Socio-demographic determinants of birth registration among mothers in an urban community in southern Nigeria.
Socio-demographic determinants of birth registration among mothers in an urban community in southern Nigeria.
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10.4103/2276-7096.148567
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2015-01-01
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Atimati, A. O.
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Isara, A. R.;Atimati, A. O.
背景：出生登记既是一项基本人权，也是保护儿童身份权的重要手段。目的：目的是评估尼日利亚南部一个城市社区母亲对出生登记的认识、知识和做法以及出生登记的社会人口决定因素。方法学：在尼日利亚埃多州Ovia东北地方政府区域的一个城市社区的母亲中进行了一项以社区为基础的描述性横断面研究。一个结构化的访谈管理问卷用于数据收集。使用SPSS 20进行数据分析。结果如下：出生登记知识知晓率较高（69.6%），主要信息来源为大众传媒（60.5%），但综合知识水平较低。对负责出生登记的机构的认识不足。只有44.2%的受访者为其子女进行了出生登记，三分之二的出生登记者拥有出生证。婚姻状况和受教育程度与出生登记知识显著相关。年龄、教育水平、婚姻状况、职业和分娩地点是出生登记做法的决定因素。结论：有必要改变出生登记运动的战略，以便将认识转化为更好的知识和做法。我们提倡建立以社区为基础的出生登记中心，以提高出生登记的可及性和实用性。
Background: Birth registration is both a fundamental human right and an essential means of protecting a child's right to identity. Objective: The aim was to assess the awareness, knowledge and practice of birth registration by mothers and the socio-demographic determinants of birth registration in an urban community in southern Nigeria. Methodology: A community-based descriptive cross-sectional study was carried out among mothers in an urban community in Ovia North East local government area of Edo State, Nigeria. A structured interviewer administered questionnaire was used for data collection. Data were analyzed using SPSS version 20. Results: Awareness of birth registration was high (69.6%) with mass media as the major source of information (60.5%), but the composite knowledge of it was poor. Awareness of the agency responsible for birth registration was poor. Only 44.2% of the respondents registered the births of their children, two-thirds of those who registered births possess a birth certificate. Marital status and level of education were significantly associated with the knowledge of birth registration. Age, level of education, marital status, occupation, and place of delivery were the determinants of the practice of birth registration. Conclusion: There is a need for a change of strategy in the campaign for birth registration so that awareness can translate into better knowledge and practice. We advocate the establishment of community-based birth registration centers to improve accessibility and practice of birth registration.