Comparative Analysis of Sex-Selection in Nigeria and India

Aina-Pelemo, Adetutu Deborah; Saluja, Simran

doi:10.29032/ijhsss.v4.i6.2018.70-88

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“…12 61-63 For example, there have been concerns about the increasing cultural preference for male child in Nigeria due to social, political and economic reasons. [65][66][67] In the same context, studies have demonstrated that health needs of girls are often neglected. 68 69 Evidence from Asian and African countries [69][70][71][72] suggests societal discrimination against female child as evidenced by gender selective abortions (due to prenatal sex determination).…”

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Changing patterns of gender inequities in childhood mortalities during the Sustainable Development Goals era in Nigeria: findings from an artificial neural network analysis

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ObjectivesIn line with the child survival and gender equality targets of Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) 3 and 5, we aimed to: (1) estimate the age and sex-specific mortality trends in child-related SDG indicators (ie, neonatal mortality rate (NMR) and under-five mortality rate (U5MR)) over the 1960s–2017 period, and (2) estimate the expected annual reduction rates needed to achieve the SDG-3 targets by projecting rates from 2018 to 2030.DesignGroup method of data handling-type artificial neural network (GMDH-type ANN) time series.MethodsThis study used an artificial intelligence time series (GMDH-type ANN) to forecast age-specific childhood mortality rates (neonatal and under-five) and sex-specific U5MR from 2018 to 2030. The data sets were the yearly historical mortality rates between 1960s and 2017, obtained from the World Bank website. Two scenarios of mortality trajectories were simulated: (1) status quo scenarios—assuming the current trend continues; and (2) acceleration scenarios—consistent with the SDG targets.ResultsAt the projected rates of decline of 2.0% for NMR and 1.2% for U5MR, Nigeria will not achieve the child survival SDG targets by 2030. Unexpectedly, U5MR will begin to increase by 2028. To put Nigeria back on track, annual reduction rates of 7.8% for NMR and 10.7% for U5MR are required. Also, female U5MR is decreasing more slowly than male U5MR. At the end of SDG era, female deaths will be higher than male deaths (80.9 vs 62.6 deaths per 1000 live births).ConclusionNigeria is not likely to achieve SDG targets for child survival and gender equities because female disadvantages will worsen. A plausible reason for the projected increase in female mortality is societal discrimination and victimisation faced by female child. Stakeholders in Nigeria need to adequately plan for child health to achieve SDG targets by 2030. Addressing gender inequities in childhood mortality in Nigeria would require gender-sensitive policies and community mobilisation against gender-based discrimination towards female child.

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Changing patterns of gender inequities in childhood mortalities during the Sustainable Development Goals era in Nigeria: findings from an artificial neural network analysis

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“…It involves doctrinal research, that is; traditional study of legal propositions associated to contraceptive use in Nigeria, coupled with other information from internet, journals, textbooks, academic websites, and conference proceedings. Similar method was adopted by researchers in discussing their review study (Aina-Pelemo & Saluja, 2018;Tsui et al 2010).…”

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The Use of Contraceptives in Nigeria: Benefits, Challenges and Probable Solutions

Aina¹,

Aina-Pelemo²

2019

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This work examines the decision-making processes among couples, and explained the benefit, challenges and probable solutions to the use of contraception in Nigeria. This work is predicated on the premise that contraceptive decision-making is a complex process that involves an array of factors and structural forces that operate and intersect at different levels to influence decision-making on one hand and the dearth of legal framework to regulate the proper and correct use of contraceptives in Nigerian Reproductive Health Law on the other hand. The use of doctrinal research was employed by sourcing materials from internet, journals, and textbooks as well as statutory laws. This paper found that making informed choices on the methods of contraception posed a huge challenge which is a direct consequence of lack of quality contraceptive services or sufficient access to health facilities, misinformation and a dire absence of knowledge in some instances. This paper concluded that in order to make improvements to women's reproductive lives, the society should have health awareness on the use of contraceptives and its benefits and promulgate a robust, comprehensive and specific regulation for the controlled use of contraceptives in Nigeria.

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