Family Structure and Child Educational Attainment in the Slums of Nairobi, Kenya
Research shows that children living with two biological parents outperform those raised in other family structures. A growing number of children do not live with two biological parents in sub-Saharan Africa, but few studies have examined the consequences. In this article, data from the African Popul...
Main Authors: | Benta A. Abuya, Maurice Mutisya, Elijah O. Onsomu, Moses Ngware, Moses Oketch |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2019-06-01
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Series: | SAGE Open |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1177/2158244019855849 |
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