A5054454140- Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health
- Global Maternal and Child Health
- Reproductive Health and Contraception
- Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare
- Family Dynamics and Relationships
- HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
- Global Health Care Issues
- Sex work and related issues
- Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving
- Homelessness and Social Issues
- Demographic Trends and Gender Preferences
- Community Health and Development
- Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy
- Child Abuse and Trauma
- Assisted Reproductive Technology and Twin Pregnancy
- SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
- Health Policy Implementation Science
- Adolescent and Pediatric Healthcare
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Migration and Labor Dynamics
- HIV/AIDS Impact and Responses
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Reproductive Health and Technologies
- Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations
- Climate Change and Health Impacts
University of the Western Cape
2021-2025
Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
2025
University of Pretoria
2023-2024
International Network for Advancing Science and Policy
2024
University of Ibadan
2024
University of Cape Town
2021-2023
University of the Witwatersrand
2016-2020
World Bank Group
2020
Weatherford College
2020
Although, there are several programs in place Nigeria to ensure maternal and child health, neonatal mortality rates remain high with being 576/100,000 at 37/1000 live births (NDHS, 2013). While many studies on the utilization of health services such as antenatal care skilled delivery birth, postnatal limited. Therefore, aim this study is examine factors associated non-utilization among mothers using Demographic Health Survey (NDHS) 2013. For analysis, uptake for 19,418 children born 5 years...
Method-specific contraceptive prevalence varies widely globally, as huge variations exist in the use of different types contraception, with short-term methods being most common sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Evidence is scanty on trends, patterns and determinants long-acting reversible (LARC) SSA. This study aimed to address this knowledge gap.Using a pseudo longitudinal research design descriptive inferential statistics, we analysed Demographic Health Survey data eight countries selected basis...
While studies in demography and public health have acknowledged the role of ethnic differences, influence ethnicity on youth sexual behaviour Nigeria has received little or no attention. It is important to know how cultural norms gender roles, which vary by ethnicity, may promote prevent risky behaviour. Such information could provide insights into previously undetected multi-ethnic situations.
Abstract Background Evidence-based parenting programmes have strong evidence in preventing and mitigating violence, but in-person are challenging to deliver at scale. ParentApp is an open-source, offline-first app-based adaptation of the Parenting for Lifelong Health Parents Teens programme promote playful positive parenting, reduce risks sexual violence victimisation, prevent against adolescents. This study aims evaluate effectiveness cost-effectiveness compared attention-control group....
Religion plays an important role in youth behaviours, making it a significant factor the discourse on sexuality sub-Saharan Africa. Several studies have found that religion and religiosity play sexual behaviours of young people. However, little research Nigeria has examined mechanisms through which influences behaviour if parents' moderates this relationship. Guided by social control theory, paper contributes to existing literature examining relationship between behaviour.Data for study came...
Abstract Optimal birth spacing (defined as a of 24–59 months) is incontrovertibly linked to better health outcomes for both mothers and babies. Using the most recent available Demographic Health Survey data, we examined patterns determinants short long intervals among women in selected sub-Saharan African (SSA) countries. Reproductive sociodemographic data 98,934 from 8 SSA countries were analyzed. Unadjusted adjusted multinomial logistic regression models used examine net relationship...
The prevalence of child marriage in West Africa is one the highest global south. Yet, much what we know about harmful effects early and why it persists comes from research on South Asia. Adopting life course family development perspectives adolescent sexuality, examine linkages between timing union formation childbearing across multiple countries with high rates marriage. Using latest round data Demographic Health Surveys (DHS), find that by age 18, 28 percent adolescents Nigeria, 25 Burkina...
Background The reasons for the persistence of risky sexual behaviours among adolescents and young adults in sub-Saharan Africa despite increasing knowledge about associated risks continue to attract scholarly debates. Drawing from a cross-sectional study conducted male female Nigerian university students, we examined relationship between family structure, support transactional sex. Methods A pre-validated questionnaire was administered 800 students selected using stratified sampling;...
Background Given the paucity of data on recreational drug use and recent media attention abuse drugs such as codeine cough syrups tramadol, in Nigeria, our study examined prevalence frequency among young adults from two Nigerian universities. We drew Socio-ecological Model to examine influence factors at individual family level adolescents adults. Methods This cross-sectional was conducted between February March 2018 a final sample 784 male female university students selected using...
Covid-19 vaccine hesitancy among young people can be seen as an acute – but not isolated phenomenon within alarming longer-term trend of broader distrust in Africa. Yet there are still considerable knowledge gaps relation to the scope and drivers low acceptability people. Moreover, better frameworks tools needed conceptualise understand this population group. We applied recently published Accelerate Framework for Young People’s Acceptability guide qualitative research with living South...
Several studies have focused on the risk factors associated with adolescent developmental outcomes, but literature role of protective at family and community level for positive development is scarce, especially in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). We hypothesize that ensuring a supportive environment adolescents may result delayed sexual debut SSA. The relationship between structure behaviour, measured as delay debut, was examined using bioecological theory framed by resilience perspective. used...
Summary The question of youth sexual behaviour has been widely debated, with researchers such as Berhan and (2015) arguing that young adults aged 15–24 are more likely to engage in risky behaviours. However, research not adequately addressed the issue positive behaviours, particular among people sub-Saharan Africa. Adapting compensatory model risk resiliency theory, this study examined determinants behaviours Using recent data from Demographic Health Surveys sixteen countries representative...
Background Crime and violence causes massive disruptions to the health, survival development of populations. In South Africa, incredibly high rates crime are noted. The country also has a very large youth population whose key economic growth. Among other efforts encourage healthy promotion social activities such as sports, groups, choirs so forth. This study examines relationship between perceived community safety uptake among in Africa. Data methods paper uses data from National Youth...
Research is vague regarding the influence of media exposure on HIV testing among youth in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Using three rounds Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) from selected countries SSA (Kenya, Nigeria, Zambia), this article investigates relationship between mass SSA. Logistic regression was used to examine these associations. has witnessed some growth percentage who are tested an increasing trend evident. There a significant during mid-2000 Kenya but not Zambia. The findings...
The interplay between population dynamics and the environment has long interested demographers. Although studies have explored how climate patterns affect macrolevel processes, such as mortality migration, little is known about their impact on individual-level demographic behaviors. This study fills this research gap by examining linkages exposure to drought women's fertility preferences contraceptive behaviors in sub-Saharan Africa. We analyze data from Demographic Health Surveys Program,...
Abortion is legal in South Africa, but significant challenges exist to access services. This study explores the experiences and perspectives of women who accessed abortion through telemedicine a randomized controlled trial, providers policy makers involved care services Africa. Our aim was investigate acceptability implications implementing for early medical ours similar settings. Between April 2021 December 2021, we conducted in-depth interviews with 13 receiving services, 7 health 2...
Mentoring is important for improving capacity development in population and public health research sub-Saharan Africa. A variety of experiences have been documented since Consortium Advanced Research Training Africa (CARTA) admitted the first cohort 2011. However, experience mentoring opportunities CARTA has not studied. Our study focused on perceptions, challenges among fellows. We adopted a descriptive design based data collected from fellows using an online semi-structured questionnaire....
Studies elsewhere show that benevolent childhood experiences (BCEs) have protective mental health value. However, this value has never been investigated in an African context. Given the need to better understand what might support resilience among young people, study explores relationship between BCEs and depressive symptoms a South sample of adults living community dependent on economically volatile oil gas industry.A Africa (N = 313, mean age 20.3 years, SD 1.83, range from 18 26; majority...
Studies have linked the timing of sexual debut to unplanned pregnancies and sexually transmissible infections, including HIV. Current understandings among Nigerian adolescents focused on roles individual familial characteristics. We leveraged 2018 Nigeria Demographic Health Survey data examine how community features like affluence, ethnic diversity, women empowerment may be associated with adolescent girls. The sample comprised 7449 girls who were usual residents in 6,505 households 1,352...