The Local government area (LGA) in Nigeria is the third level of
governance and closest to the rural and mostly poor population, with
relatively higher records of infant mortality than the urban population.
objective of this study is to examine the effect of living and environmental
condition on infant mortality in a typical LGA
Nigeria, as a case study of
the Ibadan North LGA from 2006 to 2010 and perceptions of the people
were obtained from Focused Group Discussions (FGDs) with mothers of
between 15 and 49 years at 6 purposively selected residential areas. Analysis
of the demographic records shows that the local government, whose average
total population was 306,795 as at
1431 infant deaths. The number of infant deat
variance based on differences in certain housing/environmental
characteristics of selected districts, especially sanitation and waste
management concerns (r <0.05). The study indicates that inadequate toilet
facilities and poor was
were the bane of high infant mortality there. The
that infant mortality can be reduced to the barest minimum if good toilet
facilities are mandated for each household by the rele
and good waste management approach is adopte
