The Impact of Basic Utility Services on Infant Mortality in Africa
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
8-2019
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jup.2019.100928
Abstract
Data from international online databases are analyzed using log-linear regression techniques to test the hypothesis of an inverse association between access to basic utility services and infant mortality. Four basic utility services (potable water, improved sanitation, electricity, and telecommunications) and three controlling factors (health expenditure per capita, women's literacy, and duration of the colonial era) are examined. The hypothesis is confirmed; the predictor variables explain more than half (R2 = 0.57, significant at ⋅α = 0.000) of the variability in infant mortality. It is recommended that governments in Africa prioritize utility provisioning and women's literacy as an infant mortality reduction strategy.
Was this content written or created while at USF?
Yes
Citation / Publisher Attribution
Utilities Policy, v. 59, art. 100928
Scholar Commons Citation
Njoh, Ambe J.; Ricker, Faye; Joseph, Nigel; Tarke, Mah O.; and Koh, Bomin, "The Impact of Basic Utility Services on Infant Mortality in Africa" (2019). School of Geosciences Faculty and Staff Publications. 2027.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/geo_facpub/2027
