Trends and correlates of single motherhood in Kenya: Results from the Demographic and Health Survey

Muthuri, Stella; Oyolola, Maharouf; Faye, Cheikh

doi:10.1080/07399332.2016.1245306

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“…Also, it could be that due to high responsibilities associated with child upbringing, a single mother may have to forgo some personal development skills and jobs to invest more of their productive time in raising their children, which may affect their economic development. In contrast to the finding of this study, single mothers were found to be highly represented among women with higher economic status in Kenya (Muthuri et al, 2017).…”

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“…To an extent, the study suggests that the likelihood of a woman being a single mother declines with an increasing age. This finding confirms existing studies (Muthuri et al, 2017;Clark & Hamplova, 2013). A plausible explanation is that increasing age increases the risk of women getting married, hence bearing and/ or raising children within marriage/union or the likelihood of a single mother to (re)enter a stable relationship.…”

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“…The finding that single motherhood was significantly less likely associated with older (25 years and above) ages at first sex and age at first birth compared to women who had their first sex and birth at less than 15 years old are not surprising, as it is consistent with normative and empirical evidence. Muthuri, Oyolola and Faye (2017) found that women who had their first birth at older ages were less likely to be single mothers in Kenya. However, about the connection between age at first sex and single motherhood, the finding shows contradictory evidence compared to Chadoka-Mutanda and Mbanefo (2015) who found a positive association between age at first sex and single motherhood in Namibia.…”

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Single motherhood in Ghana: analysis of trends and predictors using demographic and health survey data

Ayebeng

Dickson

Seidu

et al. 2022

Humanit Soc Sci Commun

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The rising rate of single-mother families has gained scholarly and policy attention. Understanding the dynamics in the socio-economic and demographic transformations that have led to the relatively high single-mother families in Ghana is important to advance policy and intervention to mitigate adverse effects of single motherhood. The study sought to examine the trends and predictors of single motherhood in Ghana from 1993 to 2014. This paper was based on data from the last five waves of the Ghana Demographic and Health Survey. Descriptive statistics of proportions with Chi-square test and binary logistic regression were used to assess individual and contextual factors associated with single motherhood in Ghana. The proportion of single motherhood increased significantly over the period from 14.1% in 1993 to 19.5% in 2014. Premarital birth emerged as the major pathway to single motherhood. Among individual factors, the likelihood of single motherhood declines as age at first sex [OR = 0.58; 95% CI = 0.48,0.70] and first birth [OR = 0.43; CI = 0.32,0.59] were 25 years and above. Also, Contraceptive users were less likely to be single mothers than non-users. Contextually, women who profess Islam [OR = 0.58; 95% CI = 0.46, 0.74] were less likely to be single mothers than women who had no religious affiliation. We observed that, after accounting some important factors, women with higher economic status—richer [OR = 0.76; 95% CI = 0.59,0.96] and richest [OR = 0.57; 95% CI = 0.31,0.56] were less likely to be single mothers than poorest women. The findings give an impression of single mothers being over-represented among economically poor women. Policies and programmes meant to mitigate adverse effects of single motherhood should also focus on empowering single mothers and their children as a way of alleviating poverty and improve the well-being of children in this family type, as well as enhance Ghana’s capacity to attain the Sustainable Development Goal 1, particularly target 1.2.

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Single motherhood in Ghana: analysis of trends and predictors using demographic and health survey data

Ayebeng

Dickson

Seidu

et al. 2022

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“…We also found women’s need for financial and food support to compensate for lost income, was primarily unrelieved by partners or family whose support was insufficient, unreliable or too shameful to solicit, thus contributing to a sense of being alone and loss of security previously felt from personal income. This highlights the need to better understand women’s relationships with the babies’ fathers during the perinatal period including the social and cultural context, especially in this setting where polygamy is an acceptable practice and where single motherhood [ 36 , 37 ] is both highly prevalent and associated with poor outcomes including mental health.…”

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“I Found Out I was Pregnant, and I Started Feeling Stressed”: A Longitudinal Qualitative Perspective of Mental Health Experiences Among Perinatal Women Living with HIV

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Globally, depressive symptoms among pregnant and postpartum (i.e., perinatal) women living with HIV (WLWH) are alarmingly high and associated with poor outcomes such as suboptimal adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART), and early cessation of exclusive breastfeeding (EBF). Few qualitative studies have described the experience of perinatal depression among WLWH to identify the underlying social-structural determinants of poor mental health and potential strategies to intervene. We conducted a longitudinal qualitative study applying semi-structured interviews with 30 WLWH at three timepoints (28–38 weeks pregnant, 6-weeks postpartum and 5–7 months postpartum) to understand mental health experiences of perinatal WLWH in western Kenya. Financial insecurity emerged as the central theme impacting the mental health of women across time. Financial insecurity was often attributed to the loss of employment, related to pregnancy and the demands of breastfeeding and caring for an infant, as well as a lack of support from male partners. The loss of income and subsequent financial strain contributed to worsening levels of food insecurity and relationship stress and challenged engagement in HIV care. In this way, increased financial strain during the perinatal period negatively impacted the mental health of perinatal WLWH. Our findings suggest support to meet basic needs and remain engaged in HIV care during pregnancy and postpartum could improve perinatal mental health for WLWH in this setting.

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“…The use of latent class analysis allowed for identification of high-risk groups for hypertension and T2D. The data resulting from demographic health surveys are widely utilized and reputable among scholars and practitioners in the field [35, 36].…”

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Social determinants of hypertension and type-2 diabetes in Kenya: A latent class analysis of a nationally representative sample

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Introduction Cardiovascular disease is among the leading causes of death in Kenya and type II diabetes (T2D) is a growing chronic health concern in the country. However, a gap exists in examining how demographic and social characteristics coalesce to identify individuals at high risk for hypertension and/or T2D in Kenya. The current study examined demographic typologies associated with self-report diagnoses. Methods Nationally representative cross-sectional study using 43,898 individuals from the Kenya Demographic and Health Survey 2014. Main Outcome Measures were self-reported Hypertension and Type 2 Diabetes diagnosis. Descriptive analyses were conducted using STATA 14. Latent class analysis (LCA) was conducted using Mplus 7.4. Results Approximately 5% reported hypertension and 1% reported T2D. Latent class analysis suggested a 4-class solution. The class with the highest likelihood to report previous diagnosis of hypertension (10.4%), consisted of high proportion of married adult women. The second highest prevalence of previous diagnosis of hypertension (4.4%) consisted of a high proportion of married middle aged men with high probability of being smokers. The results suggest that Kenyan women over 30 years may be at increased risk of hypertension compared to men. Future studies should include additional socio-demographic and behavioral characteristics to better understand gender differences in correlates for hypertension to be used for targeted and tailored health promotion-interventions.

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Trends and correlates of single motherhood in Kenya: Results from the Demographic and Health Survey

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Single motherhood in Ghana: analysis of trends and predictors using demographic and health survey data

Single motherhood in Ghana: analysis of trends and predictors using demographic and health survey data

“I Found Out I was Pregnant, and I Started Feeling Stressed”: A Longitudinal Qualitative Perspective of Mental Health Experiences Among Perinatal Women Living with HIV

Social determinants of hypertension and type-2 diabetes in Kenya: A latent class analysis of a nationally representative sample

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