Women's empowerment has become a focal point for development efforts worldwide and
there is a need for an updated, critical assessment of the existing evidence on women's …

This paper reviews the literature examining the relationship between women's
empowerment and contraceptive use, unmet need for contraception and related family …

Objective: To examine and understand the marital and fertility aspirations and behaviours of
individuals receiving antiretroviral therapy (ART) in Nigeria and evaluate the effects on …

Religion is often seen as a conservative force in contemporary Africa. In particular, Christian
beliefs and actors are usually depicted as driving the opposition to homosexuality and …

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 …

Aims: Nigeria's contraceptive prevalence is one of the lowest in sub-Saharan Africa. The
majority of married women in Nigeria is not currently using contraceptives and has no …

This article has three goals. First, it explores the effects of changes in census definitions and
concepts on the measurement of living arrangements. As part of this analysis, the authors …

Nigeria's ambitious population policy, adopted in 1988, had its origins in the international
population and development thinking of the time, set out in documents such as the World …

This study was conducted among married Igbo women in Nigeria who have the lowest
median birth interval coupled with a culture of sex preference and low use of modern …

Background Intimate partner violence has adverse outcomes on the sexual and reproductive
health of women. In this study, we examined the association between sexual violence and …