Browsing Philosophiae Doctor - PhD (Statistics and Population Studies) by Author "Stiegler, Nancy"
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Assessment of the potential of hospital birth records to estimate the number of births: A case study of Germiston and Nkomazi Local Municipalities
Nhlapo, Mosidi Sarah (University of the Western Cape, 2020)The advantage of a well-developed health information system is the significant role played by records produced by such a system beyond recording medical history of individuals. They are the foundation for birth registrations ... -
Contraception and unmet-needs in Africa
Stiegler, Nancy (University of the Western Cape, 2009)The first objective of this study is to show if diffusion of contraception in areas of traditional high fertility has gone through profound changes. Indeed, we would like to know if contraceptive behaviours have evolved ... -
The dynamics of modern method contraception among sexually active unmarried adolescents in Nigeria
Ojoniyi, Olaide (University of the Western Cape, 2022)It is just stating the obvious to aver that young people in all regions are reaching puberty earlier and are habitually engaging in sexual activity at a younger age, and thereafter, marrying later. As a result, they are ... -
A forgotten diaspora : forced Indian Migration to the Cape Colony, 1658 to 1834
Rama, Parbavati (University of the Western Cape, 2015)This thesis aims to explore Indian forced migration to the Cape Colony from 1658 to 1834. The forgotten diaspora‘ of its title refers to the first Indians who had come to the shores of South Africa, long before the ... -
Public sector spending in Nigeria: implications for poverty, demographic changes and millennium development goals target
Kanayo, Ogujiuba (University of the Western Cape, 2015)Over the last two decades, budgetary allocations to both the Health and Education sectors have been on the increase in Nigeria, while a counter-factual feedback on its effects for various economic groups and distributional ...