Table 1.

Indicates the key themes covered by the PhD and related articles

	Papers
Themes	I. Settlement change and health (4)	II. Poverty dynamics and migration (5)	III. Male labour migration and HIV risk behaviour (6)	IV. Returning home to die (7)	V. Parental presence and child mortality
Male and female migration patterns	Settlement change at national and subdistrict levels	Male and female migration; settled former refugees.	Male labour migration	Return migration	Parental presence/absence; settled former refugees
Data and methods	Settlement type transition matrix (national census 2001), trends in age–sex profiles (HDSS)	Household-level longitudinal model of migration and socio-economic status (HDSS)	Migration trends; subdistrict census of labour force participation (HDSS); random sample survey of migrant and non-migrant male partnerships	Event history analysis: mortality modelled by adult migration status (HDSS)	Event history analysis: child mortality modelled by parental presence and absence (HDSS)
Migration impact on socio-economic status	–	Migration impacts through causality and selection; Role of remittances; grants; local employment	Employment patterns of local and migrant males	Cost burden on rural households	Family formations
Migration impact on health	Sexually transmitted diseases, adult morbidity and mortality	Increasing the socio-economic status of rural households	Separation of spouses, high-risk sexual partnerships and implications for sexually transmitted diseases	Health-seeking behaviour; social capital in rural households; adult mortality from HIV/AIDS and TB	Separation of parents and children; adaptation of settled refugees; child mortality

Note: HDSS, health and demographic surveillance system.