study utilized 2008 Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey data to examine theeffect of unmet need on under-five mortality. Cox regression analysis was performed on 28,647 childrenborn by a nationally-representative sample of 18,028 women within the five years preceding the survey.Findings indicated elevated risks of under-five death for children whose mothers had unmet need for spacing[Hazard ratio (HR): 1.60, confidence interval (CI) 1.37-1.86, p<0.001] and children whose mothers hadunmet need for limiting (HR: 1.78, CI 1.48-2.15, p<0.001) compared to children whose mothers had metneed. These findings were consistent after adjusting for the effects of factors that could confound the association.Findings of this study underscore the need to address the present level of unmet need for familyplanning in Nigeria, if the country would achieve meaningful reduction in under-five mortality. Key words: Contraception; Family planning; Under-five mortality; Unmet need; Nigeria

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