A STATISTICAL ANALYSIS OF THE IMPACT OF SOCIO-ECONOMIC FACTORS ON MATERNAL MORTALITY IN NIGER STATE (2015–2024): TREND, CORRELATION, AND REGRESSION APPROACHES
Abstract
This project examined maternal mortality trends in Niger State over a ten-year period (2015–2024) and explored how healthcare expenditure and selected socioeconomic factors influence these trends. Data was obtained from secondary sources and analyzed using time series methods, Pearson correlation, and multiple regression techniques. Results indicate that maternal mortality remained relatively stable during the study period, with no strong upward or downward trend. The relationship between healthcare expenditure and maternal mortality was weak and statistically insignificant (r=-0.0135,p>0.05), suggesting that higher spending alone does not guarantee better maternal outcomes. Regression analysis showed that poverty level was the only significant predictor of maternal mortality (p
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