Estelle is a demographer with experience in social research and impact evaluation. She currently manages various projects within the Population Dynamics and Reproductive Health team, providing technical guidance at different stages including study design, tools development, data collection and analysis, and knowledge translation.
Estelle’s research interests and expertise are in socio-demographic determinants of reproductive health behavior with focus on maternal health-seeking behavior, innovation in reproductive health, reproductive health and family planning financing, fertility preferences, and marriage behaviors.
She holds a PhD in Demography from the University of Montreal, Canada and a Master’s degree in Demography from the same university. She joined APHRC in 2011 as a post-doctoral fellow prior to which she worked as a teaching and research associate in the department of Demography at the University of Montreal.
She is a member of professional associations including the Population Association of America (PAA), International Union for the Scientific Study of Population (IUSSP), and Union for African Population Studies (UAPS).
Country institutional capacity for data analysis is improving but slowly and not keeping up with greater data availability. The capacity to analyze and effectively communicate results is, however, still lagging. In general, the Ministries of...
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Currently, about 90% of women of childbearing age in Africa live in contexts with restrictive abortion laws. The bulk of women requiring abortion in these contexts resort to unsafe methods and procedures resulting in fatalities,...
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Making comprehensive sexuality education available for young people is essential for ensuring their sexual and reproductive health and rights. This is particularly essential in low and middle income countries (LMICs) like Kenya where the levels...
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By Estelle Sidze, Associate Research Scientist, APHRC via Conversation Africa One of the critical targets for countries that are trying to meet the sustainable development goals is reducing the number of...
By Estelle Sidze, Associate Research Scientist, APHRC via Conversation Africa About 21 pregnant women die every day in Kenya due to complications from childbirth. That’s equivalent to two 10-seater commuter micro minibuses, known...
By Estelle Sidze, APHRC and Melissa Stillman, Guttmacher Institute via Daily Nation Imagine there is something you can give to Kenyan students to help them make healthy informed choices about their...
By Estelle Sidze, Associate Research Scientist, APHRC I am a social scientist, trained as a demographer, who has developed a particular interest in reproductive health in sub-Saharan Africa. I crunch numbers,...
During a recent field visit in a remote rural area in Kenya, I had the opportunity to meet and talk with John and Naomi, two amazing and resilient people. John lost...
By Estelle Monique Sidze, Associate Research Scientist and Salome Wawire, Post-doctoral Fellow, APHRC In Kenya, girls in grades 4-8, who have reached puberty, miss on average 6 learning weeks/year due to...
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