Cohabiting Unions in Sub-Saharan Africa
Explaining Botswana's Exceptionality
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2954801 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Zitha Mokomane (0000-0002-2797-6869, University of Botswana, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2006 |
| Volume | 37 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 25-42 |
| Publication date | 2006-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Comparative Family Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0047-2328 • E-ISSN: 1929-9850 |
| Publisher | University of Toronto Press Inc. (UTPress) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.3138/jcfs.37.1.25 |
| OpenAlex | W2235999497 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 5 |
Using the most recent Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) data, this paper examines the prevalence of current cohabitation in Botswana relative to other sub-Saharan countries. The results reveal that the prevalence of this type of union in Botswana is one of the highest in the sub-continent and the highest in Southern Africa. An exploration of existing explanations for these high levels are shown to be either inadequate or fail to explain all the facts. Factors such as Botswana's constant population mobility, marriage squeeze and high prevalence of premarital births are postulated as more plausible explanations
Cohabitation · Demographic economics · Developing country · Development economics · Economic growth · Economics · Geography · Population · Socioeconomics · Sociology · Demographic Trends and Gender Preferences · Demography · Global Maternal and Child Health · Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare
| Unique citing works | 4 |
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| Citations per year | 0,36 |
| Citation span | 2015 - 2024 (10) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |