title: Women's status and childhood mortality in two contrasting areas in south-western Nigeria:  a preliminary analysis.
abstract: "The purpose of this paper is to examine the relationship between some women's status factors and differentials in probability of child survival in the south-western part of Nigeria.  The present analysis is based on the results of the study of children of some 4,677 women in two towns contrasting geographical zones.  The results of the study indicate the significant role of age of mother at first marriage and BCG vaccination while the influence of maternal education was inconsistent at both household and regional levels. Likewise, the possession of certain household items such as dustbin [and] dining table seem to enhance the survival of children in the urban centres."
authors.forename: B F
authors.initials: BF
authors.lastname: Iyun
mesh_terms: D000349:Africa; D017954:Africa South of the Sahara; D000354:Africa, Western; D000367:Age Factors; D003695:Delivery of Health Care; D003710:Demography; D003906:Developing Countries; D004467:Economics; D006262:Health; D006296:Health Services; D007114:Immunization; D007226:Infant Mortality; D008423:Maternal Age; D009026:Mortality; D009549:Nigeria; D009747:Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; D010290:Parents; D011153:Population; D011154:Population Characteristics; D011157:Population Dynamics; D011320:Primary Health Care; D011634:Public Health; D012499:Sanitation; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D014933:Women's Rights
keywords: Africa; Africa South Of The Sahara; Age Factors; Child Mortality; Delivery Of Health Care; Demographic Factors; Developing Countries; Differential Mortality; Economic Factors; English Speaking Africa; Health; Health Services; Immunization; Maternal Age; Mortality; Nigeria; Nutrition; Parental Age; Population; Population Characteristics; Population Dynamics; Primary Health Care; Public Health; Sanitation; Socioeconomic Factors; Standard Of Living; Western Africa; Women's Status