Trends in reproductive health indicators in Nigeria using demographic and health surveys (1990–2013)

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ID15540941
AutoresChinelo C Okigbo (0000-0002-4983-9339, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, autor correspondente), Korede K Adegoke (University of South Florida), C Z Olorunsaiye (0000-0003-4725-0448, University of North Carolina at Charlotte)
Ano2016
Volume12
Fascículo6
Páginas648-665
Data de publicação2016-10-16
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoGlobal Public Health (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1744-1692 • E-ISSN: 1744-1706
EditoraTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/17441692.2016.1245350
PMID27748161
OpenAlexW2536705944
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas3
Referências citadas15

There is an urgent need to improve reproductive health (RH) in Nigeria - the most populous country in Africa. In 2015, Nigeria had the highest number of maternal deaths in the world. This study assessed the trends in select RH indicators in Nigeria over two decades. Data used were from Nigeria Demographic and Health Surveys (NDHS) conducted between 1990 and 2013. The NDHS uses a two-stage cluster sampling design to select nationally representative samples of reproductive-age women. The study sample ranged from 7620 to 38,948 women aged 15-49 across the five surveys. Trends in modern contraceptive prevalence rate, skilled antenatal care, skilled birth attendance, and adolescent birth were assessed. The results show increasing trends in modern contraceptive prevalence rate from 4% in 1990 to 11% in 2013 (p < .001); in skilled antenatal care from 57% in 1990 to 61% in 2013 (p < .001); and in skilled birth attendance from 31% in 1990 to 40% in 2013 (p < .001). The trend in adolescent birth decreased from 24% in 1990 to 17% in 2013 (p < .001). Marked disparities exist as rural, poor, and less educated women bear the greatest burden. Interventions should target the at-risk populations to improve their access and use of RH services

Attendance · Birth rate · Developing country · Economic growth · Environmental health · Fertility · Population · Psychological intervention · Reproductive health · Demographic Trends and Gender Preferences · Demography · Global Health Care Issues · Global Maternal and Child Health · Medicine