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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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Womenâ€™s decision-making autonomy and childrenâ€™s schooling in rural Mozambique

Luz, Luciana; Agadjanian, Victor - In: Demographic Research 32 (2015) 25, pp. 775-796

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An inquiry into the uneven distribution of womenâ€™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 …. We draw upon a population-based sample of ever-married women to explore this unexpected finding. Our data show that in … the southern district of Balaka, women with circumcised spouses have a lower probability of HIV infection compared to …

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Subjective expectations in the context of HIV/AIDS in Malawi

Delavande, Adeline; Kohler, Hans-Peter - In: Demographic Research 20 (2009) 31, pp. 817-875

In this paper we present a newly-developed interactive elicitation methodology to collect probabilistic expectations in a developing country context with low levels of literacy and numeracy, and we evaluate the feasibility and success of this method for a wide range of outcomes in rural Malawi....

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Fertility decline in North-Central Namibia

Shemeikka, Riikka; Notkola, Veijo; Siiskonen, Harri - In: Demographic Research 13 (2005) 4, pp. 83-116

This study examines fertility decline in North-Central Namibia in the period 1960-2000. A Scandinavian-type parish …-register system, established in the beginning of 20th Century and still in use, provided register-based data for fertility analysis …. Fertility decline began in 1980, was rapid in the 1980s, levelled off in the early 1990s, started again in 1994 and continued …

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Inconsistencies in age profiles of HIV prevalence

Leclerc, Pauline M.; Garenne, Michel - In: Demographic Research 16 (2007) 5, pp. 121-140

. Parameters include age specific rates of fertility, mortality, entry into sexual life, number of partners and age of partners … Africa. …

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The Malawi Diffusion and Ideational Change Project 2004-06

Anglewicz, Philip; Adams, Jimi; Obare, Francis; Kohler, … - In: Demographic Research 20 (2009) 21, pp. 503-540

In this paper, we evaluate the quality of survey data collected by the Malawi Diffusion and Ideational Change Project by investigating four potential sources of bias: sample representativeness, interviewer effects, response unreliability and sample attrition. We discuss the results of our...

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Overestimating HIV infection:

Anglewicz, Philip; Kohler, Hans-Peter - In: Demographic Research 20 (2009) 6, pp. 65-96

In the absence of HIV testing, how do rural Malawians assess their HIV status? In this paper, we use a unique dataset that includes respondentsâ€™ HIV status as well as their subjective likelihood of HIV infection. These data show that many rural Malawians overestimate their likelihood of...

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Polygyny and HIV in Malawi

Reniers, Georges; Tfaily, Rania - In: Demographic Research 19 (2008) 53, pp. 1811-1830

of HIV positive women into polygynous unions via an investigation of the relationship between marriage order and polygyny …

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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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