A poisson regression model to examine spatial patterns in antenatal care utilisation in Nigeria

Population, Space and Place

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 485-497

  Gayawan, Ezra ^a,b  

^a REDEEMER S UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Antenatal care; Maternal health care; Mother's age; Nigeria; Random effects; Spatial analysis

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE; MATERNAL CARE; NUMERICAL MODEL; PREGNANCY; PUBLIC HEALTH; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; SPATIAL VARIATION;

NIGERIA;

EID: 84905010593     PISSN: 15448444     EISSN: 15448452     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/psp.1775     Document Type: Article

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