ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE AND MATERNAL MORTALITY IN SELECTED AFRICAN COUNTRIES

Risikat Oladoyin S. Dauda (), Olayinka Aminat Olohunlana () and Oluwaseyi Omowunmi Popogbe
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Risikat Oladoyin S. Dauda: Department of Economics, Postal: University of Lagos, Akoka, , Lagos, Nigeria, https://www.ijep.org/
Olayinka Aminat Olohunlana: Department of Economics, Postal: University of Lagos, Akoka, , Lagos, Nigeria, https://www.ijep.org/
Oluwaseyi Omowunmi Popogbe: Department of Economics, Postal: Crawford University, Ogun State, Nigeria, https://www.ijep.org/

Ilorin Journal of Economic Policy, 2022, vol. 9, issue 2, 14-27

Abstract: Improving maternal health is a top priority amongst other global public health issues, hence leading to the well-established literature on the factors determining maternal mortality. However, empirical evidence on the linkage between maternal mortality and environmental exposure is poorly understood in the literature. Therefore, this study seeks to contribute to the literature on the determining factors of maternal mortality by examining its linkage to environmental exposures in selected African countries. The study covers 25 selected African countries for the period between 2000 and 2016. Using the Panel Corrected Standard Error (PCSE), the study establishes inter alia: first, environmental exposures significantly aggravate maternal mortality in Africa. Second, Adolescent fertility, and access to at least one basic amenity increase mortality rates in the continent where current expenditure per capita reduces the prevalence of maternal deaths. Third, renewable energy and electricity consumption significantly reduces maternal mortality in selected African countries. Fourth, income per capita and inflationary levels are however not significant determinants of maternal mortality. The findings have a strong implication for maternal health policy in Africa. The study recommends that intensive efforts should be directed into the reduction of environmental exposures and also seek actionable ways to discourage early exposure to childbirth

Keywords: Maternal Mortality; Gender Development; Environmental Exposure; Health Expenditure (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I12 Q52 Q53 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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