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Research data: MARRIAGE
2019 Socio-demographic and behavioural profile of woman in polygamous relationships in South Africa: a retrospective analysis of the 2002 population-based household survey data
The prevalence and effect of polygamous relationships may have serious reproductive and /or health consequences for women. In South Africa, ...
Download this report2019 "We are equal"!: gender constructions in a group of middle-class South African Muslim couples
This study, situated within a social constructionist theoretical framework, explored how a group of South African, middle-class, Indian and ...
2015 Prospective examination of marital status as a determinant of sexual risk-taking behavior among inmates in KwaZulu-Natal and Mpumalanga provinces, South Africa
Among inmate populations in South Africa, there is limited information on how marital status impact heterosexual of the human immunodeficien...
2015 Does marital status matter in an HIV hyperendemic country?: findings from the 2012 South African National HIV Prevalence, Incidence and Behaviour survey
South Africa has experienced declining marriage rates and the increasing practice of cohabitation without marriage. This study aims to impro...