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Declaration     ii
     
Dedication     iii
     
Acknowledgement    iv
      
Table of Contents    v
      
List of Tables    vii
     
List of Figures    viii
 List of Abbreviations    ix
 Abstract    x
      
CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION     1
      
Statement of the Problem    1
      
Rationale of the Study    3
      
Objectives    4
      
Background and Scope of the Study    4
      
     
CHAPTER 2:  LITERATURE REVIEW    7
      
Theoretical Framework    12
      
Research  Questions and Hypotheses    17
      
Organisation of the Study    19
     
     
CHAPTER 3:  METHODOLOGY     
     
Source of Data    20
      
Sampling and Instrumentation     20
      
Method of Analysis    21
      
       Estimating Childhood Mortality    24
      
       Mortality Levels : Indirect Method    26
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Regression Analysis    28
     
     
CHAPTER 4: DEMOGRAPHIC, SOCIO-ECONOMIC  BACKGROUND  OF 
RESPONDENTS    30
     
Socio-Economic and Demographic Background    30
      
Household  and Environmental Characteristics    34
      
    
     
CHPATER  5 :  LEVELS AND CORRELATES OF INFANTS AND CHILD MORTALITY  37
      
 Indirect Method Results    37
      
Correlates of Child Mortality   40
      
       Mortality Differentials of Under-5 Children: Bivariate    41
      
       Socio-Economic and Demographic Factors    42
      
        Mortality Differentials of Under-5 Children: Multivariate Results   45
      
Percentage Change in Survivorship    47
      
Use of Preventive and Curative Health Services     50
      
     
CHPTER  6: CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION    
     
Discussion    53
      
Recommendations for Future Research     56
      
Policy-Oriented Issues     57
      
References     59
      
Appendices     64