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Deadly cities? : a note on spatial inequalities in mortality in Sub-Saharan Africa
Günther, Isabel; Harttgen, Kenneth - 2010
In this paper we analyze if an `urban mortality penalty' exists for today's developing countries, repeating the history of industrialized nations during the 19th century. We analyze the Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) of 19 Sub-Saharan African countries for differences in child and adult...
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The power of the interviewer
Randall, Sara; Coast, Ernestina; Compaore, Natacha; … - In: Demographic Research 28 (2013) 27, pp. 763-792
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Anticipatory child fostering and household economic security in Malawi
Bachan, Lauren - In: Demographic Research 30 (2014) 40, pp. 1157-1188
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From desires to behavior
Hayford, Sarah R.; Agadjanian, Victor - In: Demographic Research 26 (2012) 20, pp. 511-542
Extensive research in both developed and developing countries has shown that intentions for future childbearing predict behavior, net of other characteristics. However, the factors that promote or impede correspondence between fertility intentions and behavior are not well understood. This...
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Further evidence of community education effects on fertility in sub-Saharan Africa
Kravdal, Øystein - In: Demographic Research 27 (2012) 22, pp. 645-680
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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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What has high fertility got to do with the low birth weight problem in Africa?
Kodzi, Ivy; Kravdal, Øystein - In: Demographic Research 28 (2013) 25, pp. 713-732
High parity tends to be associated with socioeconomic disadvantage, which is widely believed to be a risk factor for low birth weight. Using a fixed-effects approach (comparing children of the same mother born within the five-year period preceding Demographic and Health Surveys), this paper...
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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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An inquiry into the uneven distribution of women’s HIV infection in rural Malawi
Poulin, Michelle; Muula, Adamson S. - In: Demographic Research 25 (2011) 28, pp. 869-902
Ecological comparisons in sub-Saharan Africa show that HIV prevalence is lower where men are generally circumcised than … where they are not. Randomized controlled trials have found a 50-60% reduction in HIV acquisition for newly circumcised men …. Yet in Malawi, HIV prevalence is highest in several districts in the Southern Region, where men are commonly circumcised …
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Beyond denomination: The relationship between religion and family planning in rural Malawi
Yeatman, Sara; Trinitapoli, Jenny - In: Demographic Research 19 (2008) 55, pp. 1851-1882
Despite the centrality of religion and fertility to life in rural Africa, the relationship between the two remains poorly understood. The study presented here uses unique integrated individual- and congregational-level data from rural Malawi to examine religious influences on contraceptive use....
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