实现尼日利亚的可持续发展:固体废物,城市化和污染在减少五岁以下儿童死亡率方面的作用
Anayochukwu Denis Onicha1, Joshua Chukwuma Onwe2,3, Nwanku Ofobuike Ngwuta4
1Department of Public Health, University of Northampton, Northampton, UK.
概括
固体废物,污染和城市化显著增加了尼日利亚的五岁以下儿童死亡率,特别是在长期内. 建议制定环境法和清洁技术,以减少儿童死亡.
科学领域:
- 环境科学 环境科学
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 发展研究 发展研究 研究
背景情况:
- 在发展中国家,特别是在撒哈拉以南非洲,尽管有诸如可持续发展目标 (SDGs) 等全球努力,但五岁以下儿童死亡率仍然是一个关键挑战.
- 持续高的儿童死亡率需要了解导致这一危机的环境决定因素.
研究的目的:
- 调查固体废物,城市化和污染对尼日利亚五岁以下儿童死亡率的短期和长期影响.
- 为旨在减少该地区儿童死亡率的政策干预提供经验证据.
主要方法:
- 使用自回归分布式滞后 (ARDL) 和动态ARDL (DARDL) 模型进行实证分析和稳定性检查.
- 分析了环境因素和五岁以下儿童死亡率之间的共同整合和动态关系.
主要成果:
- 发现了污染,城市化和固体废物对五岁以下儿童死亡率的长期显著积极影响.
- 在短期内,城市化和固体废物对五岁以下儿童死亡率产生了积极影响,而污染的影响是微不足道的.
- 暴露对五岁以下儿童死亡率产生了显著的长期积极和短期负面影响.
结论:
- 二氧化碳排放,城市化和固体废物是尼日利亚五岁以下儿童死亡率的重要驱动因素.
- 政策建议包括制定和加强环境法,管理固体废物处理,投资清洁技术和城市医疗基础设施.
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