| Title |
Family Instability and Early Initiation of Sexual Activity in Western Kenya
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Demography, October 2012
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| DOI | 10.1007/s13524-012-0150-8 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Rachel E. Goldberg |
| Abstract |
Epidemiological, economic, and social forces have produced high levels of volatility in family and household structure for young people growing up in sub-Saharan Africa in recent decades. However, scholarship on the family to date has not examined the influence of this family instability on young people's well-being. The current study employs unique life history calendar data from Western Kenya to investigate the relationship between instability in caregiving and early initiation of sexual activity. It draws on a body of work on parental union instability in the United States, and examines new dimensions of family change. Analyses reveal a positive association between transitions in primary caregiver and the likelihood of early sexual debut that is rapidly manifested following caregiver change and persists for a short period. The association is strongest at early ages, and there is a cumulative effect of multiple caregiver changes. The results highlight the importance of studying family stability in sub-Saharan Africa, as distinct from family structure, and for attention to dimensions such as age and recency. |
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| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Australia | 1 | 25% |
| Kenya | 1 | 25% |
| United States | 1 | 25% |
| Unknown | 1 | 25% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 3 | 75% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 25% |
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| Country | Count | As % |
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| United States | 1 | 2% |
| Italy | 1 | 2% |
| Unknown | 58 | 97% |
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| Researcher | 16 | 27% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 10 | 17% |
| Student > Master | 8 | 13% |
| Professor > Associate Professor | 5 | 8% |
| Student > Bachelor | 4 | 7% |
| Other | 5 | 8% |
| Unknown | 12 | 20% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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| Social Sciences | 21 | 35% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 8 | 13% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 7 | 12% |
| Psychology | 5 | 8% |
| Economics, Econometrics and Finance | 2 | 3% |
| Other | 3 | 5% |
| Unknown | 14 | 23% |
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