ABSTRACT
The main objective of this study is to
investigate if there is any trend effect in the occurrenee of infant death and
to fit a time series model. The monthly data collected in Abia state university
teaching hospital Aba covers a period from 2005-2014. Box-Jenkins iterative
procedure was used to model infant death. Hence, the model ARMA (1,1) was
identified and was found to be adequate using the model adequacy test, one year
forecast were made using the models developed and it shows that the infant
deaths are constant. In conclusion, it was recommended that the government and
the health providers should do more in the reduction of infant leath since the
trend of infant was found to be constant, so that the dream of the MDG4 will he
actualized.
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PRECIOUS, DIRIBE. "Time Series Analysis Of Infant Death In Abia State From 2005-2014 (A Case Study Of Abia State University Teaching Hospital Aba)" Repository.mouau.edu.ng (2021). Accessed 23 Nov. 2024. https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/time-series-analysis-of-infant-death-in-abia-state-from-2005-2014-a-case-study-of-abia-state-university-teaching-hospital-aba-7-2