Research project

Family Demography and Health in Low and Middle-Income Countries

Staff

Lead researchers

Professor Vicky Hosegood

Professor of Demography and Family

Research interests

  • Vicky Hosegood’s current research studies focus on the demography and health of families in sub-Saharan Africa. With a special interest in South Africa her work:
  • investigates family and household factors and processes that promote health and wellbeing across the life courseimproves the measurement, collection and analysis of family demographic and health data in resource-poor settings informs the design and evaluation of family-based interventions She is a member of several research groups within the University of Southampton including Family Demography in particular that of Families in southern Africa, the ESRC-funded Centre for Population Change.
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Other researchers

Professor Jane Falkingham

VP Engagement and International
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Professor Maria Evandrou FAcSS

PROFESSOR OF GERONTOLOGY

Research interests

  • ESRC: Centre for Population Change (CPC): I am Co-Director of ESRC Centre for Population Change. My collaborative work focuses on a) Increasing longevity and the changing life course, and b) Understanding intergenerational relations & exchange. For more information, please visit the CPC website.
  • ESRC CPC - Connecting Generations: I am also Co-Director of the ESRC CPC-Connecting Generations research programme. The research will investigate areas such as changing intergenerational relationships; intergenerational flows of support in later life; and work-life balance, employment and caring responsibilities in mid-life. More information on the Connecting Generations research programme here.
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Professor Sabu Padmadas

Professor of Demography & Global Health
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Collaborating research institutes, centres and groups

Research outputs

Sarah Neal & Victoria Hosegood, 2015, International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health, 41(4), 210-217
Type: article
Rachel Bennett, Victoria Hosegood, Marie-Louise Newell & Nuala McGrath, 2015, Population, Space and Place, 21(4), 322-334
Type: article
Rachel Bennett, Victoria Hosegood, Marie-Louise Newell & Nuala McGrath, 2015, Population, Space and Place, 21(4), 310-321
Type: article