Early in the COVID-19 pandemic in Malawi, we piloted a new method to detect excess mortality in small areas with limited death registration. It is based on periodic short surveys of perceptions of frequency of funerals. The (promising) results are here: https://t.co/RaYIgaKJqp
Our new paper on behavioral changes during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in Malawi, based on 4 rounds of a panel survey with mobile phone users https://t.co/iPerh7GyDH
NYU Shanghai is hiring a senior sociologist (associate professor, full professor)! Advanced assistant professor will also be considered. https://t.co/pRsvBeDr54
A secondary analysis of our Health and Demographic Surveillance Site data using sequence analysis demonstrates the different pathways young people take to adulthood, finding increasing access to school for some of the rural population, while many still married at a young age.
The Population Division, UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs, is recruiting a Senior Population Affairs Officer (P5) to lead our Fertility and Population Ageing Section. Apply at the link below by 29 May. https://t.co/beHy5CQjl0
| Article | Estimer la #mortalité aux âges élevés dans les pays à données incomplètes : les estimations basées sur la survie des parents sont-elles affectées par des biais de sélection ?
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#VendrediLecture
Impressed by Population @INEDEng:
1) No submission fee/APC (!)
2) yet fully open access (!)
3) submit in English, then gets translated to French
4) constructive reviews
5) beautiful copyediting & layout
Great option amidst APCs & paywalls in demography
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Job alert📣 Join our team at @bib_bund in Wiesbaden! We are looking for a Postdoc (for 4 years) working on old-age potential in a life-course perspective on aspects such as labour force participation, healthy ageing, or civic engagement (deadline: 24/4): https://t.co/BuCfMt2JfQ
Additional details:
* 3-year postdoc
* Based in Abu Dhabi, no remote option
* generous research support & benefits (eg we cover housing, home travel…)
* Time split 50/50 between your own projects and collaborative work with faculty
* Review of applications starts April 15th
New UN IGME estimates & report on child mortality:
Good progress: 51% decline in U5MR from 2000-2022; Annual # of under-five deaths dropped to 4.9 million in 2022.
Acceleration needed: 35 million children under age 5 will die by 2030 on current trends.
https://t.co/8SSy07TUOk
@JustinSandefur Very interesting! There was some work a while ago on the impact of GAVI funding schemes on admin estimates of vaccination coverage. Maybe relevant? https://t.co/15jgyqyisO
Our January issue is now live! Featuring articles on multimorbidity in Ghana 🇬🇭, updated estimates of infant mortality in Venezuela 🇻🇪 and our series on the People's Voice 🗣️ Survey on Health System Performance. https://t.co/19Y9gYSzJU
Early #postdoc researcher: #epi & implementation science at @KEMRI_Wellcome within the @PHU_KEMRI_WT group working closely with prof @allyeko
PhD Public health, epi, health services research, etc
Focus: routine data systems in Africa, specifically civil & vital registration services
Apply by 11/10/23
https://t.co/5Zt6KADG7S
Do under-5 year old children face higher #mortality in larger #households? Time-varying household structure analysis using #Africa-n #HDSS data suggests not. By @ashiratamar, @PhBocquier,Carren Ginsburg, @CompaoreYacou16 & @MarkCollinson4
👉 https://t.co/iAjbeTmMEa