Ian Diamond
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 238495 |
|---|---|
| NOME | Ian Diamond |
| PRENOMES | Ian |
| SOBRENOME | Diamond |
| ASSINATURA | DIAMOND I |
| AFILIAÇÕES | University of Southampton |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-3069-7112 |
| VERIFICADO | Sim |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 38 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 269 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 38 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 1967 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2005 |
| ÍNDICE H | 9 |
Genomics research in the UK—the social science agenda
We sketch the development of UK genetics and genomics research, and emphasize the UK's key role in the international genetics and genomics research community. We highlight in particular the part played by the UK's Research Councils and other funders. With the move from genomics to post-genomics research, the field is diversifying, and interdisciplinarity becomes increasingly important, as traditional disciplinary boundaries become blurred, or bre…
Pathways of the Determinants of Unfavourable Birth Outcomes in Kenya
This paper explores the pathways of the determinants of unfavourable birth outcomes, such as premature birth, the size of the baby at birth, and Caesarean section deliveries, in Kenya using graphical log-linear chain models. The results show that a number of factors that do not have direct associations with unfavourable birth outcomes contribute to these outcomes indirectly through intermediate factors. Marital status, the desirability of a pregn…
On the feasibility of conducting randomised trials in education
This article reports on the conduct and results of a randomised controlled trial to test the effectiveness of a teacher‐led intervention to improve teenagers' knowledge of emergency contraception. The trial was successfully conducted in 24 mixed‐sex state secondary schools in Avon, South‐west England. The intervention was popular with both teachers and pupils, and significantly improved pupils' knowledge of emergency contraception. The article us…
Factors Associated With Unfavourable Birth Outcomes in Kenya
Studies addressing factors associated with adverse birth outcomes have almost exclusively been based on hospital statistics. This is a serious limitation in developing countries where the majority of births do not occur within health facilities. This paper examines factors associated with premature deliveries, small baby’s size at birth and Caesarean section deliveries in Kenya based on the 1993 Kenya Demographic and Health Survey data. Due to th…
Analysis of Factors Associated With Maternal Mortality in Kenyan Hospitals
This paper examines the association of the sociodemographic characteristics of women and the unobserved hospital factors with maternal mortality in Kenya using multilevel logistic regression. The data analysed comprise hospital records for 58,151 obstetric admissions in sixteen public hospitals, consisting of 182 maternal deaths. The results show that the probability of maternal mortality depends on both observed factors that are associated with …
Childbearing Following Marital Dissolution in Britain
Seasonal work and sexual behaviour
This research investigates the sexual behaviour and patterns of contraceptive use among seasonal workers temporarily employed at holiday centres in the south of England. Respondents were interviewed in depth at the beginning of the 1996 summer work season, and reinterviewed 5 months later toward the end of the season. This longitudinal methodology enabled changes in sexual behaviour and attitudes during the summer to be identified. The findings s…
The determinants of delivery care in Kenya
This paper examines the determinants of place of delivery and childbirth attendant in Kenya based on the 1993 Kenya Demographic and Health Survey data. The analysis utilizes multilevel logistic and multilevel multinomial regression models for the place of delivery and the type of childbirth attendant, respectively. The results show that delivery care in Kenya is determined by a wide range of factors: socioeconomic and cultural factors associated …
The (mis)Representation of Rural Deprivation
The authors consider the definition and measurement of deprivation and of rurality in the context of health-care research. Parallels are drawn between the methodological issues involved in the measurement of deprivation and of rurality. An empirical study of the South West of England reveals the extent of disagreement between standard rurality measures; in particular, the authors suggest that rural deprivation will be poorly represented by the co…
Contraceptive Use Dynamics of Asian Women in Britain
In-depth interviews were conducted with married Asian women from Indian, Pakistani and Bangladeshi backgrounds, to investigate patterns of contraceptive use and influences on contraceptive decision making. The results show two distinctively different contraceptive ‘lifecycles’. Non-professional women typically have little knowledge about contraception until after their marriage or first birth. Their patterns of contraceptive behaviour show low le…
Contraceptive Switching in Bangladesh
Bangladesh has experienced a substantial decline in fertility that has been achieved by means of a large increase in the use of modern methods of contraception. As contraceptive prevalence increases, aspects of contraceptive‐use dynamics, including reasons for discontinuation and behavior after discontinuation, become important influences on fertility. This report uses calendar data from the 1993–94 Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey to exa…
Marital dissolution among the 1958 British birth cohort
This paper investigates the effect of previous cohabitation on marital stability among the 1958 British birth cohort. Prospective data from the National Child Development Study are used to investigate the way in which family background factors and early lifecourse experiences, including cohabitation, affect the risk of first marriage dissolution by age 33. Discrete time logistic regression hazards models are used to analyse the risk of separation…
Young Asian women and relationships
This article investigates social and cultural aspects of "teenage life" among south Asian girls in Britain, particularly their experiences of relationships with boys and the extent to which they become involved in sexual activities. In-depth interviews were carried out with teenage girls and young women from Indian, Pakistani and Bangladeshi backgrounds and a comparative group of white British girls, in four schools and one college in the South a…
Geographical aspects of the uptake of renal replacement therapy in England
The National Renal Review provides a complete picture of new patients treated by renal replacement therapy (RRT) in England in 1991–92. RRT is a lifesaving treatment for patients with endstage renal failure. This paper describes an analysis of the review data using multilevel modelling to assess the effects of age, sex, ethnicity, deprivation, access and supply factors on acceptance onto RRT. In particular, we focus on the additional effect of de…
Transition to Adulthood of Female Garment-Factory Workers in Bangladesh
This article examines data from a study on garment-factory workers in Bangladesh to explore the implications of work for the early socialization of young women. For the first time, large numbers of young Bangladeshi women are being given an alternative to lives in which they move directly from childhood to adulthood through early marriage and childbearing. Employment creates a period of transition in contrast to the abrupt assumption of adult rol…
The ethnic and religious questions in the British census
This one‐day symposium was organized to provide a forum for both an evaluation of the results of the so‐called ‘ethnic group question’ in the 1991 British Census‐the first such question ever to be included in a British census‐and a discussion of the prospects for not only a new ethnic group question, but also a religious question, in the 2001 Census
The Accuracy of Age-specific Population Estimates for Small Areas in Britain
Population estimates play an important role in the allocation of resources at many levels of government and commerce but little is known about the accuracy of age-specific population estimates. Such knowledge is crucial, as resource allocation is often targeted at populations of particular age, and decisions need to be based on the reliability of the estimates. This paper presents a multi-level statistical analysis of the accuracy of age-specific…
Survey Experience Among Women in Bangladesh
This article examines issues surrounding survey methodology and the research process from the experience of a study of female garment workers in Bangladesh carried out during 1996-1997 by the Population Council and the University of Southampton. The process of sampling the population of interest and then the interview process will be examined in detail. In addition, some more general issues about survey research in developing countries and in Ban…
Child Immunisation in Ghana
The data from the Demographic and Health Survey conducted in Ghana in 1988 are used to identify determinants of immunisation uptake for children under 5 years. The logistic binomial analysis shows that socioeconomic factors are significant, especially women's education and region, and that the type of prenatal care received by the mother is also important. There is a strong familial correlation of vaccination behaviours, and there is also cluster…
Small-area population estimates
"Population estimates are usually produced by local government administrations in Britain, for each small area within their authority. Increasing interest has been shown by commerce and by central government. Five main methods are identified: apportionment, ratio change, additive change, cohort survival, and local censuses. Estimation strategies also vary according to available data, the detail in which a population is estimated, and the precise …
Small‐area population estimates
Population estimates are usually produced by local government administrations in Britain, for each small area within their authority. Increasing interest has been shown by commerce and by central government. Five main methods are identified: apportionment, ratio change, additive change, cohort survival, and local censuses. Estimation strategies also vary according to available data, the detail in which a population is estimated, and the precise c…
The determinants of the duration of contraceptive use in China
Often in demography, individuals may change state over time for a variety of reasons. Competing-risks hazards models have been developed to model such situations. This paper describes the extension of the discrete-time competing-risks hazards model to a multilevel framework that allows for data at different levels of aggregation. The model is illustrated with data from the 1988 Chinese National Survey of Fertility and Contraceptive Prevalence, wh…
The impact on fertility of contraceptive failure in China in the 1980s
Contraceptive failure was an important determinant of fertility in China in the 1980s. Based on the data from the China Two-per-Thousand Fertility Survey, this study shows that about 7% of the general fertility rate of currently married women aged 15–49 for a 12-month period is attributed to contraceptive failure, mainly due to the high failure rate associated with IUD use. A number of demographic characteristics are associated with contraceptive…
Determinants of Infant Mortality in Malawi
The 1988 Malawi Traditional and Modern Methods of Child Spacing Survey data are used to identify determinants of infant mortality in Malawi. The logistic binomial analysis shows that socioeconomic factors are significant even during the neonatal period while the length of the preceding birth interval is significant in the post-neonatal period only. There is a strong familial correlation of mortality risks during both the neonatal and post-neonata…
Population Issues and Australia's Future
Birth interval and family effects on postneonatal mortality in Brazil
In this paper random-effects logistic models are used to analyze the effects of the preceding birth interval on postneonatal mortality in Brazil, controlling for the correlation of survival outcomes between siblings. The results are compared to those obtained by using ordinary logistic regression. Family effects are found to be highly significant in the random-effects model, but the substantive conclusions of the ordinary logistic model are prese…
Marital dissolution among the 1958 British birth cohort
This paper investigates the effect of previous cohabitation on marital stability among the 1958 British birth cohort. Prospective data from the National Child Development Study are used to investigate the way in which family background factors and early lifecourse experiences, including cohabitation, affect the risk of first marriage dissolution by age 33. Discrete time logistic regression hazards models are used to analyse the risk of separation…
Young Asian women and relationships
This article investigates social and cultural aspects of "teenage life" among south Asian girls in Britain, particularly their experiences of relationships with boys and the extent to which they become involved in sexual activities. In-depth interviews were carried out with teenage girls and young women from Indian, Pakistani and Bangladeshi backgrounds and a comparative group of white British girls, in four schools and one college in the South a…
The (mis)Representation of Rural Deprivation
The authors consider the definition and measurement of deprivation and of rurality in the context of health-care research. Parallels are drawn between the methodological issues involved in the measurement of deprivation and of rurality. An empirical study of the South West of England reveals the extent of disagreement between standard rurality measures; in particular, the authors suggest that rural deprivation will be poorly represented by the co…
The determinants of the duration of contraceptive use in China
Often in demography, individuals may change state over time for a variety of reasons. Competing-risks hazards models have been developed to model such situations. This paper describes the extension of the discrete-time competing-risks hazards model to a multilevel framework that allows for data at different levels of aggregation. The model is illustrated with data from the 1988 Chinese National Survey of Fertility and Contraceptive Prevalence, wh…
Transition to Adulthood of Female Garment-Factory Workers in Bangladesh
This article examines data from a study on garment-factory workers in Bangladesh to explore the implications of work for the early socialization of young women. For the first time, large numbers of young Bangladeshi women are being given an alternative to lives in which they move directly from childhood to adulthood through early marriage and childbearing. Employment creates a period of transition in contrast to the abrupt assumption of adult rol…
Childbearing Following Marital Dissolution in Britain
Maternal Education and Child Immunization
This article explores the hypothesis that formal education of women results in increased child survival because of greater knowledge of the protective function of the major childhood immunizations. Education is also associated with greater awareness of proper immunization schedules. Irrespective of mother’s formal education level, specific immunization knowledge is associated with an increased likelihood of using immunization. The Indonesian anal…
The Age at which Childbearing Starts--A Longitudinal Study
On the feasibility of conducting randomised trials in education
This article reports on the conduct and results of a randomised controlled trial to test the effectiveness of a teacher‐led intervention to improve teenagers' knowledge of emergency contraception. The trial was successfully conducted in 24 mixed‐sex state secondary schools in Avon, South‐west England. The intervention was popular with both teachers and pupils, and significantly improved pupils' knowledge of emergency contraception. The article us…
Contraceptive Switching in Bangladesh
Bangladesh has experienced a substantial decline in fertility that has been achieved by means of a large increase in the use of modern methods of contraception. As contraceptive prevalence increases, aspects of contraceptive‐use dynamics, including reasons for discontinuation and behavior after discontinuation, become important influences on fertility. This report uses calendar data from the 1993–94 Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey to exa…
The Accuracy of Age-specific Population Estimates for Small Areas in Britain
Population estimates play an important role in the allocation of resources at many levels of government and commerce but little is known about the accuracy of age-specific population estimates. Such knowledge is crucial, as resource allocation is often targeted at populations of particular age, and decisions need to be based on the reliability of the estimates. This paper presents a multi-level statistical analysis of the accuracy of age-specific…
Proportional hazards models for current status data
Fertility in botswana
Recent estimates of fertility in Botswana suggest a rapid decline of more than two births per woman between 1981 and 1988. This paper proposes that the baseline fertility was overestimated but that nonetheless fertility declined by about one birth per woman during the 1980s. The decline in fertility was linked to a deterioration in social and economic conditions caused by a major drought in the early 1980s and to the increased availability of fam…
Seasonal work and sexual behaviour
This research investigates the sexual behaviour and patterns of contraceptive use among seasonal workers temporarily employed at holiday centres in the south of England. Respondents were interviewed in depth at the beginning of the 1996 summer work season, and reinterviewed 5 months later toward the end of the season. This longitudinal methodology enabled changes in sexual behaviour and attitudes during the summer to be identified. The findings s…
From the archives
The ethnic and religious questions in the British census
This one‐day symposium was organized to provide a forum for both an evaluation of the results of the so‐called ‘ethnic group question’ in the 1991 British Census‐the first such question ever to be included in a British census‐and a discussion of the prospects for not only a new ethnic group question, but also a religious question, in the 2001 Census
Scolarité et autres caractéristiques socio-démographiques des enfants de mariages rompus
Ní Bhrolcháin (Maire), Chappell (Roma), Diamond (Ian). - Scolarité et autres caractéristiques socio-démographiques des enfants de mariages rompus Un échantillon d'enfants nés en 1958 en Grande-Bretagne a fait l'objet de vagues d'enquêtes successives à 7 ans, 16 ans, 23 et 33 ans qui ont permis de déterminer leur situation familiale à ces diverses dates et d'y enregistrer des renseignements sur leur scolarité, le mode de vie et les attitudes de le…
The age at which childbearing starts - a longitudinal study
What characteristics differentiate between men and women who start their families at different ages? In this study we identify characteristics in their childhood, adolescence and early adult life of men and women who begin childbearing at different ages for a British post-war birth cohort which has been followed up from birth to the present time. From the variables identified as influencing age at first birth, a set of the best predictor variable…
From the archives
The Age at which Childbearing Starts--A Longitudinal Study
The age at which childbearing starts - a longitudinal study
What characteristics differentiate between men and women who start their families at different ages? In this study we identify characteristics in their childhood, adolescence and early adult life of men and women who begin childbearing at different ages for a British post-war birth cohort which has been followed up from birth to the present time. From the variables identified as influencing age at first birth, a set of the best predictor variable…
Proportional hazards models for current status data
Technical Demography
Life Table Techniques and their Applications
Maternal Education and Child Immunization
This article explores the hypothesis that formal education of women results in increased child survival because of greater knowledge of the protective function of the major childhood immunizations. Education is also associated with greater awareness of proper immunization schedules. Irrespective of mother’s formal education level, specific immunization knowledge is associated with an increased likelihood of using immunization. The Indonesian anal…
Future Demographic Trends in Europe and North America
The Australian People. An Encyclopedia of the Nation, its People and their Origins
Birth interval and family effects on postneonatal mortality in Brazil
In this paper random-effects logistic models are used to analyze the effects of the preceding birth interval on postneonatal mortality in Brazil, controlling for the correlation of survival outcomes between siblings. The results are compared to those obtained by using ordinary logistic regression. Family effects are found to be highly significant in the random-effects model, but the substantive conclusions of the ordinary logistic model are prese…
Fertility in botswana
Recent estimates of fertility in Botswana suggest a rapid decline of more than two births per woman between 1981 and 1988. This paper proposes that the baseline fertility was overestimated but that nonetheless fertility declined by about one birth per woman during the 1980s. The decline in fertility was linked to a deterioration in social and economic conditions caused by a major drought in the early 1980s and to the increased availability of fam…
Population Issues and Australia's Future
Family Planning Programmes and Fertility
Scolarité et autres caractéristiques socio-démographiques des enfants de mariages rompus
Ní Bhrolcháin (Maire), Chappell (Roma), Diamond (Ian). - Scolarité et autres caractéristiques socio-démographiques des enfants de mariages rompus Un échantillon d'enfants nés en 1958 en Grande-Bretagne a fait l'objet de vagues d'enquêtes successives à 7 ans, 16 ans, 23 et 33 ans qui ont permis de déterminer leur situation familiale à ces diverses dates et d'y enregistrer des renseignements sur leur scolarité, le mode de vie et les attitudes de le…
The impact on fertility of contraceptive failure in China in the 1980s
Contraceptive failure was an important determinant of fertility in China in the 1980s. Based on the data from the China Two-per-Thousand Fertility Survey, this study shows that about 7% of the general fertility rate of currently married women aged 15–49 for a 12-month period is attributed to contraceptive failure, mainly due to the high failure rate associated with IUD use. A number of demographic characteristics are associated with contraceptive…
Determinants of Infant Mortality in Malawi
The 1988 Malawi Traditional and Modern Methods of Child Spacing Survey data are used to identify determinants of infant mortality in Malawi. The logistic binomial analysis shows that socioeconomic factors are significant even during the neonatal period while the length of the preceding birth interval is significant in the post-neonatal period only. There is a strong familial correlation of mortality risks during both the neonatal and post-neonata…
The determinants of the duration of contraceptive use in China
Often in demography, individuals may change state over time for a variety of reasons. Competing-risks hazards models have been developed to model such situations. This paper describes the extension of the discrete-time competing-risks hazards model to a multilevel framework that allows for data at different levels of aggregation. The model is illustrated with data from the 1988 Chinese National Survey of Fertility and Contraceptive Prevalence, wh…
Child Immunisation in Ghana
The data from the Demographic and Health Survey conducted in Ghana in 1988 are used to identify determinants of immunisation uptake for children under 5 years. The logistic binomial analysis shows that socioeconomic factors are significant, especially women's education and region, and that the type of prenatal care received by the mother is also important. There is a strong familial correlation of vaccination behaviours, and there is also cluster…
Small-area population estimates
"Population estimates are usually produced by local government administrations in Britain, for each small area within their authority. Increasing interest has been shown by commerce and by central government. Five main methods are identified: apportionment, ratio change, additive change, cohort survival, and local censuses. Estimation strategies also vary according to available data, the detail in which a population is estimated, and the precise …
Small‐area population estimates
Population estimates are usually produced by local government administrations in Britain, for each small area within their authority. Increasing interest has been shown by commerce and by central government. Five main methods are identified: apportionment, ratio change, additive change, cohort survival, and local censuses. Estimation strategies also vary according to available data, the detail in which a population is estimated, and the precise c…
Geographical aspects of the uptake of renal replacement therapy in England
The National Renal Review provides a complete picture of new patients treated by renal replacement therapy (RRT) in England in 1991–92. RRT is a lifesaving treatment for patients with endstage renal failure. This paper describes an analysis of the review data using multilevel modelling to assess the effects of age, sex, ethnicity, deprivation, access and supply factors on acceptance onto RRT. In particular, we focus on the additional effect of de…
Transition to Adulthood of Female Garment-Factory Workers in Bangladesh
This article examines data from a study on garment-factory workers in Bangladesh to explore the implications of work for the early socialization of young women. For the first time, large numbers of young Bangladeshi women are being given an alternative to lives in which they move directly from childhood to adulthood through early marriage and childbearing. Employment creates a period of transition in contrast to the abrupt assumption of adult rol…
The ethnic and religious questions in the British census
This one‐day symposium was organized to provide a forum for both an evaluation of the results of the so‐called ‘ethnic group question’ in the 1991 British Census‐the first such question ever to be included in a British census‐and a discussion of the prospects for not only a new ethnic group question, but also a religious question, in the 2001 Census
The Accuracy of Age-specific Population Estimates for Small Areas in Britain
Population estimates play an important role in the allocation of resources at many levels of government and commerce but little is known about the accuracy of age-specific population estimates. Such knowledge is crucial, as resource allocation is often targeted at populations of particular age, and decisions need to be based on the reliability of the estimates. This paper presents a multi-level statistical analysis of the accuracy of age-specific…
Survey Experience Among Women in Bangladesh
This article examines issues surrounding survey methodology and the research process from the experience of a study of female garment workers in Bangladesh carried out during 1996-1997 by the Population Council and the University of Southampton. The process of sampling the population of interest and then the interview process will be examined in detail. In addition, some more general issues about survey research in developing countries and in Ban…
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