Poster Session 1:
Reproductive health, HIV-AIDS, poverty and gender
Determinants of extramarital sex among Filipino men • Jeofrey B. Abalos, University of the Philippines
Transitions to the first birth in four European metropolises • Anita Abramowska-Kmon, Warsaw School of Economics ; Irena E. Kotowska, Warsaw School of Economics
Poverty and maternal nutritional status as determinants of weight at birth: a multilevel ordinal logistic regression approach • Samson B Adebayo, Society for family Health ; Oladipupo Banji Ipadeola, Society for Family Health ; Jennifer Anyanti, Society for Family Health
Antenatal care in nigeria: an implication for maternal mortality • Sulaimon Adedokun, Obafemi Awolowo University ; Kareem Uthman, Obafemi Awolowo University
Early childbearing and household well-being among adolescent mothers in metropolitan Lagos • Gbemiga E. Adeyemi, Lagos State University
Correlates of emergency contraception awareness among college students of Kathmandu, Nepal • Ramesh Adhikari, Mahendra Ratna Campus, Tribhuvan University, Nepal
• Agnes Adjamagbo, Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD) ; Pierrette Aguessy Koné, Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)
Pregnancy stigmatisation and coping strategies of adolescent mothers in two Yoruba communities, Osun State, Nigeria • Ojo M Agunbiade, Obafemi Awolowo University ; Ayotunde S. Liasu, Obafemi Awolowo University ; Mustapha m.o Opatola, Obafemi Awolowo University
• Elise Chantale Ahovey, Université Catholique de Louvain ; Hippolyte Togonou, Institut National de la Statistique et de l'Analyse Economique
Induced abortion: testimonies of survivors, the consequences and the policy implications. • Ambrose Akinlo, Obafemi Awolowo University ; Adekunbi Omideyi, Obafemi Awolowo University
Magnitude and perceptions of abortion in Cuba: qualitative and quantitative study • Luisa Alvarez, National Public Health Ministry of Cuba
Male involvement in family planning programs in Iran: an analysis of levels and correlates • Abbas Askari-Nodoushan, Yazd University, Iran ; Aliyar Ahmadi, University of Tehran ; Seyed Alireza Afshani, University of Yazd, Iran ; Malihe Alimondegari, University of Tehran
Gender and health care seeking behavior in Uganda • John Atwebembeire, Makerere University
Design and implementation of an online weekly survey to study unintended pregnancies • Jennifer S. Barber, University of Michigan ; Yasamin Kusunoki, University of Michigan ; Heather H. Gatny, University of Michigan ; William G. Axinn, University of Michigan
Factors and processes shaping contraceptive choice: a study in West Bengal, India • Sharmishtha Basu, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi
• Annie Beka Beka, Ecole Normale Supérieure ; Nicole Ntsame Ondo, Ministère de la Planification et du Développement, Gabon
The Risk of HIV/AIDS among the poor rural families in rural communities in South Western Nigeria • Luqman Bisiriyu, Obafemi Awolowo University ; Alfred Adewuyi, Obafemi Awolowo University
• Faouzi Bouaziz, Office National de la Famille et de la Population ; Amel Bouchlaka, Office national de la Famille et de la Population
• Franklin Bouba Djourdebbe, Institut de Formation et de Recherche Demographiques (IFORD)
Contraceptive failure and its role in unplanned pregnancies: new estimates using Demographic and Health Survey calendar data • Sarah E.K. Bradley, Macro International Inc.
Structural model of abortion and contraception for Turkey • Alanur Cavlin Bozbeyoglu, Middle East Technical University
• Assia Cherif, Institut national de la planification et de la statistique (INPS)
Gender inequality as a predictor of Indian men's higher-risk sex • Rajeev Colaco, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ; Shelah S. Bloom, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ; Chirayath Suchindran, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ; Kavita Singh, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ; Kathryn E. Moracco, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Family vulnerability and risk territories • Ignez Costa Barbosa Ferreira, Universidade de Brasília ; Nelba Azevedo Penna, Universidade de Brasília
Emergency contraception in Ghana: an application of the theory of planned behavior • Andreea A. Creanga, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ; Kwabena Danso, University of Ghana ; Amy Tsui, Johns Hopkins University
Increasing use of skilled attendance at birth in Dumka, India • Sheena Currie, JHPIEGO
• Kwami Hoénoukpo Dadji, Cellule Régionale de Terre des Hommes (Afrique de l'Ouest)
Emerging causes and determinants of maternal mortality in India: based on large scale surveys since the 1990s • Narayan Prasad Das, The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda ; Urvi Shah, The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda ; Rajnikant Patel, Research Associate, Population Research Centre
Negative reality of the HIV positives: evaluating welfare loss in a low prevalence country • Sanghamitra Das, Indian Statistical Institute ; Abhiroop Mukhopadhyay, Indian Statistical Institute ; Tridip Ray, Indian Statistical Institute
• Myriam de Loenzien, Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD) ; Thi Thiêng Nguyên, Institute for Population and Social Studies (IPSS) ; Ngoc Luu Bich, IPSS Université Nationale d'Economie
Utilization of maternal health care services in India: household economy vs. political economy • Sonalde B. Desai, University of Maryland ; Lijuan Wu, Pennsylvania State University
• Akom Dossou, Université de Lomé ; Kodjo Dodji Gbetoglo, Université de Lomé
• Alexandre AD Dumont, Université de Montréal ; Idrissa Diop, HYGEA ; Mouhamadou Gueye, Centre d’Appui à la Recherche et à la Formation (CAREF) ; Mamadou Kani Konate, Centre d’Appui à la Recherche et à la Formation (CAREF) ; Pierre Fournier, Université de Montreal
Factors affecting mental health status of the abortion clients' in India: a facility-based study • Paramita Dutta, Research & Doccumentation Manager, Global Fund, Round -7, Counselling Sub-Component
The role of mass media in the use of insecticide treated bednets and integration of intermittent preventive therapy for malaria prevention among pregnant women in Nigeria • Arogundade D Ekundayo, Society for family Health ; Samson B Adebayo, Society for family Health ; Jennifer Anyanti, Society for Family Health ; Adedeji Wale, Society for Family Health ; Gilpin Uzo, Society for Family Health
• Catherine Enel, Centre Francais sur la Population et le Developpement (CEPED) ; Abdoulaye S. Wade, Institut d'Hygiène Sociale
Gender equality in contemporary Nigeria: problems and prospects • Idongesit Eshiet, University of Lagos
An estimate of safe and unsafely induced abortion in Cambodia • Tamara Fetters, Ipas ; Ghazaleh Samandari, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Ways to avoid unintended pregnancies in developing countries: an example from Cameroon • Annett Fleischer, Gesellschaft fuer Technische Zusammenarbeit
Late fertility diagnosis, socio-economic and health determinants in Poland. Results of cohort prospective survey 2007 • Ewa Fratczak, Warsaw School of Economics ; Aneta Ptak-Chmielewska, Warsaw School of Economics ; Dorota Bartosinska, Warsaw School of Economics ; Iga Sikorska, Warsaw School of Economics
Trends of mortality in European Mediterranean countries • Juan M. Garcia Gonzalez, Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia (UNED) ; Rosa Gomez-Redondo, Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia (UNED)
• Kodjo Dodji Gbetoglo, Université de Lomé ; Vissého Didier Adjiwanou, Université de Montréal
• Sall Moustapha Gibigaye, Centre de Formation et de Recherche en matière de Population (CEFORP) ; Mouftaou Amadou Sanni, Centre de Formation et de Recherche en matière de Population (CEFORP)
A comparative analysis of contraceptive use in Guatemala • Kathryn Grace, Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research
• Hinde Hami, Université Ibn Tofail ; Abdelrhani Mokhtari, Université Ibn Tofail ; Abdelmajid Soulaymani, Université Ibn Tofail
Factors associated with the use of family planning among Palestinian women • Weeam S Hammoudeh, Institute of Community and Public Health-Birzeit University ; Niveen ME. Abu-Rmeileh, Birzeit University
The nature of unintended pregnancy in the occupied Palestinian territory • Weeam S Hammoudeh, Institute of Community and Public Health-Birzeit University ; Niveen ME. Abu-Rmeileh, Birzeit University
Why so late? Distant health facility, woman’s low status, or man’s lack of resources? A study of women with life-threatening obstetric complications (near-miss) at admission in a maternity hospital in Afghanistan • Atsumi Hirose, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) ; Veronique Filippi, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM)
Improving contraceptive use in northern Nigeria: Could male involvement make a difference? • Latifat Ibisomi, African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC)
HIV and socioeconomic status revisited: a time-varying empirical investigation • Daniela Iorio, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona ; Raul Santaeulalia-Llopis, Washington University in St. Louis
Contraceptive behaviour, capacity building and environmentalism among women in self help groups: some policy concerns • Niyati Joshi, Government of India ; C.P. Prakasam, Retired Professor from International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS)
Moving from modern to traditional methods or simply not using: obstacles to obtaining family planning services in the Philippines • Fatima Juarez, El Colegio de México ; Josefina V. Cabigon, University of the Philippines
Mobilizing women to change maternity services: a cluster randomized control study • Tamar Kabakian-Khasholian, American University of Beirut ; Rawan Shayboub, American University of Beirut ; Faysal El-Kak, American University of Beirut ; Mona Kanaan, University of York ; Ziyad Mahfoud, American University of Beirut
Characteristics of the recourse to induced abortion in Burkina Faso • Idrissa Kabore, Institut Superieur des Sciences de la Population (ISSP)
• Mahamoudou Kaboré, Institut National de la Statistique et de la Démographie (INSD)
The influence of husband's opinion on the contraceptive use of women in Nepal • Nashid Kamal, Independent University, Bangladesh ; Cindy Lim, University College London
How HIV prevalence, number of sexual partners and marital status are related in rural Uganda • Ivan Kasamba, Medical Research Council Programme on AIDS ; Samuel Biraro, Medical Research Council, Uganda
Husband's participation in pregnancy care: the voices of Nepalese men • Vikash Kumar KC, Tribhuvan University ; Sirjana Adhikari
Induced abortion in Cameroon: between the clandestineness and the legality • Samuel Kelodjoue, Université de Dschang ; Louise Moyo, Université de Dschang
Migration and HIV/AIDS in India • Kunal Keshri, International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS)
Can women’s perceptions of their own autonomy enable them to generate changes in their reproductive behavior? Evidence from gender perspectives • Nizamuddin Khan, International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS)
Food security and nutritional outcomes of urban poor orphaned children in Nairobi, Kenya • Elizabeth W Kimani-Murage, University of the Witwatersrand
Trends of household and personal income: the case of Estonia from the 1950s to 1980s • Martin Klesment, Estonian Interuniversity Population Research Centre
The role of social fluidity and mobility in household responses to HIV and AIDS in rural South Africa • Lucia C Knight, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM)
Research and evaluation for a promising infant mortality reduction program • Daniel J Kruger, University of Michigan ; Tonya Turner, Genesee County Health Department
Women’s health and the role of internal environment: evidence from India’s National Family Health Survey-3 (2005-06) • Ashok Kumar, Population Council
Attitudes of youths towards female circumcision in Nigeria: implications for future practice • Ayodeji J Kupoluyi, Joseph Ayo Babalola University ; Ambrose Akinlo, Obafemi Awolowo University ; Sulaimon Adedokun, Obafemi Awolowo University
• Annabelle Lapostolle, Service de Santé publique et d'Epidémiologie - Hôpital Bicêtre-Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris ; Emmanuelle Cadot, Service de Santé publique et d'Epidémiologie - Hôpital Bicêtre-Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris ; Alfred Spira, Service de Santé Publique et d'Epidémiologie - Hôpital Bicêtre-Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris
Over medicalization of birth: a new risk in developing countries • Francesca Lariccia, Università di Roma "La Sapienza" ; Antonella Pinnelli, Università di Roma "La Sapienza"
• Joseph Larmarange, Centre Francais sur la Population et le Developpement (CEPED) ; Catherine Enel, Centre Francais sur la Population et le Developpement (CEPED) ; Abdoulaye S. Wade, Institut d'Hygiène Sociale
Induced abortion: the Italian issues of foreign women in an international perspective • Marzia Loghi, Instituto Nazionale di Statistica (ISTAT) ; Alessia D'Errico, Instituto Nazionale di Statistica (ISTAT) ; Alessandra Burgio, Instituto Nazionale di Statistica (ISTAT) ; Roberta Crialesi, Instituto Nazionale di Statistica (ISTAT)
The correlates of natural method use in Moldova: is natural method use associated with poverty and isolation, and can it be reduced by family planning programmes? • Mark J Lyons-Amos, University of Southampton ; Gabriele Durrant, University of Southampton ; Sabu S. Padmadas, University of Southampton
• Perpétue Madungu Tumwaka, Institut National de la Statistique, Kinshasa ; Elisabeth Kayiba Mbelu, Institut National de la Statistique, Kinshasa
• Abdoulaye Maïga, Université de Ouagadougou ; Gabriel Sangli, Université de Ouagadougou
The burden and challenges of neonatal tetanus in Kilifi district (2004-7) • Eric Maitha, Ministry of Health Kenya ; Christopher Nyundo, Ministry of Health Kenya ; Evasius K Bauni, Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI)
Corruption in below poverty line (BPL) exercise and its consequence on chronic poverty in Balasore district of rural Orissa. • Bijaya K Malik, National Council of Educational Research and Training
The influence of transition events on the sexual initiation of Filipino youth • Maria Paz N. Marquez, University of the Philippines
Evolution of HIV knowledge in China: has China succeeded in improving women's knowledge about HIV/AIDS? • Olga Maslovskaya, University of Southampton ; Peter W.F. Smith, University of Southampton ; James J. Brown, University of London ; Sabu S. Padmadas, University of Southampton
Fertility decline and child mortality in India during the 1990s: how far demographic transition explains achievement in MDGs? • Sumit Mazumdar, International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS) ; Laxmi Kant Dwivedi, Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS)
Disaggregating risks profiles for HIV/AIDS exposure, infection and survival among those aged 50 and older: interpreting bimodal infection models • James W. McNally, University of Michigan ; Martha Sayre, University of Michigan ; Voon Chin Phua, Gettysburg College
The road to sex trade: the Buntog experience • Mildred Megarbio, Ateneo de Davao University
• Catherine Menkes, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México ; Leticia Suárez, Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública (INSP)
“Like sucking on a lollipop with the wrapper still on”: women’s vulnerability to HIV/AIDS and use of condoms in two Brazilian cities • Paula Miranda-Ribeiro, CEDEPLAR, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais ; Andrea B. Simão, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais ; Marisa A Lacerda, Centro de Desenvolvimento e Planejamento Regional (CEDEPLAR) ; Maria-Eponina A Torres, Centro de Desenvolvimento e Planejamento Regional (CEDEPLAR)
Synergizing youth sexual reproductive health and HIV prevention in India: a model for change • Ritu Kumar Mishra, Population Foundation Of India
Tobacco consumption during childbirth in Dhaka city: patterns and determinants • Sadananda Mitra, Jawaharlal Nehru University ; Tandra Majumder, Gandharv Mahavidyalaya
Trends in utilization of reproductive and child health services among urban poor in India • S.K Mohanty, International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS) ; Abhishek Kumar, International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS)
Pregnancy-controlling behavior by men among women who have experienced intimate partner violence: an unexplored dimension of reproductive health in the United States • Ann M. Moore, Guttmacher Institute ; Lori Frohwirth, Guttmacher Institute
• Lorise Moreau, Université Catholique de Louvain ; Catherine Gourbin, Université Catholique de Louvain
Abortion as a process of birth limiting rather spacing among the traditional method of contraceptive users in West Bengal • Sumoni Mukherjee, International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS)
• Sebastien Mveing, Institut National de la Statistique du Cameroun
Has high awareness of HIV/AIDS been translated into positive behavior and practices among Ugandan youth? • Diana Nambatya, Partners in Population and Development Africa Regional Office
Childhood mortallity trends in rural South Africa: an investigation using demographic surveillance data • Nadine Nannan, Medical Research Council of South Africa
Contraceptive discontinuation in Bangladesh • Nazmun Nessa, Uttara Adunik Medical College
• Edwige Nfoume Ella, Direction Générale de la Statistique et des Etudes Economiques (DGSEE)
Single poor female! Social protection strategies of female heads of poor households in Jordan. • Zina Nimeh, Maastricht University - Graduate School of Governance
Evaluation of the impact of the Mother and Infant Health Project on maternal and infant health outcomes in Ukraine • Olena Nizalova, Kyiv Economics Institute ; Maria Vyshnya, Kyiv Economics Institute
Aids mortality in Brazil: an analysis of multiple causes of death • Ana Maria Nogales Vasconcelos, Universidade de Brasília
• Nicole Ntsame Ondo, Ministère de la Planification et du Développement, Gabon ; Noël Moussavou, Direction Générale de la Statistique et des Etudes Economiques (DGSEE)
Familial influences on risk-taking behavior of youth • Amenla Nuken, International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS)
Interplay between women’s perceived quality of, and access to care and household wealth on the utilization of maternity services among the urban poor • Rhoune Adhiambo Ochako, African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC)
HIV prevalence, AIDS knowledge and sexual behavior among female migrant sex workers in Palermo, Italy • Tolulope M. Ola, Department of Sociology, Faculty of the Social Sciences, University of Ado-Ekiti ; Vivian Wiwoloku, Pellegrino Della Terra Onlus (PEDETO) ; Roseline Eguabor, Pellegrino Della Terra Onlus (PEDETO)
Child adoption as treatment option for infertility in Nigeria • Adesina Oladokun, University of Ibadan ; Oyedunni S. Arulogun, University of Ibadan ; Regina Oladokun, University of Ibadan ; Oludare Morhason-Bello, University College Hospital ; Elijah Bamgboye, University of Ibadan ; Isaac Adewole, Campaign Against Unwanted Pregnancy (CAUP) ; Oladosu Ojengbede, University of Ibadan
The dynamics of poverty alleviation in Nigeria • Douglason G. Omotor, Delta State University
• Alaya Ouarme, Institut Superieur des Sciences de la Population (ISSP) ; Idrissa Ouili, Institut Superieur des Sciences de la Population (ISSP) and Université de Ouagadougou ; Awa Maty Basse, Institut Superieur des Sciences de la Population (ISSP)
Sexual behaviour of long distance truck drivers in India • Arvind Pandey, National Institute of Medical Statistics (ICMR), India ; S. K. Benara, National Instiute of Medical Statistics ; Ram Manohar Mishra, Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) ; Damodar Sahu, National Institute of Research in Medical Statistics (ICMR), India ; Nandini Roy, UNIFEM ; Rajatshruwa Adhikary, International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS) ; Mandar K. Mainkar, International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS)
GIS for mapping condom coverage, quality of coverage and access to condoms among women working in "HIV Risk Zone" in Nepal: a method to measuring condom performance for strategic planning in combating HIV/AIDS transmission • PrakashDev Pant, N-MARC Project, AED, Nepal ; Manisha Shrestha, Academy for Educational Development (AED) ; Peter Oyloe, Academy for Educational Development (AED)
The power of access: the extent and role of condom physical, financial and social accessibility in determining condom use in Kilifi, Kenya • Jacqueline K Papo, Oxford University Department of Public Health and Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI) ; Eduard J Sanders, Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI) ; Harold Jaffe, Oxford University
Poverty and population incidence: do they matter for microfinance outreach in Ghana? • James A. Peprah, University of Cape Coast ; Samuel K Annim, University of Cape Coast
Determinants of abortion in post-transition Russia • Francesca Perlman, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM)
The utilization of postpartum care among Thai rural mothers: perspectives from the prenatal to the postpartum period • Wiraporn Pothisiri, London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)
DMPA use and patterns of continuation among rural women in Tigrai region, Ethiopia • Ndola Prata, University of California, Berkeley ; Amanuel Guessessew, Tigrai Health Bureau ; Alice Cartwright, University of California, Berkeley
Informed choice in family planning and change in women’s contraceptive choice between 2001-2006: evidence from two rounds of national family planning and reproductive health survey in China • Min Qin, China Population and Development Research Center ; Bohua Li, China Population Information and Research Center (CPIRC)
Estimating maternal mortality differentials using census data • Bernardo L. Queiroz, Centro de Desenvolvimento e Planejamento Regional (CEDEPLAR)
Does gender-based violence increase the risk of unintended pregnancy? Evidence from Thailand • Moshiur Rahman, Population Council ; Wassana Im-em, Mahidol University ; Kritaya Archavanitkul, Mahidol University
Financial support for poor pregnant women in Bangladesh: an operations research finding • Moshiur Rahman, Population Council ; Ubaidur Rob, Population Council ; Tasnima Kibria, Population Council
[Taking it like men]….health seeking and sexual behavior of young men affected by sexually transmitted infections in Botswana: is there a relationship between normative beliefs about condoms and their health seeking behavior for STI infections? • Serai D. Rakgoasi, University of the Witwatersrand
Gynaecologists and the abortion issue in Serbia • Mirjana Rasevic, Institute of Social Sciences, Belgrade ; Katarina Sedlecky, Mother and Child Health Care Institute
Poverty, wellbeing and support protection among adolescents in India • Solomon J. Renati, International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS)
Information technology: a new dimension of social inequality in Latin America • Salvador Rivas, American Institutes for Research ; Julieta Perez Amador, University of Wisconsin at Madison
Does abstinence work? Natural methods users and consistency of behavior • Ester L. Rizzi, Université Catholique de Louvain
Hierarchical modelling of the effects of orphan status on child nutrition in sub-Saharan Africa • Laura Robertson, Imperial College London
The impact of HIV/AIDS on the NGO sector and population policies in sub-Saharan Africa • Rachel S. Robinson, American University
Injectable contraceptives in sub-Saharan Africa: historical and cultural influences on current use • Kimberly Rovin, Michigan State University
Utilization of maternal care services in rural India: Findings from multi-level analysis • Jareena S, Sri Venkateswara University ; Ramesh Poluru, Centre for Operations Research and Training
Influence of adolescent pregnancy on maternal health care services. Does it vary between rural and urban areas? • Kavitha N. Sampath, Institute for Social and Economic Change
Pregnancy specific health problems and health-seeking behaviour of marginalized groups in India • Ravi Sankar, Annamalai University ; Ramachandran Sambasivam, Annamalai University
Utilization of maternal and child health care services among Muslims: a micro study in India • Tayyaba Shaikh, University Of Pune ; Khairkar P Vijaya, University Of Pune
Monetization of women’s unpaid work and time use survey in Gairsain block of Garhwal Himalayas • Shiv Narayan Sidh, Government Degree College
The consequences of unintended fertility for maternal and child health in India • Abhishek Singh, International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS) ; Satvika Chalasani, Pennsylvania State University ; Michael Koenig, Johns Hopkins University ; Bidhubhusan Mahapatra, Karnataka Health Promotion Trust (KHPT)
Utilization and determinants of maternal and child health care services in Uttar Pradesh, India • Ravendra Singh, Government of India ; Ajay Pandey, East West Center ; Richa Sharma, Constella Futures, India
Education and the timing of sexual initiation and marriage in rural Malawi: a longitudinal analysis of the effect of school participation, school dropout and cognitive ability • Erica Soler-Hampejsek, Population Council ; Barbara S. Mensch, Population Council ; Paul C. Hewett, Population Council
Relationship between poverty and life expectancy in China • Xinming Song, Peking University ; Lan Liu, Peking University ; Chengli Huang, Peking University
The role of social and material inequalities in use of biomedical obstetric care: combining logistic regression with ethnographic insight in rural Tanzania • Sydney A Spangler, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Adolescent sexual debut and psychological/physical symptoms: do associations vary across Western nations? • Aubrey L. Spriggs, Tulane School of Public Health & Tropical Medicine ; Tilda Farhat, Eunice Kennedy Schriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), NIH ; Carolyn Tucker Halpern, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ; Saoirse Nic Gabhainn, National University of Ireland
• María Constanza Street, Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique (INRS)
Adolescent pregnancy in Latin America: is it wanted? • Leticia Suárez, Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública (INSP) ; Catherine Menkes, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
Mard (real man), Pati (husband) and Pita (father): a study of male workers, masculinities and family in an Indian slum • Suvakanta N. Swain, Population council ; Saggurti Niranjan, Populaton Council
Maternal and newborn health in Ghana, 2006 • Emmanuel O. Tawiah, University of Ghana
Assessing the impact of counseling on the medical seeking behavior of parents/guardians of neonates in urban India • Ahluwalia TP Tej Paul, Indian Council of Medical Research ; Ahluwalia IK Indresh Kumari, LRS Institute of Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
• Koffi Blewussi Tekou, Cabinet d'Expertise en Recherche et Action (CERA). Togo
Time from HIV sero-conversion to death: what factors affect survival? • James Edward Todd, National Institute for Medical Research (NIMR) ; Samuel Biraro, Medical Research Council, Uganda
Contraception in the 21st century Lithuania: the triumph of family planning? • Vaida Tretjakova, Institute for Social Research
Contraception at age 35+: evidence from the Generations and Gender Survey • Irina Troitskaia, Moscow State University ; Alexandre Avdeev, Université de Paris I, Sorbonne ; Irina Badurashvili, Georgian Centre of Population Research ; Dora Kostova, Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research ; Vaida Tretjakova, Institute for Social Research
How to ask couples about problems with conception? Measurement of infertility and subfertility in large scale surveys with use of short self-administered questionnaire • Krzysztof Tymicki, Warsaw School of Economics
Increasing access and use of modern contraceptive methods among women of reproductive age in Nigeria: an integrated approach to reproductive health • Chinazo N. Ujuju, Society for Family Health ; Obi Oluigbo, Society for Family Health ; Richard Fakolade, society for Family Health ; Jamilah Mohammed-Jantabo, Society for Family Health ; Fatima Mohammad, Society for Family Health
• Cosme Vodounou, Institut National de la Statistique, Benin ; Damien Mededji, Institut National de la Statistique, Benin ; Marie-Odile Attanasso, Institut National de la Statistique, Benin
Causes and consequences of abortion among university undergraduates in Nigeria • Elias O. Wahab, Lagos State University
The role of male circumcision in sexual networks and sexual behavior among youth in Kisumu, Kenya • Salome N. Wawire, Brown University
Change in sexual behaviour among undergraduates in Lagos metropolis, Nigeria: the role of voluntary counselling and testing • Onipede Wusu, Lagos State University
The changing trend of induced abortion among married women and its determinants: findings from China • Xiaoying Zheng, Peking University ; Lihua Pang, Peking University ; Yukun Hu, Peking University ; Lijun Pei, Peking University ; Gan Lin, Peking University
