Browsing by Author "Palamuleni, Martin Enock"
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Child's gender preference: What is the regional situation among women in Nigeria?
(SABINET, 2014)Child Gender Preference (CGP) is a socio-cultural phenomenon in Africa. It has implication on family building process by increasing fertility through short birth intervals, thus putting maternal and child health at risk. ... -
Childbearing dynamics among married women of reproductive age in Nigeria: Re–affirming the role of education
(UAPS, 2014)Nigeria ranks among the high-fertility countries in sub-Saharan Africa. Studies that examine relationship between fertility dynamics and education are important to improving maternal and child health. This study uses 2008 ... -
Demographic and socio–economic factors affecting contraceptive use in Malawi
(KRE Publishers, 2014)Malawi has one of the highest Contraceptive Prevalence Rates (CPR) in sub-Saharan Africa. However, fertility remains high and fertility decline is slow. This paper uses data from the 2000 and ... -
Determinants of unmet need for modern contraception and reasons for non–use among married women in rural areas of Burkina Faso
(UAPS, 2014)Burkina-Faso (TFR=6.0) is among the top-ten high fertility countries world-wide and CPR (15%) among women is low. This study examined the factors associated with non-use of modern contraception among married women residing ... -
Differential effect of wealth quintile on modern contraceptive use and fertility: Evidence from Malawian women
(BioMed Central; The Open Access Publisher, 2014)Background High fertility and wide inequality in wealth distribution are phenomenal problems in sub-Saharan Africa. Modern Contraceptives (MC) are useful for limiting fertility, but are not always easily accessible in ... -
Prevalence and determinants of unintended pregnancies in Malawi
(African Population Studies, 2014)Available statistics indicate high levels of unintended pregnancies in Africa. This study examines the prevalence and determinants of unintended pregnancies in Malawi based on 2,144 pregnant women extracted from the 2010 ... -
Some patterns of internal migration in North West Province, South Africa, 1996-2001
(2010)Migration is an important component of population change in North West province of South Africa. Unfortunately, reliable data on migration is difficult to collect. The aim of this study is to provide estimates of net ... -
Women empowerment and the current use of long acting and permanent contraceptive: Evidence from 2010 Malawi Demographic and Health Survey
(2014)Background Both contraceptive use and fertility rates are high fertility in Malawi. Status of women remains low and is believed to affect reproductive health decisions including use of Long Acting and Permanent Contraceptives ...
