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Physical attractiveness and women's HIV risk in rural Malawi.

Demographic research

Frye M, Chae S.
PMID: 29242708
Demogr Res. 2017;37:251-294. doi: 10.4054/DemRes.2017.37.10. Epub 2017 Aug 08.

BACKGROUND: Qualitative evidence from sub-Saharan Africa, where a generalized AIDS epidemic exists, suggests that attractiveness may play a role in shaping individual-level HIV risk. Attractive women, who are often blamed for the epidemic and stigmatized, are believed to pose...

Why rely on friends instead of family? The role of exchanges and civic engagement in a rural sub-Saharan African context.

African studies

Myroniuk TW, Prell C, Kohler HP.
PMID: 29755132
Afr Stud. 2017;76(4):579-596. doi: 10.1080/00020184.2017.1390911. Epub 2017 Oct 25.

Social science research has shown there is a nearly universal norm of seeking assistance from family members in times of need. However, when do individuals prefer to rely on friends, rather than family members, when they need support? This...

Cognition, Health, and Well-Being in a Rural Sub-Saharan African Population.

European journal of population = Revue europeenne de demographie

Payne CF, Kohler IV, Bandawe C, Lawler K, Kohler HP.
PMID: 30381778
Eur J Popul. 2018 Oct;34(4):637-662. doi: 10.1007/s10680-017-9445-1. Epub 2017 Nov 07.

Cognitive health is an important dimension of well-being in older ages, but few studies have investigated the demography of cognitive health in sub-Saharan Africa's (SSA) growing population of mature adults (= persons age 45+). We use data from the...

Intergenerational transfers in the era of HIV/AIDS: Evidence from rural Malawi.

Demographic research

Kohler IV, Kohler HP, Anglewicz P, Behrman JR.
PMID: 23606809
Demogr Res. 2012 Dec 13;27:775-834. doi: 10.4054/demres.2012.27.27.

BACKGROUND: Intergenerational transfer patterns in sub-Saharan Africa are poorly understood, despite the alleged importance of support networks to ameliorate the complex implications of the HIV/AIDS epidemic for families.OBJECTIVE: There is a considerable need for research on intergenerational support networks...

The Malawi Diffusion and Ideational Change Project 2004-06: Data collection, data quality, and analysis of attrition.

Demographic research

Anglewicz P, Adams J, Obare F, Kohler HP, Watkins S.
PMID: 20148128
Demogr Res. 2009 May 05;20(21):503. doi: 10.4054/demres.2009.20.21.

In this paper we evaluate the quality of survey data collected by the Malawi Diffusion and Ideational Change Project by investigating four potential sources of bias: sample representativeness, interviewer effects, response unreliability, and sample attrition. We discuss the results...

Evaluating health and disease in Sub-Saharan Africa: minimally invasive collection of plasma in the Malawi Longitudinal Study of Families and Health (MLSFH).

Genus

Kohler IV, Anglewicz P, Kohler HP, McCabe JF, Chilima B, Soldo BJ.
PMID: 24068838
Genus. 2012 May;68(2):1-27.

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The Duration of Residence Spells among Malawians: The Role of Established Family and Friend Connections at Migrants' Destinations.

Journal of ethnic and migration studies

Myroniuk TW.
PMID: 31543697
J Ethn Migr Stud. 2018;44(5):887-907. doi: 10.1080/1369183X.2017.1329649. Epub 2017 May 23.

It is well-documented that established networks in a destination increase the chances of an individual moving to that destination, but rarely have migration scholars examined how these networks are linked to the duration of one's stay. This paper examines...

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