This article reviews what has been learned to date about the role of gender‐based power in
sexual relationships in determining sexual and reproductive health outcomes. A framework …

In this paper we review the literature on the association between polygyny and women's
health in sub-Saharan Africa. We argue that polygyny is an example of “co-operative …

We posit that household decision-making over fertility is characterized by moral hazard
since most contraception can only be perfectly observed by the woman. Using an …

METHODS: Data came from the latest round of Demographic and Health Surveys conducted
between 2006 and 2008 in Namibia, Zambia, Ghana and Uganda. Responses from married …

Rationale: A renewed focus on women's and girls' empowerment in the era of Sustainable
Development Goals reflects the belief that empowerment is central to health and …

OBJETIVO: Revisar el progreso hacia la adopción de métodos anticonceptivos en las
mujeres casadas o que viven en pareja en África Oriental y Occidental entre los años 1991 …

Background The balance between increasing men's participation in family planning and
rights-based initiatives favoring women's empowerment is highlighted with the issue of …

Demographic studies that search for signs of fertility transition in sub-Saharan Africa rarely
examine the complex gamut of individual aspirations and misgivings, hopes and frustrations …

Abstract In sub-Saharan Africa, high burdens of HIV and unmet need for contraception often
coexist. Research emphasises the need to engage men and couples in reproductive health …

Qualitative methods and insights from other disciplines are increasingly integrated into
demography's traditionally quantitative toolkit. Whereas this is not problematic for multi …