Determinants of neonatal mortality in Nigeria: evidence from the 2008 demographic and health survey.

Background: Nigeria continues to have one of the highest rates of neonatal deaths in Africa. This study aimed to identify risk factors associated with neonatal death in Nigeria using the 2008 Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey (NDHS).

Methods: Neonatal deaths of all singleton live-born infants between 2003 and 2008 were extracted from the 2008 NDHS.