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The Influence Of Social Activities On Seasonal Variation In Birth Rates In Makurdi Town, Benue State, Nigeria, Augustine M. Idom, Martin M. Iorsamber

Journal of Health Ethics

To examine the influence of social activities on birth rates in Makurdi town of Benue State Nigeria, a total of 23,000 recorded births from the year 2006 to 2015 were collated from six renown hospitals purposively selected based on issuance of ethical clearance and availability of data. With the use of secondary data, descriptive analysis was implored using tables and graphs. The result shows that, births in Makurdi are characterized with two major peaks and two troughs. There is the March to June peak and the September to October peak. Alternatively, there is also the July to August trough and …