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Do Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes Predict Under-Five Mortality In Nigeria?, Henry Chukwunonso Debem, Amany H. Refaat, Tolulope A. Osoba

Journal of Social, Behavioral, and Health Sciences

Nigerian children under 5 years of age are over 15 times more at risk of death than their counterparts in developed regions of the world; the prevalence of miscarriage, an adverse pregnancy outcome (APO), was estimated at 49%. In the present study, the relationship between APO and under-5 mortality (U5M) in Nigeria was examined to determine if APO could be used as a reliable early warning indicator for U5M. We used a cross-sectional secondary data analysis of datasets from three Nigeria demographic and health surveys: 2003, 2008, and 2013. The study population was women of reproductive age (15–49). Cochran–Mantel–Haenzel chi-square …