Browsing Magister Scientiae - MSc (Statistics and Population Studies) by Author "Stiegler, Nancy"
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Determinants of female labour force participation in South Africa in 2008
Yakubu, Yakubu A. (2009)South Africa’s female labour supply increased substantially over almost the past two decades. Female labour force participation is an imperative indication of the extent to which females participate in the economic activities ... -
Determinants of female labour force participation in South Africa in 2008
Yakubu, Yakubu A. (University of the Western Cape, 2009)This study employs the Human Capital Theory (HCT), which postulates that the education of women is positively related to the likelihood of their labour force participation, in order to investigate quarterly dynamics in the ... -
Fertility in Nigeria and Guinea : a comparative study of trends and determinants
Osuafor, Godswill Nwabuisi (University of the Western Cape, 2011)The present study was conceived to examine the trend and factors affecting fertility in Nigeria and Guinea. Fertility has declined by about nineteen percent in Nigeria between 1982 and 1999. In the same period it has ... -
Fertility in Rwanda: Impact of genocide, an ananlysis of fertility before, during and after 1994 genocide
Basuayi, Clement Bula (University of the Western Cape, 2006)The 20th century has witnessed several wars and genocides worldwide. Notable examples include the Armenian and Jews genocides which took place during World War I and World War II respectively. The Rwandan genocide of 1994 ... -
Profiling the French community in the Western Cape, South Africa : evidences from an innovative survey
Ogujiuba, Chinelo (University of the Western Cape, 2016)In South Africa, demographics consequently play a prominent role in public policy and the country (rainbow nation) or often called a World in One Country, provide interesting interactions between the whites, coloured and ... -
Trends and determinants of contraceptive prevalence in Namibia: from the 90s to the new millenium
Nakanyala, Tuli Ta Tango Tanga (University of the Western Cape, 2008)Contraception is said to be one of the vital determinants of fertility (Bongaarts, 1978). African nations, especially those in sub-Saharan Africa have a history of high fertility levels and low contraceptive use. However, ... -
Understanding the factors related to subjective well-being in the TB population: The South African perspective
Matatiele, Motladi (University of the Western Cape, 2020)Fifty percent of the world’s tuberculosis population is found in eight countries, one of which is South Africa. Of the eight countries, South Africa is said to be experiencing the highest burden of Tuberculosis, with an ... -
Waiting to die: staging of HIV positive people at the first HIV test - Region A, Nelson Mandela Metropole (January 1991-April 2000)
Cupido, Ynoma (University of the Western Cape, 2006)This project suggested that HIV people in Region A (Nelson Mandela Metropole, formerly Port Elizabeth) health district of the Eastern Cape, seek HIV testing when they are already in stages three (late disease) and four ...