Adeniyi Francis Fagbamigbe

Department of Epidemiology and Medical Statistics, Faculty of Public Health, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Nigeria

Publications

• Original Article   
  Analysis of Regional Variations in Influence of Household and Environmental Characteristics on Prevalence of Diarrhoea among Under-Five Children in Nigeria
  Author(s): Adeniyi Francis Fagbamigbe*, Oyewale Mayowa Morakinyo and Emmanuel Abatta
  
  Background: Until now, factors influencing diarrhoea in children has been studied in Nigeria without full recourse to her wide geopolitical diversities. Aim: This study assessed the differentials in regional prevalence of diarrhoea and the role of household and environmental characteristics in the distribution and likelihood of diarrhoea among children under-five years within each geopolitical region in Nigeria. Subjects and Methods: A cross-sectional study among households with under-five children. We used the data from the 2012 Nigeria National HIV/AIDS and Reproductive Health Survey (NARHS Plus II). We weighed the data and used descriptive statistics, Pearson Chi-square (x2) and logistic regression to analyse data at 5% significance level. Results: Over a third, 38.0% (5062/13322) of ho.. Read More»