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The paper examines the determinants of vulnerability to expected poverty in Tanzania. Following Landau et al. (2012), Chaudhuri (2000) and Chaudhuri et al. (2003) on estimating Vulnerability to…
9 July 2021 | Peer Reviewed | TanzaniaPeople respond in different manners to various injuries or illnesses. Factors that influence response to illness or injuries are usually categorized into enabling factors, predisposing factors and…
14 February 2022 | Peer Reviewed | TanzaniaThe tradeoff that women face between work and family depends largely on a country’s institutional settings. Provisions like stable employment, maternity benefits, and childcare services can affect…
26 May 2021 | Peer Reviewed | GhanaThe varying social representations of, and cultural preferences for, body size and their implications for sexual behaviour and risk are necessarily contextual. However, the representational paucity of…
26 May 2021 | Peer Reviewed | GhanaAbstract Agricultural production in sub-Saharan Africa faces a multitude of challenges arising from land degradation, climate change, and limited access to improved technology. In this context…
18 January 2024 | Peer Reviewed | TanzaniaAbstract Like the rest of the world, African countries are reeling from the health, economic and social effects of COVID-19. The continent’s governments have responded by imposing rigorous lockdowns…
12 March 2021 | Peer Reviewed | Global HubThis research paper aims to understand the effects of time spent in domestic work, including childcare, on women’s mental health in Ghana. The paper adopted a triangulation convergence mixed methods…
26 May 2021 | Peer Reviewed | GhanaThere is a significant correlation between climate variability and the incidence of climate-sensitive diseases such as malaria. This has implications for the welfare of households affected by malaria…
24 May 2021 | Peer Reviewed | Ghana
Background: Kenya has implemented a robust response to non-communicable diseases and injuries (NCDIs); however, key gaps in health services for NCDIs still exist in the attainment of Universal Health...
21 March 2021 | Peer Reviewed | KenyaExposure to risk may be seen as one of the many dimensions of poverty. Household exposure to risk consequent upon different types of shocks often leads to undesirable welfare outcomes. A shock can…
10 January 2024 | Peer Reviewed | Nigeria