Background HIV acquisition among Female Sex Workers (FSWs) is 30 times higher than the
acquisition rate among females in the respective general population. A higher HIV burden in …

The interplay between remarriage and fertility is among the most poorly documented
subjects in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), despite remarriage being one of the fundamental …

Purpose The Migration and Health in Malawi (MHM) study focuses on a key challenge in
migration research: although it has long been established that migration and health are …

BACKGROUND Marriage histories are a valuable data source for investigating nuptiality.
While researchers typically acknowledge the problems associated with their use, it is …

Sub-Saharan Africa's older population is projected to nearly double in size by 2030. At the
same time, demographic changes have caused major shifts in the units primarily …

Despite its importance in studies of migrant health, selectivity of migrants—also known as
migration health selection—has seldom been examined in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). This …

This study examines the timing of and factors associated with remarriages in rural Malawi
after the first marital dissolution. Data come from the Malawi Longitudinal Study of Families …

Not only whether but also when a union ends and how long individuals remain unpartnered
subsequently is consequential for social and demographic outcomes. However, in sub …

A strong and consistent association between migration and health has been found in many
settings, but the overwhelming focus of this research has been on adults. In addition …

Directly eliciting individuals' subjective beliefs via surveys is increasingly popular in social
science research, but doing so via face-to-face surveys has an important downside: the …