Roger Klomegah
Biographic Data
| ID | 806895 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Roger Klomegah |
| GIVEN NAMES | Roger |
| FAMILY NAME | Klomegah |
| SIGNATURE | KLOMEGAH R |
| AFFILIATIONS | Vancouver Island University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 6 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1997 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Pay Inequity: A Comparative Analysis of Pay Inequality in the United States by Selected Correlates
This study examined the socio-demographic associates of income inequality within the context of human capital and wage discrimination theories. General Social Survey (GSS) data set (2010), comprising a sample size of 2044 respondents were utilized in analysis. Income categories (low and high) were regressed on predictive variables: gender, racial categories (White, Black, and Other), education, type of occupation, U.S. citizenship status, age, an…
Spousal Communication, Power, and Contraceptive Use in Burkina Faso, West Africa
In most developing countries, despite increased knowledge and approval of family planning, contraceptive use is still low. Lack of spousal communication was identified as an important explanatory factor in the low level contraceptive use by spouses. This study describes the pathways of influence between spousal communication, power, and contraceptive use in Burkina Faso, West Africa-a high fertility country with low prevalence of contraceptive us…
Child Fostering and Fertility: Some Evidence from Ghana
This study used the 1993 Ghana Demographic and Health Survey (GDHS) data to analyze: (a) the relationship between child fostering and education, occupation, and place of residence; and (b) the relationship between child fostering and fertility. The standard individual recode file, comprising a sample of 2520 married women (age 15 - 49) who have children, was utilized. Analysis has revealed that women's educational level and type of occupation are…
Socio-Demographic Characteristics of Contraceptive Users in Ghana
This paper describes the social and demographic characteristics of contraceptive users in Ghana, using the Ghana Demographic and Health Survey (GDHS) data (1993). Analysis has revealed that contraceptive use among women is quite low. Women's age, marital status, educational level, and place of residence are some of the factors that relate significantly to contraceptive use. The reasons most frequently cited for non-use of a modern birth control m…
Socio-Economic Characteristics of Ghanaian Women in Polygynous Marriages
This paper tests hypotheses regarding the association of socio-economic factors with type of marriage (monogamy and polygyny) in Ghana using a sample of 1797 wives from the Ghana Demographic and Health Survey (GDHS) data (1988). It is shown that the sample is characterized by general p9lygyny. The prevalence of polygyny is also estimated in tei:ms of its incidence, intensity and general index. The data reveal a significant association between edu…
Spousal Communication, Power, and Contraceptive Use in Burkina Faso, West Africa
In most developing countries, despite increased knowledge and approval of family planning, contraceptive use is still low. Lack of spousal communication was identified as an important explanatory factor in the low level contraceptive use by spouses. This study describes the pathways of influence between spousal communication, power, and contraceptive use in Burkina Faso, West Africa-a high fertility country with low prevalence of contraceptive us…
Child Fostering and Fertility: Some Evidence from Ghana
This study used the 1993 Ghana Demographic and Health Survey (GDHS) data to analyze: (a) the relationship between child fostering and education, occupation, and place of residence; and (b) the relationship between child fostering and fertility. The standard individual recode file, comprising a sample of 2520 married women (age 15 - 49) who have children, was utilized. Analysis has revealed that women's educational level and type of occupation are…
Socio-Demographic Characteristics of Contraceptive Users in Ghana
This paper describes the social and demographic characteristics of contraceptive users in Ghana, using the Ghana Demographic and Health Survey (GDHS) data (1993). Analysis has revealed that contraceptive use among women is quite low. Women's age, marital status, educational level, and place of residence are some of the factors that relate significantly to contraceptive use. The reasons most frequently cited for non-use of a modern birth control m…
Socio-Economic Characteristics of Ghanaian Women in Polygynous Marriages
This paper tests hypotheses regarding the association of socio-economic factors with type of marriage (monogamy and polygyny) in Ghana using a sample of 1797 wives from the Ghana Demographic and Health Survey (GDHS) data (1988). It is shown that the sample is characterized by general p9lygyny. The prevalence of polygyny is also estimated in tei:ms of its incidence, intensity and general index. The data reveal a significant association between edu…
Socio-Demographic Characteristics of Contraceptive Users in Ghana
This paper describes the social and demographic characteristics of contraceptive users in Ghana, using the Ghana Demographic and Health Survey (GDHS) data (1993). Analysis has revealed that contraceptive use among women is quite low. Women's age, marital status, educational level, and place of residence are some of the factors that relate significantly to contraceptive use. The reasons most frequently cited for non-use of a modern birth control m…
Child Fostering and Fertility: Some Evidence from Ghana
This study used the 1993 Ghana Demographic and Health Survey (GDHS) data to analyze: (a) the relationship between child fostering and education, occupation, and place of residence; and (b) the relationship between child fostering and fertility. The standard individual recode file, comprising a sample of 2520 married women (age 15 - 49) who have children, was utilized. Analysis has revealed that women's educational level and type of occupation are…
Spousal Communication, Power, and Contraceptive Use in Burkina Faso, West Africa
In most developing countries, despite increased knowledge and approval of family planning, contraceptive use is still low. Lack of spousal communication was identified as an important explanatory factor in the low level contraceptive use by spouses. This study describes the pathways of influence between spousal communication, power, and contraceptive use in Burkina Faso, West Africa-a high fertility country with low prevalence of contraceptive us…
Pay Inequity: A Comparative Analysis of Pay Inequality in the United States by Selected Correlates
This study examined the socio-demographic associates of income inequality within the context of human capital and wage discrimination theories. General Social Survey (GSS) data set (2010), comprising a sample size of 2044 respondents were utilized in analysis. Income categories (low and high) were regressed on predictive variables: gender, racial categories (White, Black, and Other), education, type of occupation, U.S. citizenship status, age, an…
Demography (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Economics (3 works) · Geography (3 works) · Global Maternal and Child Health (3 works) · Population (3 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Demographic economics (2 works) · Demography (2 works) · Economic growth (2 works)