Bibliographic record
Abstract
This study examined specific socio-cultural practices, which vary among different ethnic groups, as they affect childhood morbidity and mortality in Nigeria. Data from Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey (NDHS) 2003 were complemented with 40 focus group discussions and 40 in-depth interviews among selected ethnic groups in Nigeria. An examination of the Direct Estimates and Cox regression on childhood mortality indicate significant differences, with ethnic groups in the northern part of Nigeria having the highest risk. The values placed on children among all ethnic groups are reflected in different socio-cultural beliefs and practices with significant influence of maternal education. Although the assumption that specific socio-cultural practices might be salient to exposure of children under five years to childhood mortality was supported in the study, the differences observed are more a reflection of the mother’s household environment and socioeconomic variables.Keywords: Nigeria; childhood mortality; socio-economic; culture; ethnicityRésumé Cette étude a examiné les pratiques socio-culturelles spécifiques, qui varient entre les différents groupes ethniques, car elle affecte la morbidité et la mortalité infantiles au Nigeria. Les données en provenance du Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey (enquête démographique et sanitaire) 2003 ont été complétées avec 40 groupes de discussion et 40 entrevues en profondeur auprès de certains groupes ethniques au Nigeria. Un examen du Budget des dépenses directes et de régression de Cox sur la mortalité infantile montrent des différences significatives, avec des groupes ethniques dans la partie nord du Nigéria ayant le plus de risques. Les valeurs placées sur les enfants dans tous les groupes ethniques se retrouvent dans les différentes croyances socio-culturelles et des pratiques ayant une influence significative de l'éducation maternelle. Bien que, l'hypothèse que les pratiques socio culturelles spécifiques pourraient être saillants de l'exposition des enfants de moins de cinq ans pour la mortalité infantile a été pris en charge dans l'étude, les différences observées sont plus d'une réflexion de l'environnement ménage de la mère et les variables socio-économiques.Mots clés: Nigeria; la mortalité infantile; socio-économique; la culture; l'ethnicité
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How this classification was reachedexpand
Full frame machine prediction
Teacher imitationNot calibrated prevalence, not ground truth. Human validation pending. The Gemma side is a direct model label for every work in the frame, read from the title-only record. The Codex side is a classifier learned from the 10,348 direct Codex labels and calibrated to design-weighted sample rates; fields without enough sample support carry no Codex call. Candidate is the union of the two sides; consensus is their intersection. These outputs are machine_predicted_unvalidated and are not human labels.
Distilled classifier scores by category (both heads)
| Category | Codex | Gemma |
|---|---|---|
| Metaresearch | 0.000 | 0.002 |
| Meta-epidemiology (narrow) | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Meta-epidemiology (broad) | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Bibliometrics | 0.001 | 0.001 |
| Science and technology studies | 0.001 | 0.000 |
| Scholarly communication | 0.001 | 0.000 |
| Open science | 0.000 | 0.001 |
| Research integrity | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Insufficient payload (model declined to judge) | 0.003 | 0.000 |
Machine scores (provisional)
The two teacher heads of the student model, read on this work. A score orders the frame for review; it never asserts a category, and the validation status ships verbatim with every row.
Baseline scores from an immature model (maturity gate not passed, 7 training rounds). Scores rank; they never assert a category.
score_only:v0-immature-baseline · verbatim from the scoring run: score_only means the number may rank works, and no category label ships from itClassification
machine, unvalidatedMachine predicted; a candidate call from one source (direct Gemma or distilled Codex), not a consensus.
How this classification was reached, model by model and score by score, is at the end of the page under "How this classification was reached".