Background predictors of time to death in infancy: evidence from a survival analysis of the 2018 Nigeria DHS data.

Background: Nigeria's child health profile is quite concerning with an infant mortality rate of 67 deaths per 1000 live births and a significant slowing down in progress towards improving child health outcomes. Nigeria's 2018 Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) suggests several bio-demographic risk factors for child death, including mother's poor education, poverty, sex of child, age of mother, and location (rural vs urban) but studies are yet to explore the predictive power of these variables on infant survival in Nigeria.

Methods: The study extracted data for all births in the last 12 months preceding the 2018 Nigeria DHS and used the Cox proportional hazard model to predict infant survival in Nigeria.

A survival analysis of the timing of onset of childbearing among young females in Nigeria: are predictors the same across regions?

Background: Early childbearing comes at high health costs to girls, the children they bear, their future life chances and the larger society. Nationally representative data suggest variation in onset of childbearing across regions and states of the country. Yet, there is need for strong evidence on how background characteristics explain time to first birth among young females across regions in Nigeria.