[PDF][PDF] Divorce and remarriage in rural Malawi

G Reniers - Demographic Research, 2003 - demographic-research.org
Divorce and remarriage in rural Malawi Page 1 Demographic Research a free, expedited, online
journal of peer-reviewed research and commentary in the population sciences published by the …

The effects of kin on female fertility in rural Gambia

R Sear, R Mace, IA McGregor - Evolution and Human Behavior, 2003 - Elsevier
Human females reproduce relatively rapidly throughout their reproductive years compared
to the other great apes. It has been suggested that women are able to sustain this rapid pace …

Patriarchy and singlehood among women in Lagos, Nigeria

LFC Ntoimo, U Isiugo-Abanihe - Journal of Family Issues, 2014 - journals.sagepub.com
Singleness for women beyond the age considered conventional for marriage is regarded as
a misnomer in Nigeria. Such women are pitied and blamed for their status. Often the blame …

Matrilineal family ties and marital dissolution in Ghana

BK Takyi, SO Gyimah - Journal of Family Issues, 2007 - journals.sagepub.com
Although previous work has attributed the instability of African marriages to the diffusion of
Western norms and values in the region, fewer attempts have been made to empirically …

Life projects and therapeutic itineraries: marriage, fertility, and antiretroviral therapy in Nigeria

DJ Smith, BC Mbakwem - Aids, 2007 - journals.lww.com
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 …

Psychosocial effects of mastectomy on married African women in Northwestern Nigeria

VI Odigie, R Tanaka, LMD Yusufu, A Gomna… - Psycho …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives: Few studies have examined the psychosocial impact of breast cancer and its
treatment on African women who come from a poverty‐stricken, uneducated background in …

Socio-cultural factors as determinants of divorce rates among women of reproductive age in Ibadan metropolis, Nigeria

TG Adegoke - Studies of tribes and tribals, 2010 - Taylor & Francis
The study examined socio-cultural factors as determinants of divorce rates among women of
reproductive age. The study adopted the descriptive survey design. The study sample was …

Antiretroviral therapy and reproductive life projects: mitigating the stigma of AIDS in Nigeria

DJ Smith, BC Mbakwem - Social science & medicine, 2010 - Elsevier
As millions of people infected with HIV in Africa are increasingly able to live longer and
healthier lives because of access to antiretroviral therapy, concerns have emerged that …

Phenotypes of intimate partner violence among women experiencing infertility in Kano, Northwest Nigeria

Z Iliyasu, HS Galadanci, S Abubakar, MS Auwal… - International Journal of …, 2016 - Elsevier
Objective To determine the prevalence of and risk factors for intimate partner violence (IPV)
among women attending a large urban fertility clinic in Kano, Nigeria. Methods Interviewers …

[PDF][PDF] Social indicators and effects of marriage divorce in African societies

LO Arugu - The Business & Management Review, 2014 - Citeseer
This study involves a theoretical exposition of social indicators and effect of marriage divorce
in African societies. In traditional African society, marriage divorce was seldom permitted …