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A Geospatial Analysis of the Health Impacts of Oil Spills in the Niger Delta Region of Nigeria

ANYANWU, CHIJIOKE
http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4964-2480
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1556104648333948

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2019, Master of Science (MS), Ohio University, Geography (Arts and Sciences).
This study presents an application of Geographic Information systems (GIS) to examine the geographic pattern and spatial relationship between oil spills and child diarrhea, investigating whether the prevalence of diarrhea disease among children in the Niger Delta is associated with proximity to an oil spill. Oil spills are common in the Niger Delta and previous research has linked oil spills to human health hazards such as dermatoxic diseases, cancer, neonatal and child mortality. Investigating infant diarrhea is critical to understanding the underlying causes of infant mortality. This study is based on analysis of georeferenced oil spill data from the Nigerian Oil Spill Monitor, and spatial health data from the Nigeria National Demographic and Health Survey (DHS, 2013). The DHS contains a sample survey of 33,385 women of reproductive aged 15-49 years and 15,486 men aged 15-59 years in randomly selected households. The sample for this thesis contains 4,060 children under the age of 5 years in 3,384 households from 206 DHS clusters in the Niger Delta. This study reveals that both oil spills and infant diarrhea express a clustered pattern in the study area. There is also a significant spatial association between oil spills and infant diarrhea in the Niger Delta. Finally, the research concludes that addressing oil spills in the Niger Delta is critical to tackling infant diarrhea and minimizing human exposure to environmental hazards.
James Lein (Advisor)
Risa Whitson (Committee Member)
Dorothy Sack (Committee Member)
78 p.
Geographic Information Science; Geography
Oil Spill; Diarrhea; GIS; Niger Delta; Nigeria

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  • ANYANWU, C. (2019). A Geospatial Analysis of the Health Impacts of Oil Spills in the Niger Delta Region of Nigeria [Master's thesis, Ohio University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1556104648333948

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • ANYANWU, CHIJIOKE. A Geospatial Analysis of the Health Impacts of Oil Spills in the Niger Delta Region of Nigeria. 2019. Ohio University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1556104648333948.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • ANYANWU, CHIJIOKE. "A Geospatial Analysis of the Health Impacts of Oil Spills in the Niger Delta Region of Nigeria." Master's thesis, Ohio University, 2019. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1556104648333948

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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