An account of disproportionate child healthcare utilization in Nigeria
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Demand for child healthcare in Nigeria.
Nigeria with an estimated $350 per capital annually still ranks near the bottom 158 out of 177 countries in the UN Human Capital Development Index in terms of per capita income, with more than half of the population living in poverty. Over the past decade U5MR is estimated to be 201 deaths/1000 lives births,the high rates of child mortality especially the 0-5 years shows the total breakdown of ...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Public Affairs
سال: 2020
ISSN: 1472-3891,1479-1854
DOI: 10.1002/pa.2224