To facilitate the design of effective programmes to eliminate violence against women in
Nigeria, this paper examined women's perceptions of wife beating. The data were derived …

Research on fertility trends in Islamic northern Nigeria has rarely sought the perspectives of
the people of that region concerning the causes of high fertility in the area. Relying on …

Migration is considered as the movement of people from one geographical region to
another, which may be on temporary or permanent basis. This study assessed the …

Objectives To examine the association between reproductive health practices/outcomes and
exposure to intimate partner violence (IPV) among women in Nigeria. More specifically, the …

Our aim in this study is to examine the association between women's lifetime experiences of
physical, sexual, and emotional intimate partner violence (IPV) and the use of maternal …

The interconnections of family transformation, childrearing and fertility behaviour are
explored. Data were generated through nine focus groups organized among the Ogu and …

BACKGROUND: This study examined the trends, determinants and health risks of
adolescent fatherhood in three selected African countries where adolescent-girl pregnancy …

Relying on focus group discussions and in-depth individual interviews with men and women
in Jigawa and Kano states in northern Nigeria, we investigated barriers to spousal …

This paper highlights the cultural factors responsible for and negative effects of cultural
violence against women in Nigeria and makes a case for raising public consciousness …

The high rates of youth migration to urban and economic centers, in the context of persistent
poverty and devastating HIV/AIDS burden, have raised intricate social policy challenges in …