Journal of
Public Health and Epidemiology

  • Abbreviation: J. Public Health Epidemiol.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-2316
  • DOI: 10.5897/JPHE
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 655

Full Length Research Paper

A comparison of male and female headed house holding of orphans and vulnerable children in Nigeria

Bamgboye Elijah A.
  • Bamgboye Elijah A.
  • Association for Reproductive and Family Health,-Lopin 1 Project, Plot 815A, Ibadan Army Officers Mess Road, Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria.
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Odusote Temitayo
  • Odusote Temitayo
  • United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Plot 1075, Diplomatic drive, Central Business District, Garki, Abuja, Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria.
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Olusanmi Iyabode
  • Olusanmi Iyabode
  • Association for Reproductive and Family Health,-Lopin 1 Project, Plot 815A, Ibadan Army Officers Mess Road, Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria.
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Yusuf Oyindamola
  • Yusuf Oyindamola
  • Department of Epidemiology and Medical Statistics, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria.
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Bamgboye Eniola A.
  • Bamgboye Eniola A.
  • Department of Epidemiology and Medical Statistics, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria.
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Asaolu Olugbenga S.
  • Asaolu Olugbenga S.
  • Association for Reproductive and Family Health,-Lopin 1 Project, Plot 815A, Ibadan Army Officers Mess Road, Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria.
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Iwuala Felix
  • Iwuala Felix
  • Association for Reproductive and Family Health,-Lopin 1 Project, Plot 815A, Ibadan Army Officers Mess Road, Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria.
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Ayeni Oluwagbemiga
  • Ayeni Oluwagbemiga
  • Association for Reproductive and Family Health,-Lopin 1 Project, Plot 815A, Ibadan Army Officers Mess Road, Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria.
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Ladipo Oladapo A.
  • Ladipo Oladapo A.
  • Association for Reproductive and Family Health,-Lopin 1 Project, Plot 815A, Ibadan Army Officers Mess Road, Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria.
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  •  Received: 09 September 2019
  •  Accepted: 31 March 2020
  •  Published: 31 July 2020

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