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The Incidence Of Maternal And Child Mortality
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Armstrong and Roystone (1990) asserted that:
The most easily recognized factors responsibly for maternal and child mortality are the women age and the
number
of her previous pregnancy. These factors to them are not limited to
developed countries societies alone, but have confined to exist even in
developed countries and report shows that teenage marriage is widespread
in developing countries which may result in maternal death or other
damage as a result of child birth such as VVF (i.e., Vesico Vagina
Festula). Women in developing countries run the risk much more, since
they bear more children than women in the developed world.
Putting
the observation of both authors in critical analysis, some of factors
responsible for maternal and child mortality are not peculiar to
developing countries where most of its population are poor but continue
to exist even in developed countries. (Alubo, 1997; Armstrong and
Roystone 1990).
1.4 STATEMENT OF RESEARCH QUESTION
There arose questions in relation to this research and getting answers to them will be beneficial to humanity and they are;
What is the relationship between poverty and mortality rate in women and children
What are the other factors responsible for children and maternal mortality?
What is the level of awareness of the residents on maternal mortality and family planning?
Are there policies of government towards the reduction of maternal and child mortality rates?
How effective are government policies in addressing the problem of maternal and child mortality?
1.5 STATEMENT OF THE RESEARCH OBJECTIVES
Objectives of the study
The
general objective of this research is to analyze the impact of poverty
on maternal and child mortality in Jos North Local Government Area and
the specific objectives are:
Specific Objectives
To find out the rate at which poverty affects women and children’s health status.
To find out factors responsible for the incidence of death in women of reproductive age and children below 1 year.
To find out the level of awareness of Jos North citizens on family planning.
To find out the level of the prevalence of maternal and child mortality among Jos north residence.
To make recommendations to the appropriate authority on how to make maternal and child mortality among Jos North residence
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