Poster Session 4:
Health and ageing
Impact of demographic and dietary behavior on prevalence of metabolic syndrome and insulin resistance in Egyptian adolescents • Nebal Abdel-Rahman, National Nutrition Institute, Cairo ; Dina I Shehab, National Nutrition Institute, Cairo ; Awatif Abdel Maksoud, National Nutrition Institute, Cairo ; Mervat Ismail, National Nutrition Institute, Cairo
Economic consequences of ageing in Europe • Roberta R Adami, University of Westminster ; Orla Gough, University of Westminster
Economic liberalization and state sovereignty: implications for family welfare services in Nigeria • Adunola Adepoju, University of Lagos ; Mercy Onwuama, University of Lagos
Emerging obesity among married Indian women: role of changing lifestyle and diet • Praween Kumar Agrawal, India HIV/AIDS Alliance
Health and health care of elderly living alone in India: an urgent need for public support system • Sutapa Agrawal, Epidemiologist, SANCD
Limitations of spouse and children in supporting older people in Nigeria: implications and policy relevance • Akanni I. Akinyemi, Obafemi Awolowo University ; Joshua Aransiola, Obafemi Awolowo University ; Olusina Bamiwuye, Obafemi Awolowo University ; Funmi Banjo, Obafemi Awolowo University
Socioeconomic factors differentiating maternal and child health-seeking behavior in rural Bangladesh: a cross-sectional analysis • Ruhul Amin, Johns Hopkins University ; Nirali M. Shah, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
The impact of the 1997 financial crisis on intergenerational transfers in Korea using the national transfer accounts • Chong-Bum An, Sungkyunkwan University ; Eul-Sik Gim, Gyeonggi Research Institute (GRI) ; Namhui Hwang, Sungkyunkwan University
Anemia testing in men: indications from the silently vulnerable? • Avril Armstrong, Macro International Inc.
Socio-demographic analyses of suicidal attitudes of young women in Kermanshah, an Iranian province • Ali Ayaseh, Shiraz University ; Sajede Vaezzade, Jahad-e Daneshgahi University
Validating the place of onchocerciasis in migration • Oyekanmi Babatimehin, Obafemi Awolowo University ; N.O Adeoye, Obafemi Awolowo University ; Sina Ayanlade, Dept. of Geography, King's College London
School and disability: inclusion in the Italian regions • Giordana Baldassarre, Instituto Nazionale di Statistica (ISTAT) ; Paola Muccitelli, Instituto Nazionale di Statistica (ISTAT)
Magisterial district childhood mortality in South Africa: an application of geographically weighted regression approach • Martin Bangha, University of Pennsylvania
Couples' demographic and economic differentials: pointers to childhood complete immunization uptake in Nigeria • Funmi Banjo, Obafemi Awolowo University ; Soladoye S. Asa, Obafemi Awolowo University
Elderly in rural India: a health concern • Dhananjay W Bansod, Institute for Social and Economic Change
Does women's schooling translate to their positive health outcomes? A study of rural north India. • Sharmishtha Basu, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi ; Shiv Narayan Sidh, Government Degree College
Intrahousehold support for healthcare expenditures in Kerala • Manasi R. Bawdekar, International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS)
Impact of armed conflict on reproductive health of women in Kashmir, India • Bashir A Bhat, Kashmir University
• Eric Bologo, Université Catholique de Louvain ; Patiende Pascal Nana, Institut Superieur des Sciences de la Population (ISSP)
Sandwich generation and female occupation in an ageing society: the case of Italy • Valeria Bordone, University of Mannheim ; Alessandro Rosina, Università Cattolica, Milan
Life expectancy and its relationship to the severity of an incapacity or disadvantage: new estimations for Quebec and the Canadian regions in 2001 • Robert R. Bourbeau, Université de Montréal ; Karine Garneau, Institut national de santé publique du Québec ; Robert Choinière, Institut national de santé publique du Québec (INSPQ)
Public transfers by age: a comparison between 1994 and 2006 (Uruguay) • Marisa Bucheli, Universidad de la República, Uruguay ; Cecilia González, Universidad de la República, Uruguay ; Cecilia Olivieri, Universidad de la República, Uruguay
Scenarios in a demographic counter ageing society • Raimondo Cagiano de Azevedo, Università di Roma "La Sapienza" ; Cinzia Castagnaro, Instituto Nazionale di Statistica (ISTAT)
Mortality differentials among Asians and Pacific Islanders in the United States • Virginia S. Cain, National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), CDC
Disability-free life expectancy in Costa Rica: gender differences • Mirela C.S. Camargos, Fundação João Pinheiro ; Marcos Gonzaga, Centro de Desenvolvimento e Planejamento Regional (CEDEPLAR) ; Gilbert Brenes-Camacho, Universidad de Costa Rica
A new conceptual framework for socioeconomic conditions during the life cycle as determinants of health of elderly • Nelson Otávio Beltrão Campos, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais ; Laura R. Wong, Centro de Desenvolvimento e Planejamento Regional (CEDEPLAR)
• Marie-Hélène Cazes, Institut National d'Études Démographiques (INED) ; Gil Bellis, Institut National d'Études Démographiques (INED)
Estimating household healthcare expenses for treatment of locally important diseases by sample size constrained network sampling • Arijit Chaudhuri, Indian Statistical Institute ; Shankar Dihidar, Indian Statistical Institute
• Sana Chebbi, Faculté de sciences économiques et de gestion de Tunis
Social inequalities in life expectancy during the transition period of economic crisis (1995-2005) in Korea • Youngtae Cho, Seoul National University
Increasing ageing population and challenges for the welfare of the aged: the case of Ghana • Eugene Darteh, University of Cape Coast
Neonatal mortality in Indian regions: the hidden factor behind the slow progress of children’s well being • Partha De, Indian Statistical Institute
• Virginie Dejoux, Institut National de Recherche sur les Transports et leur Sécurité (INRETS) ; Aline Alauzet, Institut National de Recherche sur les Transports et leur Sécurité (INRETS) ; Jimmy Armoogum, Institut National de Recherche sur les Transports et leur Sécurité (INRETS)
Living arrangements and the availability of intergenerational support: a comparison between Germany and France • Juergen Dorbritz, Federal Institute for Population Research, Germany ; Robert Naderi, Federal Institute for Population Research, Germany
How does the age of a child affect parental mortality? • Sven Drefahl, Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research
Tempo effect of child mortality rate in the MENA region from the perspective of Millennium Development Goals: a policy debate • Ardeshir Entezari, Centre for Population Studies and Research, Tehran ; Nader Motie Haghshenas, Population Studies and Research Center in Asia and the Pacific ; Somayeh Karami Nia, Population Studies & Reaserch Center in Asia & the Pacific
Disabled persons and health care prevention programmes: a case study of deaf and (or) leprosy persons in Nigeria • Ezinne Enwereji, Abia State University
• Maude Espagnacq, Institut National d'Études Démographiques (INED) ; Jean-Francois Ravaud, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) ; Marlène Lamy, Université Paris I, Panthéon Sorbonne
• Maude Espagnacq, Institut National d'Études Démographiques (INED) ; Nicolas Brouard, Institut National d'Études Démographiques (INED) ; Jean-Francois Ravaud, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)
The use of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) in the study of health inequalities. Its application in North-Eastern Argentina • María Alejandra Fantin, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET) ; Norma Cristina Meichtry, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET)
Demographic and socio-economic determinates of tempo effect of IMR in the ESCAP regions: policy-long view on regional balance • Mahsa Fattahi, Independent Researcher ; Seyed Kabir Fattahi, Allameh Tabatabaee University
Theoretical ideas about the gender gap in life-expectancy in Austria • Priska Flandorfer, Vienna Institute of Demography ; Katrin Fliegenschnee, Vienna Institute of Demography
Monitoring child growth: challenges and findings from the Nairobi urban health and demographic surveillance system • Jean-Christophe Fotso, African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC)
The influence of family support on experiences of ageing and HIV/AIDS in rural Malawi • Emily Freeman, London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)
Intergenerational transmission of cancers • Joop Garssen, Statistics Netherlands ; Anton Kunst, Erasmus Medical Centre, Rotterdam ; Ingeborg Deerenberg, Statistics Netherlands ; Johan P. Mackenbach, Erasmus Medical Centre, Rotterdam
Pregnancy status, perinatal care and child health • Mahmoud Ghazi-Tabatabaee, University of Tehran ; Tavakkol Aghayari Hir, University of Tehran ; AbouAli Vedad Hir, Tabriz University
Infant and child mortality estimates and its determining factors for social subgroups: a district level analysis • Shreeparna Ghosh, International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS)
Injury surveillance system in Bangladesh: a new approach • Sheikh M. Giashuddin, Jagannath University ; AKM Fazlur Rahman, Center for Injury Prevention and Research, Bangladesh (CIPRB) ; Aminur Rahman, Center for Injury Prevention and Research, Bangladesh (CIPRB)
Elder abuse as a likely risk factor for adverse health related outcomes. Its incidence and recognition in Mexico city • Liliana Giraldo Rodríguez, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
• Céline Goffette, Institut National d'Études Démographiques (INED)
Disability life table by cause for insured workers in Brazil, 1999-2002 • Marilia Gomes, Centro de Desenvolvimento e Planejamento Regional (CEDEPLAR) ; Everton Lima, Centro de Desenvolvimento e Planejamento Regional (CEDEPLAR) ; Moema G.B. Figoli, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
Aging of Cuban population as a consequence of low fertility conditions and international migration • Madelín Gómez León, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona ; Esther María León Díaz, Centro de Estudios de Población y Desarrollo (CEPDE). ONE.
Whether the poverty of women in childhood and adult ages affect quality of their health in later years? • R.S. Goyal, Indian Institute of Health Management (IIHMR)
Determinants of health in Belarus: evidence from the “Income and Expenditures of Households” Survey • Pavel M. Grigoriev, Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research ; Olga G. Grigorieva, Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research
Dynamics of family support for the elderly in rural India: the influence of co-residence with children • Papiya Guha Mazumdar, International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS) ; Sumit Mazumdar, International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS)
Does lifestyle matter in prevalence of tuberculosis: evidence from India • Santosh Gupta, International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS)
Mortality and epidemiological transition in Bangladesh: the experiences in 20th century • Mohammad Mainul Islam, University of Dhaka
Financial barriers to accessing primary health care in New Zealand • Santosh Jatrana, University of Otago ; Peter Crampton, University of Otago
Equal distribution of disease, unequal distribution of cure: using biological data to highlight health services inequities in sub-Saharan Africa • Kiersten Johnson, Macro International Inc.
Life course socioeconomic disadvantage and cardiovascular health among urban older adults in Latin America • Antwan Jones, Bowling Green State University ; Franklin Goza, Bowling Green State University
Estimating maternal mortality from population censuses: the case of Zimbabwe • Nicholas Jonga, Central Statistical Office ; Godfrey Matsinde, Central Statistical Office ; Kenneth Hill, Harvard University
Population ageing and older persons’ health in South Africa • Jané D. Joubert, Medical Research Council of South Africa
The programmes of prevention of suicide in France and its consequence for longevity • Alain Jourdain, Ecole des hautes études en santé publique (EHESP) ; Martine Bellanger, Ecole Nationale de la Santé Publique (ENSP) ; Agnès Batt-Moillo, Université de Rennes I
The effects of the social protection on the risk of disability in France • Alain Jourdain, Ecole des hautes études en santé publique (EHESP) ; Bernard Lucas, Ecole des hautes études en santé publique (EHESP)
Risk of development of cancer of leading sites in India. A cohort approach • Atul Juneja, National Institute of Research in Medical Statistics (ICMR), India ; Tulsi Adhikari, National Institute of Medical Statistics (ICMR)
Unattended death causes amongst elderly population in developing countries: the case of Brazil • Paulo Jurza, Centro de Desenvolvimento e Planejamento Regional (CEDEPLAR) ; Daylin Javique, Centro de Estudios Demográficos (CEDEM) ; Rodrigo Arantes, Centro de Desenvolvimento e Planejamento Regional (CEDEPLAR)
Child mortality and household characteristics: is child mortality a question of household type and size? • Allen Kabagenyi, Department of Population Studies, Institute of Statistics & Applied Economics, Makerere University
Aid effectiveness in Bangladesh: case study of health and population sector • Mohammad Kabir, Jahangirnagar University ; Tofayel Ahmed, Bangladesh Population Association
Social determinants and cardiovascular disease: analysis from the English longitudinal study of ageing • Yumiko Kamiya, Trinity College Dublin
Comparison of direct and indirect childhood mortality trends in high HIV settings • Chifundo Kanjala, University of Cape Town
• Malick Kante, Institut National d'Études Démographiques (INED) ; Emmanuelle Guyavarch, Institut National d'Études Démographiques (INED)
• Malick Kante, Institut National d'Études Démographiques (INED) ; Emmanuelle Guyavarch, Institut National d'Études Démographiques (INED)
Defining disability and its consequences for projecting human resource needs to support older Canadians 2006-2031 • Janice Keefe, Mount Saint Vincent University ; Patrick Charbonneau, Université de Montréal ; Yann Décarie, Université de Sherbrooke and Université de Montréal
Health equity in Thai ageing • Bhumisuk Khananurak, Institue for Population and Social Research (IPSR)
The extent of misclassification of causes of death: a case study of Emalahleni Municipality, Mpumalanga Province, South Africa • Christine CG Khoza, Statistics South Africa
Life expectancy and life expectancy lost: (dis-)similarities across Germany's regions over time • Eva Kibele, Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research
Determinants of age-sex mortality pattern in Korea, 1970-2005 : an analysis of causes-of-death by socio-economic characteristics • Tai-Hun Kim, Korea National University of Education
Age and sex patterns of co-existing under- and overnutrition in children and adolescents in contemporary rural South Africa • Elizabeth W Kimani-Murage, University of the Witwatersrand
Intergenerational transfers and population aging: the German case estimated with NTA • Fanny Kluge, Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research
Disability trends in some African and Asian countries: policy implications and suggestions • Ramachandran Koduvayur V, Independent Consultant ; Soumitra Ghosh, International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS)
The onset of the fourth phase of epidemiological transition : cause-specific mortality trend in theory and in practice in Hungary • Katalin Kovács, Demographic Research Institute, Budapest ; László Hablicsek, Demographic Research Institute, Budapest
Changes of geographical mortality differences in the three Baltic countries during the period of socio-economic transformation • Juris Krumins, University of Latvia ; Domantas Jasilionis, Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research ; Mall Leinsalu, Stockholm University ; Vlada Stankuniene, Institute for Social Research (ISR), Vilnius
Correlates of self-rated health status in the context of South Asia • Veena S. Kulkarni, Arkansas State University
Ageing of population and changes in the standard of living. Comparative study of the processes in chosen Western and Eastern European Countries • Jolanta Kurkiewicz, Cracow University ; Ewa Soja, Cracow University ; Marcin Stonawski, Cracow University
China's population health in a period of economic development and social transformation: risk factors and prevention of disability • Shan Lan, University of Hawaii at Manoa ; Weiwen Zhou, Population Research Center of Hebei Province ; Jianhua Hou, Instititude of Sociology, Hebei Academy of Social Sciences
The health status among the over 50 in Europe. A comparison between native and foreign born population • Donatella Lanari, Università di Perugia ; Odoardo Bussini, Università di Perugia
Ageing of the population of the Czech Republic and its economic consequences in the sphere of pension security and the financing of health care • Jitka Langhamrova, University of Economics , Prague (VSE) ; Tomas Fiala, University of Economics , Prague (VSE) ; Jana Langhamrova, University of Economics, Prague
• Jacques Légaré, Université de Montréal ; Yann Décarie, Université de Sherbrooke and Université de Montréal ; Patrick Charbonneau, Université de Montréal ; Janice Keefe, Mount Saint Vincent University ; Joëlle Gaymu, Institut National d'Études Démographiques (INED)
Differentials of healthy life expectancy in Havana City, Cuba: socioeconomic factors associated with disabilities and diseases in older adults by sex • Esther María León Díaz, Centro de Estudios de Población y Desarrollo (CEPDE). ONE. ; Madelín Gómez León, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Longevity in small areas and their socio-economic, demographic and environmental characteristics: a hierarchical Bayesian approach • Rosa Maria Lipsi, Università di Roma "La Sapienza"
Labor utilization in aging populations: a comparison of age-specific weekly working hours in seven European countries • Elke Loichinger, IIASA, POP
Social networks and health of older people in Spain • Laura Lorenzo, University Hospital La Paz
Disability as form of child vulnerability in Uganda • Yovani Moses A Lubaale, Makerere University ; Gideon Rutaremwa, Makerere University
Socio-economic inequalities in health care and nutritional status across the newly-formed states of India: Uttarakhand, Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh • Sandhya Mahapatro, Institute for Social and Economic Change
Public health care system in Bangladesh: the role of public administration • Shakeel Mahmood, Member, Bangladesh Environmental Society
Excess suicide mortality of unemployed women: selection or causation? • Netta Mäki, University of Helsinki
Spatial analysis of longevity in a northern Italian region • Massimiliano Marino, Università di Bologna ; Rossella Miglio, Università di Bologna ; Alessandra Samoggia, Università di Bologna
Mortality differentials in South Africa: ethnicity, economic development and HIV/AIDS • Robert McCaa, University of Minnesota
Economic life cycle and intergenerational redistribution: Mexico, 2004 • Iván Mejía-Guevara, Consejo Nacional de Población
Analysis of the floating elderly population in Beijing • Xiangjing Meng, People's University of China
Socio-economic differentials and determinants of infant and child mortality in Assam: a case study of Jorhat and Dhubri districts • Ritu Kumar Mishra, Population Foundation Of India
• Long Mo, Institut provincial de recherches démographiques du Guangxi (Chine) / Université de Montréal(Canada)
• Long Mo, Institut provincial de recherches démographiques du Guangxi (Chine) / Université de Montréal(Canada)
Why is the educational gradient in mortality steeper for men than women in the United States? • Jennifer Karas Montez, University of Texas at Austin ; Mark D. Hayward, University of Texas at Austin ; Dustin C. Brown, University of Texas at Austin
Non-marital cohabitation among older Finns: a register-based study on socioeconomic characteristics and union dissolution • Heta Moustgaard, University of Helsinki
Estimation of NTA for Kenya using 1994 data: selected results and discussion of their policy implications • Germano Mwabu, University of Nairobi ; Moses Muriithi, University of Nairobi
Weight change, initial weight status, and mortality among middle- and older-aged adults • Mikko Myrskylä, Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research ; Virginia W. Chang, University of Pennsylvania
Mortality differentials in a multi-ethnic society, Iran: some new evidence. • Mohsen Naghavi, Ministry of Health and Medical Education, Iran ; Akbar Aghajanian, Fayetteville State University ; Shirin Ahmad-Nia, Ministry of Science, Research and Technology, Iran ; Amir-Houshang Mehryar, Regional Center for Population Research and Studies in Asia and the Pacific
Does reproductive health care services reduce the risk of neonatal death among Hindus, a major religious minority of Bangladesh? • Lutfun Nahar, East West Center ; Abdur Razzaque, ICDDR,B: Centre for Health and Population Research ; AHM Golam Mustafa, ICDDR,B: Centre for Health and Population Research
Age structural transition in South Asia: economic consequences • P. Sadasivan Nair, University of Botswana ; Asha T Chacko, University of Kerala ; Sajini B Nair, Population Research Center, University of Kerala
Demographic transition in Pakistan: implications for old-age employment and security • Durre Nayab, Pakistan Institute of Development Economics (PIDE)
• Jean Martin Ndong Missang, Ministère de la Planification et du Développement, Gabon
Household environment and infant morbidity: a situation analysis of slum areas of Lagos state • Olasupo P. Ogunjuyigbe, Obafemi Awolowo University ; Gbemiga E. Adeyemi, Lagos State University ; Ebenezer Ojofeitimi, Obafemi Awolowo University
Changing women status and the phenomena of trafficking and international prostitution among the Benins of Southern Nigeria • Clementina Osezua, Obafemi Awolowo University
Age structural transition and demographic opportunity in selected Asian countries • Neelanjana Pandey, International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS)
The analysis of mortality changes in Poland and selected European countries in the period 1960-2007 • Monika A Papież, Cracow University ; Sabina A Denkowska, Cracow University
Household structure and nutritional status of children and women in India: a comparison between Kerala and Uttar Pradesh • Anand Parihar, International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS)
Age at menopause and health at midlife: an urban Indian experience • Purabi Pathak, University Of Pune ; Amrita Bagga, Prof. & Former Head of the Dept. of Anthropology, University of Pune, India
The impact of social cash transfer to the Brazilian elderly on their household composition • Maira A Paulo, Centro de Desenvolvimento e Planejamento Regional (CEDEPLAR) ; Simone Wajnman, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
How much can we read from the cause-specific mortality time series? Exploring nearly four decades of reconstructed cause-of-death series of three European countries • Marketa Pechholdova, Charles University
Demographic transition and living arrangements of aged people in Latin America. A comparison of two countries at different stages of demographic transition: Dominican Republic and Argentina. • Enrique Peláez, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba ; Jafmary Feliz, Oficina Nacional de Estadísticas. República Dominicana
Origins of sex imbalance in early age mortality: is it biology, environment, or parental preferences? • Roland Pongou, Brown University
Role of tribal culture in promoting modern health care system among the Santhal tribe of Orissa • Purujit Praharaj, Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS)
Family, social networks and health among Spanish elderly • Maria Dolores Puga, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Application of the relationships of databases and of the regression discontinuity to evaluate the impact of the “Bolsa Familia” program on the education in Brazil • Julio Racchumi, Centro de Desenvolvimento e Planejamento Regional (CEDEPLAR) ; Diana Oya Sawyer, Centro de Desenvolvimento e Planejamento Regional (CEDEPLAR)
How does having diabetes affect ADL disability in elders? • Carolina Rivera, Universidad de Costa Rica ; Mirela C.S. Camargos, Fundação João Pinheiro
Care work among the elderly and division of labor among the family when market and state are not available • Arodys Robles, Universidad de Costa Rica
Problema de saúde pública: a prevalência da dor da coluna desde adulto jovem até idoso • Dalia Romero, Instituto Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ) ; Alexandre Del Mayor, Instituto Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ) ; Paulo Borges, Instituto Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ)
Reflections about violent female deaths by race: the case of Sao Paulo city • Jackeline Romio, Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP)
A multi method assessment of anaemia and response to iron supplementation among women in West Bengal, India • Tarun K. Roy, International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS) ; Sujata Ganguly, International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS)
The economic aspect of delivery care utilization • Chayan Roy Choudhury, International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS)
• Salah-Eddine Sahraoui, Université Montesquieu - Bordeaux IV ; Cheikh Tidiane NDIAYE, Agence Nationale de la Statistique et de la Démographie (ANSD), Sénégal
Health transition in Estonia: emerging new trends from the perspective of native and immigrant populations • Luule Sakkeus, Estonian Interuniversity Population Research Centre ; Kati Karelson, National Institute for Health Development/Estonian Interuniversity Population Research Centre ; Aldo Mäsak, Tartu University
• Frédéric Sandron, Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)
Early pregnancy and its association with pregnancy-related health problems among tribal young women in India • Ravi Sankar, Annamalai University ; Ramachandran Sambasivam, Annamalai University ; Suresh Sundaram, Annamalai University
Female headship and status attainment in rural South Africa • Enid Schatz, University of Missouri at Columbia ; Sangeetha Madhavan, University of Maryland
• Claire Scodellaro, Institut National d'Études Démographiques (INED)
Family support and care for the elderly: evidences from India • Daliya Sebastian, International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS) ; Manoj Raut, International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS)
Intergenerational family relations and support of elderly in India: a field-based study in Kerala state • Daliya Sebastian, International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS) ; T.V. Sekher, International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS)
Household environment and individual risk factors associated with asthma and ARI in India: a regional study based on NFHS-III. • Angan Sengupta, Institute for Social and Economic Change ; Hemkhothang Lhungdim, International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS)
Gender differentials in infant mortality by various socioeconomic groups in India • Bharath Kumar Kotta Shantharam, Sigma Research and Consulting Pvt Ltd
Brazilian population ageing: household conditions and family support • Vania C. Silva, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
Human rights in Brazil: discussions and proposals for measurement of right to adequate food • Baiena Souto, Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE) ; Débora Oliveira, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, UFRJ
The DALY Translation Model (DTM): a model for evaluation and priority setting for international NGOs • Warren Stevens, MRC/UVRI Uganda Research Unit on AIDS ; David Jeffries, MRC/UVRI Uganda Research Unit on AIDS ; Nada Chaya, Population Services International (PSI)
Demographic transition and ageing in the ECO countries: a strategic view on regional balance • Tayebeh (Sahel) Taherianfard, Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales (EHESS)
• Pery Teixeira, Universidade Federal do Amazonas ; Evelyne Marie Therese Mainbourg, Instituto Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ) ; Maria Ivanilde Araújo, Universidade Federal do Amazonas (UFAM) ; Esron Soares Carvalho Rocha, Universidade do Estado do Amazonas (UEA)
Socioeconomic inequality and mortality in Iran • Maryam Tirani, University of Isfahan ; Mohsen Porasgari, University of Isfahan ; Halimeh Enayat, Shiraz University
Fertility history and intergenerational exchanges in later life • Cecilia Tomassini, University of Molise ; Sanna L Read, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) ; Pearl Dykstra, Netherlands Interdisciplinary Demographic Institute (NIDI)
• Seydou Touré, Université Cheikh Anta Diop de Dakar ; Abdoulaye Tall, Ministère du Plan et du Développement Durable
Has maternal contact declined? Evidence for seven countries, 1986-2001 • Judith Treas, University of California, Irvine ; Zoya Gubernskaya, University of California, Irvine
Intergenerational transfers in Taiwan: how are elderly supported in nuclear versus extended households? • An-Chi Tung, Academia Sinica ; Mun Sim Lai, Monash University Sunway Campus
Disability in India: measurement and some findings • Kunniseri E. Vaidyanathan, Independent Consultant
Diabetes type 2 in Belgians of Turkish and Moroccan origin • Hadewijch Vandenheede, Vrije Universiteit Brussel
CVDs risk factors and survival of the older persons in Thailand: three years follow-up from National Health Examination Survey III • Patama Vapattanawong, Mahidol University ; Uthaithip Rakchanyaban, Mahidol University ; Pramote Prasartkul, Mahidol University ; Yawarat Porapakkham, Ministry of Public Health, Thailand ; Wichai Aekplakorn, Mahidol University
Suicide and suicide attempt in Mexican adolescents • Aremis L. Villalobos, Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública (INSP) ; Carlos M. Guerrero-López, Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública ; María I. Hernández-Serrato, Instituto Nacional de Salud Publica ; Oswaldo Palma-Coca, Education Evaluation National Institute ; Alain López-Condado, Instituto Nacional de Salud Publica ; Gustavo Olaiz-Fernández, Federal Commission for Protection Against Sanitary Risks -COFEPRIS- SSA.
Elderly livelihood strategies in rural West Java, Indonesia • Ekawati Wahyuni, Bogor Agricultural University
Convergence or divergence of health trends in Germany: analysing the risk profile of young people with the German microcensus • Christina Westphal, University of Rostock ; Gabriele Doblhammer-Reiter, Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research
Sex-specific variability in adult life span over time: have male ages at death always been more dispersed? • Sarah Zureick, University of California, Berkeley
Understanding the work status and educational characteristics of disabled population in India • Archana Kujur, International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS)
The role of Fertility policies in demographic aging intervention: the example of China • Yuhong Wei, Institut provincial de recherches démographiques du Guangxi
