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Poverty dynamics and vulnerability to poverty: An empirical analysis using general household surveys
Background: This study analysed determinants of vulnerability to poverty in South Africa utilising the General Household Surveys from 2012 to …
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Knowledge of public health challenge of open defecation in rural areas of South-East Nigeria: Implications for social workers
Background: Practice of open defection has growing health concerns especially on rural dwellers and is among leading causes of diarrhea, …
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Socioeconomic status and health shocks; analysis of coping strategies in rural households of Enugu State, Nigeria
Background: Health burden in rural areas of developing countries is worsened by the limited coverage of health insurance. With constrained …
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The impact of governance quality on mortality rates in Sub Saharan Africa
Background: The study examined the impact of governance quality on infant mortality, maternal mortality and adult female mortality in sub …
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Fear of contraceptives’ side effects and tensions in marital union among women at risk for unintended pregnancy in southwest Nigeria
Backgroud: Contraceptive uptake remains low among reproductive age women in Nigeria.This paper explores the views of women at risk for …
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The capabilities approach and agency for shaping family formation trajectories in Ghana
Context/Background: Developed by Amartya Sen, the Capabilities Approach (CA) has been applied in several domains of abstraction for understanding human …
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Demographic assessment and adjustment of census age distribution in selected West African Countries
Context/background: Despite the public acknowledgment of improvement in sub-Saharan African censuses and surveys in the recent time, the quality of …
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Cohort analysis of adolescent first birth timing and births progression in West-Africa
Context/Background: Adolescent Childbearing is an important factor sustaining high; fertility, childhood mortality and maternal mortality in West-Africa. We examined cohort …
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Multilevel analysis of male fertility behaviour in Nigeria
Context/Background: Fertility level in Nigeria remains high and currently, it stagnating at about six children per woman. Demographic literature had …
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Impacts socio-économiques des inégalités de genre sur la fécondité à Ouagadougou : éclairage à partir des donnees de l’observatoire de population de Ouagadougou
Contexte : Parmi les facteurs de la fécondité élevée en Afrique Sub-saharienne, on met souvent en avant les inégalités de …
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Under-age marital childbirth in north-west Nigeria: implications for child health.
Context/Background: Under-age marital birth is high in northern Nigeria. We explore the association between under-age marital childbirth and child health …
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Family type, ethnicity and under-five mortality in Nigeria
Background: High rate of under-five mortality (UFM) in Nigeria is an impediment to national development. This study examined the influence …
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Household structure and living arrangements among older persons in selected West Africa Countries: evidence from demographic and health surveys
Background: Older persons’ living arrangements are currently major development discourses across Africa. With the increasing family nucleation, weakening traditional ties …
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Decision making autonomy and fertility behaviour among currently married women in Nigeria.
Background: Decision-making autonomy as a component of women’s status is a less studied indicator of fertility behaviour in Nigeria.Data and …
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Is technical demography becoming less relevant? Two decade review of published articles in selected demography journals
Background: In this paper, we reviewed development in the field of technical demography and empirically demonstrate that there has been …
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Effect of HIV/AIDS on fertility: historical evidence from South Africa’s women educators
Context/Background: The HIV/AIDS epidemic remains a public health challenge. Globally, South Africa ranks second in HIV prevalence and has the …
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Spatial analysis of child mortality and welfare differentials in South Africa: evidences from the 2011 Census
Background: Welfare differential is a common phenomenon among South African population which can be manifested in terms of various economic …
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Age schedules of intra-provincial migration in Kenya
Background: Migration today is a complex process determined by inter-related historical, geographical, economic, sociological and political factors. There are linkages …
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Internal migration and unmet need for family planning in Cotonou, Benin Republic
Context/Background: Evidence shows that addressing the unmet need for FP of vulnerable groups such as rural-to-urban migrants is another alternative …
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The demographic transition in the Democratic Republic of Congo: facts and challenges to reach a demographic dividend.
Background: The channels linking the demographic and economic situation of a population are numerous. We focus on the process of …