PARENTAL SOCIO-ECONOMIC STATUS AND ACCESS TO CHILD HEALTHCARE UTILIZATION IN NIGERIA

  • PAUL JOSEPH Federal University Lafia, Nasarawa State.
  • ADOFU ILEMONA Federal University Lafia, Nasarawa State.
Keywords: Socioeconomic Status, Child healthcare utilization, Mortality rate

Abstract

This paper examines socioeconomic status and child health care utilization in Nigeria, using NMIS data. The primary objective of this study is to determine the socioeconomic factors that influence child health care utilization in Nigeria. Using Binary logistic regression as method of analysis, the research result found a positive and significant relationship between socioeconomic status especially wealth differential and child health care utilization. The result is robust to inclusion of relevant covariates such as child and parents individual and regional characteristics. Other indicators of child health care use included were region, family structure, gender of household head and place of residents which were also found to be important determinants of child health care use. Programs that will improve the wealth and education of the poor such as investment in agriculture, free and quality education and increase insurance coverage was recommended to increase child health care access in Nigeria.

Author Biographies

PAUL JOSEPH , Federal University Lafia, Nasarawa State.

Department of Economics

ADOFU ILEMONA, Federal University Lafia, Nasarawa State.

Department of Economics

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Published
2019-07-15