Geoadditive Latent Variable Modelling of Child Morbidity and Malnutrition in Nigeria

Associations Between Nutritional Indicators Using Geoadditive Latent Variable Models with Application to Child Malnutrition in Nigeria

Childhood undernutrition is amongst the most serious health issues facing developing countries. It is an intrinsic indicator of well-being, but it is also associated with morbidity, mortality, impaired childhood development, and reduced labor productivity (Svedberg 1996; UNICEF 1998; Sen 1999) To assess nutritional status, the 2003 DHS obtained measurements of height and weight for all children...

Geoadditive Latent Variable Modelling of Count Data on Multiple Sexual Partnering in Nigeria

Analysis of childhood morbidity with geoadditive probit and latent variable model: a case study for Egypt.

This work applies geoadditive latent variable models to analyze the impact of risk factors and the spatial effects on the latent, unobservable variable "health status" or "frailty" of a child less than 5 years of age using the 2003 Demographic and Health survey (DHS) data from Egypt. Childhood diseases are a major cause of death of children in the developing world. In developing countries a qua...

Analyzing Child Mortality in Nigeria with Geoadditive Survival Models

Child mortality reflects a country’s level of socio-economic development and quality of life. In developing countries, mortality rates are not only influenced by socioeconomic, demographic and health variables but they also vary considerably across regions and districts. In this paper, we analyze child mortality in Nigeria with flexible geoadditive survival models. This class of models allows t...

Latent variable modelling of risk factors associated with childhood diseases: Case study for Nigeria

The prevalence of childhood diseases in Nigeria remain high during the last decade due to the burden associated with highly prevalent diseases such as diarrhea, malaria and acute respiratory infections (ARI). These three ailments are the leading causes of death globally among children under five years of age. There is much uncertainty surrounding the ascertainment of pneumonia as the underlying...