Objective This article analyzes the relationship between educational aspirations and fertility
aspirations early in the life course in three different settings. Background The negative …

Estimates show that, in 2019, only 41 per cent of students completed lower secondary and
28 per cent upper secondary education in the sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) region (UNESCO,) …

Female labor force participation rates have been stagnating despite rising female education
in sub‐Saharan Africa since the turn of the millennium. Using representative and repeated …

PURPOSE In East Africa, cervical cancer is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality
among women diagnosed with cancer. In this study, we describe the burden of risk factors …

Generally, men in sub-Saharan Africa make reproductive decisions that affect their partners.
We examined the predictors of fertility desires among married men across three age cohorts …

Global population growth remains one of the major challenges of the twenty-first century.
This is particularly true for African countries which have been undergoing their demographic …

Abstract Study region Wuhan, China Study focus In the context of intensifying human-water
interactions under rapid urbanization, community perception has been demonstrated to …

Abstract Sub-Saharan Africa has entered the early stage of the demographic transition with
differences in and between countries. The relation between fertility preference and actual …

Background Emotional fertility intention and couples communication are key during
pregnancy and childbirth with simultaneous minimization of reproductive coercion. Intention …

Mothers who exceed their ideal family size (IFS) may find themselves caring for more
children than desired. In the absence of reliable and desirable prenatal controls of family …