Fagbeminiyi, F. and Akpovire, Oduaran (2019) MATERNAL MORTALITY AND PUBLIC HEALTH ADULT AND CONTINUING EDUCATION: A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF NIGERIA AND SOUTH AFRICA. In: Proceedings of the 2019 International Pre-Conference, October 6-8 2019, St. Louis, Missouri.
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Abstract
Maternal mortality is a serious public health issue for Nigeria and South Africa. This is so because maternal mortality is an indicator of the level and efficacy of public health investment and performance for both countries. This study focuses on the experience of these two countries in order to determine if South Africa’s governmental policies, level of government corruption, and traditional practices directly lead to its comparably better maternal health statistics. South Africa has demonstrated lower ratios of maternal mortality and more consistent improvement in maternal health indicators than Nigeria because of stronger government support for maternal health, effective policies to improve accessibility, and availability of maternal healthcare. And when there is a constant reporting and reflection of the unpredictability of the rate at which the phenomenon occurs, the critical need arises not just for a comparative measurement of the scale of occurrence but, more so, the centrality of applying a multi-sectoral approach to the mitigation of this public health issue. This paper proceeds with that assumption by first exploring the incidence of maternal mortality using a comparative analysis lens. It then identifies the structures and processes in adult and continuing education that could be adapted in contributing valid ideas to the reduction of maternal mortality in Nigeria and South Africa.
| Item Type: | Conference or Workshop Item (Paper) |
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| Subjects: | H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General) H Social Sciences > HG Finance |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Law, Arts and Social Sciences > School of Social Sciences |
| Depositing User: | Mrs Patricia Nwokealisi |
| Date Deposited: | 30 Jun 2021 20:30 |
| Last Modified: | 30 Jun 2021 20:30 |
| URI: | http://eprints.covenantuniversity.edu.ng/id/eprint/15170 |
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