Household and context-level determinants of birth registration in Sub-Saharan Africa.

ABSTRACT: While according to the United Nations birth registration is a human right, in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) only half of new-born children currently have their birth registered. To gain insight into the reasons behind this low registration rate, we study the role of determinants at the household, sub-national regional and country level, using self-reported birth registration data on 358,842 children in 40 SSA countries. While most of the variation in reported birth registration is due to factors at the household level, context factors are found to play an important role as well. At the household level, poverty, low education, restricted autonomy of women, and belonging to a traditional religion are associated with lower odds of being registered. Lack of professional care during pregnancy, deliv

SUBMITTER: Ebbers AL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8993011 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature