How much difference do fathers make? Assessing the impact of paternal absence on children’s nutritional status in Peru • Kirk Dearden, Boston University School of Public Health ; Mary Penny, Instituto de Investigacion Nutricional ; Hala Madanat, San Diego State University ; Joshua West, Brigham Young University ; Benjamin Crookston, University of Utah ; Santiago Cueto, Grupo de Análisis para el Desarrollo (GRADE)

Young children and fathers: patterns and determinants of social and residential arrangements in rural South Africa • Victoria Hosegood, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) ; Ruth Bland, University of Kwazulu-Natal ; Marie-Louise Newell, University of Kwazulu-Natal and African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC)

Fathers and children: alimony and contacts after marriage breakdown (Uruguay) • Marisa Bucheli, Universidad de la República, Uruguay ; Wanda Cabella, Universidad de la República, Uruguay

Securing fatherhood through kinwork: a comparison of black fathers and families in South Africa and the U.S. • Sangeetha Madhavan, University of Maryland ; Kevin Roy, University of Maryland