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Household language,residential segregation and social mobility:continuity and change in eThekwini,South Africa
language migration urbanisation eThekwini South Africa
2016/7/7
This article uses South African census data for 1996, 2001 and 2011 to explore the relationship between language and social mobility in the metropolitan region of eThekwini (including what was previou...
The Behavioral Economics of Altruism,Reciprocity,and Transfers within Families and Rural Communities:Evidence from Sub-Saharan Africa
Transfers Triple Dictator Games Trust Games Malawi HIV/AIDS Game theory Transfer behavior
2016/3/18
Transfers between strangers, neighbors, families, and spouses were examined using Triple Dictator Games (TDG, involving only givings) and Trust Games (TG, involving both givings and reciprocations) am...
Projecting population, numbers of households and dwelling units in South Africa 2011-2021
Projections households dwelling units
2015/7/28
Future trends in population, number of households and dwelling units are critical components in strategic planning for future service delivery in South Africa. To aid planning therefore, this study an...
Determinants of the Recent Rise in Childhood Mortality in Sub-Saharan Africa: Evidence from Kenya Demographic and Health Surveys, 1990 – 2003
Kenya Child mortality determinants
2015/7/27
Childhood mortality rates in Kenya increased in the 1990s and early 2000s. Evidence from Kenya Demographic Health Survey (KDHS) data shows increase in under-5 mortality rate by 26 percent from 91 in 1...
Attitude towards sexual control among women in conjugal union in the era of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Mahikeng, South Africa
Sex Sexual control HIV/AIDS
2015/7/27
Husbands continue to be the greatest source of sexually transmitted infections including HIV to their wives. Using a survey of 568 respondents and 33 in-depth interviews, this study examined the attit...
Gender differences in sexual behaviour amongst university students in Mahikeng, South Africa
Gender University students Sexual behaviour
2015/7/27
Studies indicate that females are more prone to the consequences of ‘irresponsible’ sexual activities than males on university campuses. This paper presents gender differences in sexual behaviour amon...
The Effect of Socio-Demographic Factors on Risky-Sexual Behaviours of Adolescents in the North West Province of South Africa
Substance use Peer influence Lifetime sex
2015/7/27
The present study sought to fill a research void on adolescent problem behaviours in South Africa by examining individual and contextual factors that affect sexual-risk taking behaviours amongst black...
Predictors of school reintegration of black women who previously dropped out of school in the North West province of South Africa
School re-entry Dropout Pregnancy
2015/7/27
Despite policies being in place, school re-entry of the girl child after school dropout continues to be low in sub-Saharan Africa. This paper estimated the school re-entry of girls who dropped out of...
Prevalence and Predictors of elder abuse in Mafikeng Local Municipality in South Africa
Elderly Mistreatment Abuse
2015/7/27
Elder abuse is widespread in South Africa and is a serious public health problem. This paper estimated the prevalence and identified the forms and predictors of elder abuse. The paper used cross-sec...
Islam, Polygyny and Modern Contraceptive Use in Francophone sub-Saharan Africa
Reproductive health Demographic Health Surveys
2015/7/27
Francophone sub-Saharan African countries have among the highest fertility rates and lowest modern contraceptive prevalence rates worldwide. This analysis is intended to identify the factors driving c...
Religious differences in child vaccination rates in urban Africa:Comparison of population surveillance data from Ouagadougou,Burkina Faso
Vaccination Religion Child Ouagadougou Burkina Faso
2015/7/24
Many studies have shown a significant relationship between religion and health in Western countries. In developing countries, however, there is a dearth of scientific studies on the matter. Using data...
Magnitudes of South Africa’s labour market, 2002-2020 and social implications
social implications labour market
2015/7/23
Altman (2005) has noted some limitations in
labour labour market studies in South Africa.
According to Altman, labour market analysis in South
Africa distinguishes the formal sector and the informa...
Parent absenteeism and adolescent work in South Africa: An analysis of the levels and determinants of adolescents who work 10 or more hours a week
Adolescents absent parents employment
2015/7/23
Using data from the 2010 Survey of Activities of Young People (SAYP) this paper examines the relationship between parent absenteeism and adolescents’ (10-17 years old) participation in the labour forc...
Under-five mortality differentials in urban East Africa:A study of three capital cities
Under-five mortality differentials urban capital cities East Africa
2015/7/23
Studies have suggested that on average the big cities of East Africa enjoy more favorable living conditions compared to peri-urban and rural areas of this region. The current study aimed at examining ...
Comparative study of infant and child mortality:The case of Kenya and South Africa
infant and child mortality Kenya South Africa
2015/7/22
Comparisons of infant and child mortality between populations, both within and between countries, are important because they highlight causative factors of mortality, which can be addressed by health ...