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    This Project is part of the following research programme/s:

    Fertility and Family

    Overview

    The families and households with whom we live or to which we are connected have a profound influence on our health and wellbeing across the life course. Family-orientated interventions and social policy have the potential to make major contributions to improving child and adult survival, health and development. In the global south, the diversity and amount of change in contemporary family and household contexts is much less well documented than in other regions. This work addresses how best to;

    i) improve the measurement of the family and household environment in low and middle-income countries

    ii) understand the interrelationships between family processes, functioning, and health.

    The collaborative studies conducted place an emphasis on the value of using and enhancing the data collected by longitudinal demographic surveillance systems. Many of the studies also conduct in-depth research with families and households in the same study communities.

    The aim of this research is to positively impact public health in these regions through the design of appropriate health and welfare interventions and policies that are family-orientated and can be rigorously evaluated and implemented in resource-constrained settings.

    Publications & Activities

    Dynamics of children's living arrangement and caregiver churn in communities with high HIV prevaence in South Africa
    Dynamics of children's living arrangement and caregiver churn in communities with high HIV prevalence in South Africa (2018). (British Society for Population Studies 2018 Conference)
    Authors: Mejia-Pailles G, Hosegood V, Ford K, Berrington A,

    Demography of the Family Careforce for children affected by HIV and AIDS
    HIV-sensitive care force planning for children (2016). (UNIAIDS Headquarters, Geneva)
    Authors: Hosegood V,

    Data Resource Profile: Network for Analysing Longitudinal Population-based HIV/AIDS data on Africa (ALPHA Network)
    International Journal of Epidemiology 2016 (2016). 45 (1) 83-93
    Authors: Reniers G, Wamukoya M, Urassa M, Nyaguara A, Nakiyingi-Miiro J, Lutalo T, Hosegood V,

    Power and the association with relationship quality in South African couples: Implications for HIV/AIDS interventions
    Social Science & Medicine (2016). 153 (2016) 1-11
    Authors: Conroy A, McGrath N, Van-Rooyen H, Hosegood V, Johnson M, Fritz K, Marr A, Ngubane T, Darbes L,

    Community perceptions of repeat HIV-testing: experiences of the ANRS 12249 Treatment as Prevention trial in rural South Africa
    AIDS Care (2016). 28 14-23
    Authors: Orne-Gliemann J, Zuma T, Chikovore J, Gillespie N, Grant N, Iwuji C, Lamarange J, McGrath N, Lert F, Imrie J,

    HIV policy implementation in South Africa: evidence from a national policy review and health facility surveys in two rural demographic surveillance sites
    AIDS Conference 2016 (2016). (Durban, South Africa)
    Authors: Gomez-Olive F, Hosegood V, Wagner R, Chimbindi N, Gaillard J, Church K, Todd J, Mee P, Wringe A,

    Alcohol use and relationship quality among South African couples: implications for couples-based HIV interventions
    AIDS Conference 2016 (2016). (Durban, South Africa)
    Authors: Woolf-King S, Conroy A, Fritz K, Johnson M, Hosegood V, Van-Rooyen H, Darbes L, McGrath N,

    The rapidly shrinking burden of HIV on adult mortality in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
    AIDS Conference 2016 (2016). (Durban, South Africa)
    Authors: Reniers G, Blom S, Martin-Onraet A, Herbst K, Calvert C, Eaton J, Bor J, Slaymaker E, Li Z, Barnighausen T, Zaba B, Hosegood V,

    When 'bad' patients transform into 'good' patients: mediating agency in the therapeutic alliance to overcome bottlenecks along the HIV cascade of care
    AIDS Conference 2016 (2016). (Durban, South Africa)
    Authors: Moshabela M, Dlamini V, Skovdal M, Odongo O, Wamoyi J, McLean E, Bukenya D, Ssekubugu R, Seeley J, Hosegood V, Wringe A,

    Addressing social issues in a universal HIV test and treat intervention trial (ANRS 12249 TasP) in South Africa: methods for appraisal
    BMC Public Health (2015). 15 (209) 2-14
    Authors: Orne-Gliemann J, Larmarange J, Boyer S, Iwuji C, McGrath N, Barnighausen T, Zuma T, Dray-Spira R, Spire B, Rochat T, Lert F, Imrie J,

    Understanding why people participate in HIV surveillance. Response to Dermot Maher article “The ethics of feedback of HIV test results in population-based surveys of HIV infection”
    Bulletin of the World Health Organisation (2015). 93 356-358
    Authors: Zaba B, Reniers G, Slaymaker E, Todd J, Glynn J, Crampin A, Urassa M, Lutalo T, Newell M, Hosegood V, Clark S, Gregson S,

    The school-to-work transition in rural KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
    7th African Population conference (2015). (Johannesburg)
    Authors: Pedley B, Hosegood V, McGrath N,

    Age and cause decomposition of adult life expectancy changes following the introduction of antiretroviral therapy in Kwazulu-Natal (2000-2013)
    7th African Population conference (2015). (Johannesburg)
    Authors: Reniers G, Martin-Onraet A, Herbst K, Calvert C, Slaymaker E, Hosegood V,

    Mortality in HIV-negative adults in Kwazulu-Natal: trends, causes and gender differences
    7th African Population conference (2015). (Johannesburg)
    Authors: Reniers G, Lieber J, Herbst K, Calvert C, Hosegood V, Zaba B,

    Reporting of early adolescent reproductive and sexual health events: how reliable are Demographic and Household Survey data?
    7th African Population conference (2015). (Johannesburg)
    Authors: Neal S, Hosegood V,

    Children's experiences of family dispersal in rural South Africa: The influence of union stability, mortality and migration of parents
    British Society for Population Studies Conference 2014 (2014). (Winchester)
    Authors: Hosegood V, Mejia-Pailles G, Berrington A,

    Gendered patterns of migration in rural South Africa.
    Population, Space and Place (2014). 20 (6) 528-551
    Authors: Camlin C, Snow R, Hosegood V,

    Fathers' financial support of children in a low income community in South Africa.
    Journal of Family and Economic Issues (2014). 35 (4) 452-463
    Authors: Madhavan S, Richter L, Norris S, Hosegood V,

    Mortality trends in the era of antiretroviral therapy: evidence from the Network for Analysing Longitudinal Population based HIV/AIDS data on Africa (ALPHA).
    AIDS (2014). 28 (4) S533-S542
    Authors: Reniers G, Slaymaker E, Nakiyingi-Miiro J, Nyamukapa C, Crampin A, Herbst K, Urassa M, Otieno F, Gregson S, Sewe M, Michael D, Lutalo T, Hosegood V, Kasamba I, Price A, Nabukalu D, McLean E, Zaba B,

    The measurement of early adolescent fertility: Evidence of differential under-reporting by women 15-19 years in Demographic Household Surveys.
    Population Association of America Meeting 2014 (2014). (Boston, MA)
    Authors: Neal S, Hosegood V,

    Employment, government cash transfers and household living arrangements in old age: Implications for intergenerational support in rural South Africa.
    Family demography: Advancing knowledge about intergenerational relationships and exchanges in low and middle-income countries. IUSSP Scientific Panel on Family Demography in Developing Countries International Cyberseminar (2014). (Southampton)
    Authors: Nyirenda M, Falkingham J, Evandrou M, Hosegood V, Newell M,

    Reporting of early adolescent reproductive and sexual health events in demographic and household surveys: Are women reliable informants?
    British Society for Population Studies Conference 2014 (2014). (Winchester)
    Authors: Neal S, Hosegood V,

    Understanding children's involvement in migration & implications for accessing services in rural South Africa. Transnational Families: Multi-actor, Multi-sited and Institutional Perspectives.
    Transnational Child Raising Arrangements between Africa and The Netherlands (2014). (Kandelaar, Amsterdam)
    Authors: Bennett R, Hosegood V, Falkingham J,

    Relationship factors are associated with increased unprotected sex in heterosexual couples in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
    20th International AIDS Conference (2014). (Melbourne)
    Authors: Darbes L, McGrath N, Knight L, Hosegood V, Ngubane T, Marr A, Johnson M, Fritz K, Conroy A, Van-Rooyen H,

    Fuzzy fathers and hidden patrons: Population and survey data on fathers and father involvement.
    Symposium 'Promises and Challenges of Researching Fathering in South Africa.' (2014). (Medical Research Council, Tygerberg, Cape Town)
    Authors: Hosegood V,

    Relationship characteristics of cohabiting and non-cohabiting couples in a couples-based HIV intervention trial in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
    20th International AIDS Conference (2014). (Melbourne)
    Authors: Hosegood V, McGrath N, Darbes L, Van-Rooyen H, Ngubane T, Johnson M, Fritz K,

    Estimating Orphaning prevalence from Parental survival data in a longitudinal surveillance system in Rural South Africa
    Africa Centre for Health and Population Studies Scientific Seminar Series (2014). (University of KwaZulu-Natal)
    Authors: Mejia-Pailles G,

    The role of the elderly among HIV orphans in rural South Africa
    British Society of Gerontology 43rd Annual Conference (2014). (University of Southampton)
    Authors: Mejia-Pailles G, Hosegood V,

    A longitudinal population-based analysis of couple dynamics and mortality in KwaZulu Natal, South Africa 2001-2011.
    British Society for Population Studies Conference 2014 (2014). (Winchester)
    Authors: Frost M, Hosegood V, McGrath N,

    Exploring factors associated with completeness of parental survival data in a longitudinal surveillance system in Rural South Africa
    British Society for Population Studies Conference 2014 (2014). (Winchester)
    Authors: Mejia-Pailles G, Hosegood V, Berrington A,

    The association between cohabitation and HIV testing behaviours in heterosexual couples in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
    20th International AIDS Conference (2014). (Melbourne)
    Authors: Van-Rooyen H, McGrath N, Knight L, Hosegood V, Ngubane T, Marr A, Johnson M, Fritz K, Darbes L,