A special module in Afrobarometer’s 2024 survey in Malawi explores citizens’ opinions and experiences related to sexual and reproductive health and rights. Findings show that Malawians overwhelmingly support woman’s autonomy in decisions about marriage and childbearing.
A special question module in Afrobarometer’s Round 10 survey (2025) explores the opinions and experiences of Seychellois related to sexual and reproductive health and rights. Findings show that Seychellois overwhelmingly support women’s autonomy in decisions about marriage and childbearing.
This dispatch reports on Mauritians’ views on sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) as recorded in a special Afrobarometer survey module in 2024.
A special question module in Afrobarometer’s Round 10 survey (2024) explores the opinions and experiences of Liberians related to sexual and reproductive health and rights. Findings show that a majority of Liberians support the autonomy of women in choices about marriage and reproduction.
This study explored teenage mothers' narratives on challenges and resilience in alternative secondary education pathways (ASEP).
Zambia has witnessed a surge in teenage pregnancies at the primary school level since the introduction of the school pregnancy re-entry policy (REP) in 1997, which replaced the expulsion policy, resulting in some stakeholders questioning its worth.
Across Eastern and Southern Africa, many pregnant and parenting adolescents remain excluded from school despite growing commitments to their right to education.
La presente clase forma parte de un dossier que reúne cinco exposiciones magistrales del Seminario abierto Políticas de Población en América Latina y el Caribe.
Zambia faces a persistent challenge: 29% of young women are married before age 18. This in-depth study moves beyond statistics to examine the underlying gendered social norms that create an "enabling environment" for these outcomes.
Globally, complications from pregnancy and childbirth are the leading causes of death among adolescent girls aged 15–19 years. In Zambia, nearly three in ten adolescent girls have begun childbearing, with rates as high as 35% in rural areas.