Background Women's empowerment is hypothesized as a predictor of reproductive health
outcomes. It is believed that empowered girls and women are more likely to delay marriage …

The effective implementation of population policies is critical in addressing development
challenges particularly for developing countries. Ghana's experience at population policy …

This paper examined empirically the impact of labour force dynamics on economic growth in
Nigeria over the period 1970–2015 using the newly developed bounds testing approach to …

This research examines home healthcare programs implemented in Puerto Rico and
Indiana. Puerto Rico is primarily a Hispanic territory of the United States, while Indiana is a …

The aim of this paper is to analyze the activities of field level bureaucrats to describe how
they act to overcome barriers that affect policy implementation. While most polices rely on …

Despite several family planning interventions, there has been little improvement in
contraceptive use in Nigeria where fertility rates have remained high for the last few …

Introduction: Renal transplantation (RT) is recognised as the preferred treatment modality for
end-stage renal disease. However, Malaysian transplantation rates have been low …

Introduction Renal transplantation (RT) is recognised as the preferred treatment modality for
end-stage renal disease. However, Malaysian transplantation rates have been low …

The abysmal performance of the 1988 and 2004 population policies has called to question
population policy implementation in Nigeria. This study assessed public knowledge of the …

Nigeria‟ s population is considered to be one of the fastest growing in the world with a
growth rate of 2.8 per cent in 2012. The country‟ s population increased from about 88.9 …