Background Emerging evidence from high income countries showed that the COVID-19
pandemic has had negative effects on population and reproductive health behaviour. This …

Background Reduction in ideal number of children has been suggested as a necessary
precursor for fertility decline especially in high fertility countries of Western and Central …

Introduction The global human population is still growing such that our collective enterprise
is driving environmental catastrophe. Despite a decline in average population growth rate …

Background: One of the targets for the third and fifth Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
borders on children survival and women economic empowerment, respectively. A robust …

The role of religion in contraceptive use is an issue of significant debate. This study
employed the 1990 and 2008 Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey data to examine …

In view of an unusual transition in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) fertility, periodic re-appraisal is
necessary. Using an ecological design, data from Demographic and Health Surveys …

The increased use of social media has resulted in active participation of women on social
media platforms, specifically Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. However, very little research …

Background Women's levels of education and fertility are commonly associated. In Sub-
Saharan Africa, the pace of decreasing fertility rates varies greatly, and this is linked to …

For much of its history, human population growth increased at a glacial pace. The
demographic rate only soared about 200 years ago, climaxing between the years 1950 and …

Few studies have examined the mediators of the association between parental occupational
status and under-five mortality risk in Ethiopia. We examine the association between …