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A comparative study of fertility preferences of Nigerian female migrants and non-migrants in Benin City, Nigeria.
Context/Background: Whereas a large body of literature has already focused on fertility and migration at destination area, relatively few studies …
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Impact of internal migration on fertility in Cotonou, Benin Republic
Context/Background: In developing countries, fertility is usually higher in rural than urban areas. This is partly due to lower access …
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Too young to be a wife! analysis of the factors influencing child marriages and its influence on the preferred number of children among women in Zambia.
Context/Background: Zambia has one of the highest rates of child marriages in the world. This study sought to establish the …
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GIS in pre-census mapping of sampled rural and urban localities in Enugu north and south constituency: A sustainable pathway for census planning in Enugu State.
Background: The recurring inaccuracy in census figures is attriutable to the lacuna in pre-census mapping. Data Source and Method: Geographic …
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University of Nigeria Nsukka research and post-2015 development agenda
This Special Issue of African Population Studies/Etude de la Population Africaine brings together current research of faculty members at the …
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Regional Variations and Determinants of Physical Intimate Partner Violence in Nigeria
Background: In spite of the need to prevent and mitigate varying occurrences of physical intimate partner violence (IPV) in different …
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Children, waste and well-being: A critical analysis of socio-environmental justice in almajirai solid waste management in Northern Nigerian Cities
Context: Whereas academic discourse on socio-environmental justice (SEJ) globally has focused on race, ethnicity and wealth, and gender inequalities, research …
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Determinants of fertility rate among women in Ghana and Nigeria: Implications for population growth and sustainable development
Background: Some individual and community variables, such as rural population concentration, per capita income, life expectancy of men, female education, …
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Church-based organisations and their role in the support of older adults in Nnewi, South-east Nigeria
Background: Despite increase in the number of older adults in Nigeria, and the health, social and economic implications that accompany …
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Newspaper framing and climate change mitigation in Nigeria and Ghana
Background: The issue of climate change is a global one yet there exist little literature on African media coverage of …
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Influence du statut de la femme dans le recours à la contraception moderne chez les femmes en union au Togo.
Contexte: Au Togo, la majorite des femmes qui ont potentiellement besoin de contraception n’utilisent pas la contraception moderne (CM). Les …
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Nigeria’s recent population censuses: a Benford-theoretic evaluation
Context: Population censuses in Nigeria have been plagued with under- or over-enumeration, as well as outright manipulation. This paper examines …
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Modelling regional differentials in childhood and adult mortality in Nigeria
Context: Nigeria is one of the countries yet to undergo demographic transition in sub-Saharan Africa. This study provided estimates of …
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Social network and complementary/alternative medicine use among pregnant women in Ogbia Communities of Rivers and Bayelsa States, Nigeria
Background: The role of social network in influencing different aspects of health behaviour is a growing aspect of social medicine. …
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Factors facilitating risky sexual behaviour among youths in Mufakose, Harare, Zimbabwe
Background: Risky sexual behaviours among the youth are a global challenge since they expose young people to reproductive health challenges …
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River catchment dynamics and access to clean water in rural South Africa
Context: This paper explores evidence-based indicators of the National Water Policy Review (NWPR, 2013) among households in the Mthatha River …
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Intimate partner violence and uptake of HIV testing and STI treatment among married women in Nigeria
Context/Background: Nigeria has a high prevalence of Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) and STIs including HIV/AIDS - which constitute a major …
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Determinants of sex differentials in mortality: an assessment of household-level factors in South Africa
Background: Increasingly high male mortality hinders progress towards improving overall life expectancy.Data Source & Method: The study used data from …
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Breastfeeding and common childhood diseases in Zambia: does breastfeeding have a protective effect against diarrhea, fever and acute respiratory infections among children in Zambia?
Background: This paper aimed at answering two specific questions: does breastfeeding reduce the occurrence of ARIs, Fever and Diarrhea in …
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Teen motherhood and women’s later life outcomes: evidence from South Africa.
Background: The pathway from teen motherhood to later life outcomes has received considerable attention in both research and political agenda. …