Background Existing literature revealed positive association between women's education
and modern contraceptive use in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Overall modern contraception …

We use data from the Demographic and Health Surveys to examine the patterns of stall in
fertility decline in four Eastern African countries. Contrary to patterns of fertility transition in …

The Nairobi Urban Health and Demographic Surveillance System (NUHDSS) was set up in
Korogocho and Viwandani slum settlements to provide a platform for investigating linkages …

Using longitudinal data from the Nairobi Urban and Demographic Surveillance System (NUHDSS),
we examined the seasonal pattern of pneumonia mortality among under-five children …

Background Cookstove intervention programs have been increasing over the past two (2)
decades in Low and Middle Income Countries (LMICs) across the globe. However, there …

Background Although there are inequalities in child health and survival in the Democratic
Republic of Congo (DRC), the influence of distal determinants such as geographic location on …

Background In the developed world, information on vital events is routinely collected
nationally to inform population and health policies. However, in many low-and middle-income …

Most childhood interventions (vaccines, micronutrients) in low-income countries are justified
by their assumed effect on child survival. However, usually the interventions have only been …

The urban population growth rate for sub-Saharan Africa is projected to continue at not less
than 3 percent annually over the next two decades, compared with rates of less than 2 …

Family planning programs have made vast progress in many regions of sub-Saharan Africa
in the last decade, but francophone West Africa is still lagging behind. More emphasis on …