ABSTRACT

Abstract

The study investigated the extent of the correlation matrix (degree of the relationship) between the five-child killer diseases and under-five mortality rate in Yola Metropolis. A quantitative secondary data from 2001 to 2018 was obtained from the document of Adamawa State Primary Health Care Development Agency regarding the number of children immunized and number of children that were infected and later died due to Pneumonia, Diarrhoea, Measles, Tetanus, Polio and the overall under-five mortality rate irrespective of the diseases within that timeframe. The study used a method of correlation matrix for analysis of the data. The results of the correlation matrix revealed that Pneumonia, Measles and Tetanus had strong positive and significant relationship with under-five mortality rate, while diarrhoea had a weak positive and insignificant relationship. Polio was excluded from the analysis because it did not register any incidences and deaths within the timeframe. The study recommends that government needs to implement the Global Action Plan for Pneumonia and Diarrhoea as campaigned by WHO and UNICEF and the children infected with HIV/AIDs should be given daily vaccines to reduce the risk of contracting these five child-killer diseases.