Household structure and living conditions in Nigeria

Journal of Marriage and Family

Volumn 69, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 513-527

  Mberu, Blessing Uchenna ^a,b  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ABIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Female headed households; Household structure; Nigeria; Poverty; Sub Saharan Africa

Indexed keywords

EID: 34147199490     PISSN: 00222445     EISSN: 17413737     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-3737.2007.00380.x     Document Type: Review

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