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Informal land sale and housing in the periphery of Pointe-Noire
(GIGA German Institute of Global and Area Studies, 2016)
This article examines the relations between practices in informal
land transactions under customary tenure and spatial differentiation
among suburbs in the periphery of the city of Pointe-Noire, Congo-
Brazzaville. Urban ...
A review of the underlying factors influencing female genital mutilation in Africa
(Taylor & Francis, 2016)
Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) is a re-occurring decimal in Africa. This phenomenon is estimated to occur in over twenty-five (25) countries in Africa. It is further estimated that FGM has been performed on nearly two ...
Comparative analysis of the use of professional health providers by young mothers in developing countries: A new frontier for health education
(AFAHPER-SD, 2016)
Childbearing accelerates the risk of maternal and child morbidity and young mothers have a much higher risk of dying from maternal causes. Therefore, understanding the dynamics of young mothers’ use of professional health ...
Does seasonality and stochastic cycles affect output growth in Nigeria? Lessons for development planning
(International Foundation for Research and Development (IFRD), 2016)
This paper examines the seasonality and stochastic cycle associated with GDP growth in Nigeria using two measures of filter. Our findings include, that the Christiano & Fitzgerald (2003) filter removed low-periodicity ...
Women's education and health inequalities in under-five mortality in selected sub-Saharan African countries, 1990–2015
(PLOS, 2016)
The aim of the study was to analyse trends in the relationship between mother’s educational
level and mortality of children under the year of five in Sub-Saharan Africa, from 1990 to
2015.Data used in this study came ...
Long-term eclipse timing of white dwarf binaries: an observational hint of a magnetic mechanism at work
(Oxford University Press, 2016)
We present a long-term programme for timing the eclipses of white dwarfs in close binaries to measure apparent and/or real variations in their orbital periods. Our programme includes 67 close binaries, both detached and ...
Trends and risk factors for childhood diarrhea in sub-Saharan countries (1990 2013): assessing the neighborhood inequalities
(Co-Action Publishing, 2016)
BACKGROUND: Diarrheal diseases are a major cause of child mortality and one of the main causes of medical
consultation for children in sub-Saharan countries. This paper attempts to determine the risk factors and
neighborhood ...
A comparative analysis of contraceptive use in Africa: evidence from DHS
(SAGE Publications, 2016)
The aim of this article is to show a comparative analysis of contraceptive use in areas of traditionally high
fertility that have gone through profound changes. Data have been taken from the latest Demographic and
Health ...
Multiple imputation of unordered categorical missing data: A comparison of the multivariate normal imputation and multiple imputation by chained equations
(Brazilian Statistical Association, 2016)
. Missing data are common in survey data sets. Enrolled subjects
do not often have data recorded for all variables of interest. The inappropriate handling of them may negatively affect the inferences drawn. Therefore,
special ...