Maternal Mortality in Nigeria: An Impact Analysis
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Given the perplexing and high rate of preventable maternal mortality in Nigeria, its attendant consequences on future human capital development, and its effect on the family this paper, examines the impact analysis of maternal mortality in the country via its non health causative agents. The ordinary least square technique and simple percentage were adopted in the analysis of the data. The data were sourced from the Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey (NDHS) 2013 document. The findings from the data analysed indicated that a negative and significant relationship exists between mother's educational attainment (MEI) and maternal mortality (MMR) in the country. A negative and significant relationship also exists between the place of delivery (PCD) and maternal mortality. Mother's decisions concerning their healthcare (DMH) has a negative effect on maternal mortality (MMR). The result also shows that there is a negative but insignificant relationship between other measures of women autonomy (DHP and DVR) and maternal mortality. Given the above findings the paper, therefore recommends increase level of girl child education through award of scholarship and free anti-natal care as to encourage delivery at health centres.