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Hosegood ESRC Improved measures of the family environment in longitudinal population studies

Staff

Lead researcher

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.

Research outputs

Understanding family migration in rural South Africa: exploring children's inclusion in the destination households of migrant parents
Rachel Bennett,
Victoria Hosegood,
Marie-Louise Newell,
& Nuala McGrath
, 2015 , Population, Space and Place , 21 (4) , 310--321
DOI: 10.1002/psp.1842
Type: article
An approach to measuring dispersed families with a particular focus on children 'left behind' by migrant parents: findings from rural South Africa
Rachel Bennett,
Victoria Hosegood,
Marie-Louise Newell,
& Nuala McGrath
, 2015 , Population, Space and Place , 21 (4) , 322--334
DOI: 10.1002/psp.1843
Type: article
How reliable are reports of early adolescent reproductive and sexual health events in demographic and health surveys?
Sarah Neal,
& Victoria Hosegood
, 2015 , International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health , 41 (4) , 210--217
DOI: 10.1363/4121015
Type: article
A longitudinal population-based analysis of relationship status and mortality in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa 2001–2011
Melanie Channon,
Victoria Hosegood,
& Nuala McGrath
, 2015 , Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health , 1--9
DOI: 10.1136/jech-2014-205408
Type: article
“...I should maintain a healthy life now and not just live as I please...”: Men’s health and fatherhood in rural South Africa
Victoria Hosegood,
Linda Richter,
& Lynda Clarke
, 2015 , American Journal of Men's Health , 1--12
DOI: 10.1177/1557988315586440
Type: article