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An Analysis Of Infant Mortality Rate In Abia State
[A CASE STUDY OF FEDERAL MEDICAL CENTRE UMUAHIA FROM 1995 TO 2004]
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1.5 STATEMENT OF HYPOTHESES
This study is testing for the following hypothesis:-
H0: There is significance difference in the yearly mortality rate of infants male and female.
H1: There is not significance difference in the yearly mortality rate of infants male and female.
H0: Infant mortality in Abia State is independent of sex
H1: Infant mortality in Abia State is not independent of sex.
1.6 SCOPE OF THE STUDY
This
project work is restricted to the federal medical center, Umuahia in
Abia State. The study covers a period of ten years from 1995 to year
2004.
1.7 LIMITATION OF THE STUDY
The researcher was
constrained to limit the study to the federal medical center Umuahia
only. This was chosen as a sample, which will be used for generalized
decision making. The study is limited in scope because the mortality
rate of infants were done for only ten years study and only one hospital
i.e. the federal medical center Umuahia was considered.
There is the problem of lack of adequate record keeping by the hospital;
therefore retrieval of such information was made very difficult.
The peoples’ ignorance which include their not recording death of
infants that took place outside the hospitals makes the report of
mortality in exact which far out weigh t hose recorded in any known
hospital. Finally, lack of fund and time imposed a major limitation to
this study there by limiting the study t o only one hospital and just
for a period of two months only.
1.8 DEFINITION OF TERMS
The terms used in this study are all Demography terms and are peculiar t o the subject matter alone.
Below are some of the terms commonly used in this study, which
constitute the reference terms and will aid data analysis.
Demograph
Mortality
Neo-natal mortality
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ABSRACT - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]We had tried to study the rates of infant mortality in Abia State. The aims of this study were to compare the mortality and birth rate of infants male and female in order to determine whether there is a significant yearly difference in their mortality and birth rate. Also, to determine whether infant mortality in Abia State in independent of sex. And furthermore to determine the future trend cases for birth and death and as well determine some preventive measures to reduce the infant’ ... Continue reading---
