Thursday, April 1 / 1:30 PM - 3:20 PM   •   Liberty B

Session 39:
Adolescent Reproductive Health in Developing Countries

Chair: Ann E. Biddlecom, Alan Guttmacher Institute
Discussant: Anastasia J. Gage, Tulane University

  1. The Reproductive Health Consequences of Early Marriage in Sudan: Findings from the 1999 Safe Motherhood SurveyManar E. Abdel-Rahman, University of Khartoum ; Mohamed M. Ali, World Health Organization (WHO)

  2. Comparing Maternal Health Indicators between Teenagers and Older Women in Sub-Saharan Africa: Evidence from DHSMonica A. Magadi, University of Southampton ; Alfred Otieni Agwanda, University of Nairobi ; Francis Obare, African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC) ; Negussie Taffa, African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC)

  3. Reproductive Morbidity and Health Seeking Behaviour of Adolescent Women in Rural IndiaAbhilasha Sharma, National Council of Applied Economic Research, India

  4. Comparative Qualitative Findings on Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health in Sub-Saharan AfricaMary Amuyunzu-Nyamongo, African Population and Health Research Center ; Christine Ouedraogo, Université de Ouagadougou ; Vanessa Woog, Alan Guttmacher Institute

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