Background: Birth registration is both a fundamental human right and an essential means of
protecting a child's right to identity. Objective: The aim was to assess the awareness,
knowledge and practice of birth registration by mothers and the socio-demographic
determinants of birth registration in an urban community in southern Nigeria. Methodology: A
community-based descriptive cross-sectional study was carried out among mothers in an
urban community in Ovia North East local government area of Edo State, Nigeria. A …