Ben Malinga John

Biographic Data

ID3594723
NAMEBen Malinga John
GIVEN NAMESBen Malinga
FAMILY NAMEJohn
SIGNATUREJOHN B M
AFFILIATIONSMax Planck Institute for Demographic Research
ORCID0000-0003-3398-6024
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS5
TOTAL CITATIONS6
AUTHOR COUNT5
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2022
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2026
H-INDEX2

  • Marital Dissolution, Repartnering, and the Realization of Fertility Desires in Sub‐Saharan Africa

    Open AccessBen Malinga John, Sara YeatmanARTICLEPopulation and Development Review2026

    Women who experience union disruption in sub‐Saharan Africa tend to have lower fertility than those in stable unions. It remains unclear, however, whether this pattern reflects lower fertility desires, constrained opportunities to achieve desired fertility, or both. Using Demographic Health Survey data from 34 countries, this study examines whether fertility differences between women in intact unions and those who experience marital dissolution a…

  • Prevalence and Drivers of Stalls and Reversals in Age at First Marriage in Sub-Saharan Africa

    Open AccessBen Malinga John, N NitscheARTICLEPopulation Research and Policy…2025References: 40

    The occurrence of stalls and reversals in age at first marriage despite ongoing education expansion is a salient and understudied demographic paradox of sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Using Demographic Health Survey data, we contribute novel comprehensive evidence that illuminates this puzzle. First, we provide a systematic overview of stalls and reversals in age at first marriage among women born 1945–1999 in four broad SSA regions and 33 individual …

  • Indirect Estimation of the Timing of First Union Dissolution With Incomplete Marriage Histories

    Open AccessBen Malinga John, N NitscheARTICLEDemography2023References: 25

    The lack of nationally representative data with detailed marriage histories in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) impedes a comprehensive understanding of essential aspects of union dissolution, such as the timing of first union dissolution, in these countries. We propose a method for estimating quantum-adjusted measures of the timing of first union dissolution from incomplete marriage histories. This method, indirect life table of first un…

  • Fertility decline in sub-Saharan Africa: Does remarriage matter

    Open AccessBen Malinga John, Vissého AdjiwanouARTICLEPopulation Studies2022Cited by: 4References: 47

    The interplay between remarriage and fertility is among the most poorly documented subjects in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), despite remarriage being one of the fundamental aspects of marriage dynamics in this region. We use Demographic and Health Survey data from 34 countries in SSA to document the association between remarriage and fertility during the reproductive years and over the fertility transition. The findings show that in 29 countries, rem…

  • Dynamics of Union Dissolution in Sub-Saharan Africa

    Open AccessBen Malinga John, N NitscheARTICLEPopulation and Development Review2022Cited by: 2References: 64

    Not only whether but also when a union ends and how long individuals remain unpartnered subsequently is consequential for social and demographic outcomes. However, in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), information about the timing of union dissolution and the reproductive time "lost" due to union dissolution is lacking. We close this gap by applying standard indirect demographic techniques in a novel way to Demographic Health Survey data collected in 34 S…