ArticleSocial science research2018
Kin support and child health: Investigating two approaches in an African slum.
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- Health inequalities at the intersection of multiple social determinants among under five children residing Nairobi urban slums: An application of multilevel analysis of individual heterogeneity and discriminatory accuracy (MAIHDA).PLOS global public health · 2024Article
- Impact of kinship support on child mortality in the Upper East Region of Ghana: assessing the Grandmother Hypothesis.International health · 2023Article
- The relationship between extended kin resources and children's healthcare utilization: An analysis of family networks.Social science & medicine (1982) · 2023Article
- Familial Financial Assistance and Body Mass Index in Black College Graduates.Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2022Article
- Youth and professional perspectives of mental health resources across eight countries.Children and youth services review · 2022Article
- When parents are not present: Decision-making dynamics for young children's health and illness in migrant-sending households in rural Cambodia.Social science & medicine (1982) · 2021Article
- Does Parents' Union Instability Disrupt Intergenerational Advantage? An Analysis of Sub-Saharan Africa.Demography · 2020Article
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Abstract
Extensive research from sub-Saharan Africa shows that mothers frequently rely on help from other family members to ensure their children's health and well-being. Yet, there is considerable debate about the relative importance of support from grandmothers versus fathers. Using an innovative survey instrument to interview 462 unmarried mothers in a slum area of Nairobi, Kenya, we provide insight into this debate by showing that a status versus transfers approach to measuring kin support asks subtly different questions and yields different results. A status approach reflects an evolutionary perspective that argues that maternal grandmothers have a greater incentive than non-residential fathers to provide material and practical support for young children. In contrast, a transfers approach is consistent with social support theories whereby the social capital provided by fathers may be more beneficial to children's health than that afforded by grandmothers. Demonstrating that different approaches to measuring kin support matter highlights the need for kin research that crosses disciplinary boundaries and encourages the development of more nuanced family policies designed to protect children's health in Africa.
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