STATISTICAL ANALYSIS OF THE RATE OF INFANT MORTALITY FROM ONE MONTH TO ONE YEAR

ABSTRACT
This study examined the analysis of the rate of infant mortality from one month to one year. The main objective of this study presented an analysis of the rate of infant mortality from one month to one year in Nigeria. With the specific objectives that include: to identify the pattern of infant mortality, to evaluate the socioeconomic variables that affect the level of infant mortality and to examine the reproductive behaviors of the mothers that influence the chances of child survival in the study area. The scope of the study was limited to the presenting of the analysis on rate of infant mortality from one month to one year in Nigeria.
The population for this study were residents in Ajeromi Ifelodun Local Government, Lagos state, Nigeria. A total of 134 respondents were selected from the population figure out of which the sample size was determined. The researcher used Taro Yamane’s formula to determine the sample size from the population. Data for this study was collected from primary and secondary sources. The primary source of data collected was mainly the use of a structured questionnaire which was designed to elicit information on analysis of the rate of infant mortality from one month to one year. The secondary source of data collections were textbooks, journals and scholarly materials.
It was concluded that higher levels of education, employment outside the home, lower infant and child mortality and increased income are among the factors that can increase the level of economic development in the country. Perhaps, the most significant factor is improving in the status of women, which is important in its own right above and beyond any influence it has on mortality. This has to be given particular attention in the nation’s population policy.