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An exploratory look at associated factors of poverty on educational attainment in Africa and in-depth multilevel modelling for Namibia.
(BER, 2013)
This study examines several indicator variables related to education
and poverty in Africa from the Demographic and Health Surveys
(DHS). Many have described income and education as one of the
fundamental determinants ...
Epidemiological analysis of spatially misaligned data: a case of highly pathogenic avian influenza virus outbreak in Nigeria
(Cambridge University Press, 2013)
This research is focused on the epidemiological analysis of the transmission of the highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 virus outbreak in Nigeria. The data included 145 outbreaks together with the locations of ...
Multi-year trend analysis of childhood immunization uptake and coverage in Nigeria
(Cambridge University Press, 2013)
As a leading indicator of child health, under-five mortality was incorporated in the United Nations Millennium Development Goals with the aim of reducing the rate by two-thirds between 1990 and 2015. Under-five mortality in ...
Causes and patterns of morbidity and mortality in Afghanistan: Joint estimation of multiple causes in the neonatal period
(Springer, 2014)
This paper focuses on investigating the leading cause(s) of death and preventable factors in Afghanistan,
using data from verbal autopsies of infant deaths. We are of the view that the presence
of a disease in a person ...