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Estimates of Age-Specific Reductions in HIV Prevalence in Uganda: Bayesian Melding Estimation and Probabilistic Population Forecast with an HIV-enabled Cohort Component Projection...
Clark, Samuel J.; Thomas, Jason; Bao, Le - In: Demographic Research 27 (2012) 26, pp. 743-774
We estimate age-specific HIV incidence and prevalence in Tanzania and Uganda in the late 1990s and forecast forward … over the intervening decade. In Uganda our forecasts significantly overstate HIV prevalence. The age pattern of our … forecast errors reflects the age-specific reductions in HIV prevalence and incidence in Uganda. Our estimates and forecasts are …
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Perceived risk of HIV infection and mental health in rural Malawi
Hsieh, Ning - In: Demographic Research 28 (2013) 13, pp. 373-408
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The more you learn the less you know? Interpretive ambiguity across three modes of qualitative data
Angotti, Nicole; Kaler, Amy - In: Demographic Research 28 (2013) 33, pp. 951-980
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The age pattern of increases in mortality affected by HIV
Sharrow, David; Clark, Samuel J.; Collinson, Mark A.; … - In: Demographic Research 29 (2013) 39, pp. 1039-1096
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When the group encourages extramarital sex
Coma, Julia Cordero - In: Demographic Research 28 (2013) 30, pp. 849-880
Understanding the determinants of men’s extramarital sexual relations, which account for a relevant share of concurrent sexual partnerships, is an important research subject. This article focuses on examining how married men’s behavior is influenced by the fidelity norm. Using...
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Does the orphan disadvantage "spill over"? An analysis of whether living in an area with a higher concentration of orphans is associated with children’s school enrollment in sub-...
Smith-Greenaway, Emily; Heckert, Jessica - In: Demographic Research 28 (2013) 40, pp. 1167-1198
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Measuring the balance of government intervention on forward and backward family transfers using NTA estimates: the modified Lee Arrows
Patxot, Concepció; Renteria, Elisenda; Romero, Miguel … - Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research, Rostock, … - 2012
In this paper we propose a way to measure the degree of government intervention on forward –from parents to children– and backward –from adult children to elderly parents– intergenerational family transfers (IFT). We carry out a discussion about the possibility of using Generational...
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Providing easy access to cross-country comparative contextual data for demographic research: concept and recent advances of the Generations & Gender Programme Contextual Database
Caporali, Arianna; Klüsener, Sebastian; Neyer, Gerda R.; … - Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research, Rostock, … - 2013
Demographic behaviour is shaped not only by characteristics at the individual level, but also by the context in which individuals are embedded. The Contextual Database of the Generations and Gender Programme (GGP) supports research on these micro-macro links by providing cross-country...
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Parental benefits improve parental well-being: evidence from a 2007 policy change in Germany
Myrskylä, Mikko; Margolis, Rachel - Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research, Rostock, … - 2013
Family policies aim to influence fertility and labor force participation, and support families. However, often only fertility and labor supply are considered in policy evaluations. For example, the 2007 extension of parental leave benefits in Germany is generally considered unsuccessful because...
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The Japanese family system: change, continuity, and regionality over the twentieth century
Kato, Akihiko - Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research, Rostock, … - 2013
In Japan, many scholars and policymakers as well as ordinary people, have accepted the family nuclearization theory—that is, that the Japanese family system has changed from a traditional stem family into the modern nuclear or conjugal family in the latter half of the twentieth century....
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