Influence of gender preference and sex composition of surviving children on childbearing intention among high fertility married women in stable union in Malawi

SA Adebowale, ME Palamuleni - African health sciences, 2015 - ajol.info
Background: Child's gender preference (GP) frequently leads to high fertility which has
adverse effect on family health. The link between women's fertility intention, GP and Living …

Prevalence of eye diseases among school children in a rural south-eastern Nigerian community

O Okoye, RE Umeh, FU Ezepue - Rural and Remote Health, 2013 - search.informit.org
Vision has an essential role in a child's development, and visual deficit is a risk factor not
only for altered visiosensory development, but also for overall socioeconomic status …

Influence of sex composition of surviving children on childbearing intention among high fertility married women in stable union in Northwestern, Nigeria

JM Ibrahim, IA Ahmad, ES Opowoye, VN Omole… - African Journal of …, 2023 - ajol.info
Abstract Achievement of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), especially goals one (end
all forms of poverty), three (ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages) …

Sex composition of living children in a matrilineal inheritance system and its association with pregnancy intendedness and postpartum family planning intentions in …

S Eliason, F Baiden, DA Tuoyire, K Awusabo-Asare - Reproductive health, 2018 - Springer
Background Sex composition of living children within the context of “sex preference” and its
association with various reproductive health outcomes has been extensively studied in …

Knowledge of Lassa fever and its determinants among traders in Izzi Community in South-East Nigeria

E Nwonwu, C Alo, A Una… - Archives of Current …, 2018 - science.sdpublishers.org
Background: Lassa fever is a viral hemorrhagic fever found predominantly in West Africa
with the potential to cause approximately 5,000 deaths per year. However, good knowledge …

Investing in the Future: The Economic Costs of Child Malnutrition and the Role of Socioeconomic Determinants in Ethiopia

CM Gebregergis - Child Indicators Research, 2024 - Springer
In this research, I have studied the socioeconomic variations in the prevalence of stunting
and underweight prevalence of child health in Ethiopia. Concerning the disparities in child …

Domestic abuse: voice, exit, loyalty and entrepreneurship

S Ojo - International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small …, 2024 - inderscienceonline.com
Women who suffer domestic violence are trapped in the abusive relationship for a number of
reasons that relate to socio-cultural and economic rationalisation. Divorce is not always …

[PDF][PDF] High fertility level in sub-Saharan Africa: implication for reaping and optimizing demographic dividend

AK Sunmola, JS Olaosebikan… - Int J Community Med …, 2020 - researchgate.net
Africa region remains the continent with the highest total fertility rate among other major
regions of the world such as Europe, North America, Asia and Latin America and Oceania …

Child's gender preference: what is the regional situation among women in Nigeria?

EA Palmuleni - Gender and Behaviour, 2014 - journals.co.za
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 …

Socioeconomic determinants of child malnutrition: Evidence from Ethiopia

CM Gebregergis - Discover Global Society, 2024 - Springer
In this research, I examined the role of socioeconomic variations in the prevalence of
stunting and underweight among children in Ethiopia. The study aimed to identify key health …