Poster Session 1:
Fertility Determinants, Family Planning, and Sexual Behavior
The Influence of Religion on Premarital Sex and Condom Use in a Generalized HIV/AIDS Epidemic Sohail Agha, Tulane University
Are Younger Women at a Disadvantage in Using Fertility Awareness-Based Methods of Family Planning? Marcos Arevalo, Georgetown University
Birth Planning: Awareness, Knowledge, and Practice among Urban Youth in Nepal Ram H. Aryal, National Planning Commission
Changing Epidemiology of HIV/AIDS in Ghana: Any Link to the Civil War in Neighbouring La Cote d'Ivoire? Frank Baiden, Navrongo Health Research Centre ; John E. Williams, Navrongo Health Research Centre ; Cornelius Y. Debpuur, Navrongo Health Research Centre ; Abraham Hodgson, Navrongo Health Research Centre ; James F. Phillips, Population Council
More Power to the Pill: The Effect of Contraceptive Freedom on Women's Labor Supply Martha Bailey, Vanderbilt University
Church and Clubs: Influence on Secondary Abstinence in Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa 1999-2001 Lisanne Brown, Tulane University ; Ali M. Karim, John Snow, Inc. ; Paul Hutchinson, Tulane University ; Kate MacIntyre, Tulane University ; Bob Magnani, Tulane University
The Expectation That Children Will Raise the Social Capital of Their Parents and Its Impact on Fertility Intentions: First Results from Bulgaria Christoph Buehler, Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research
The Effects of Premarital Cohabitation on Fertility Suzanna Carr, University of Maryland
Unintended Pregnancy in El Salvador: A Comparison of Men and Women Marion W. Carter, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) ; Lisa Whittle, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Risky Sexual Behaviour and Condom Use in Malawi Andrew R. Channon, University of Southampton ; Nyovani Madise, University of Southampton
Community Environment and HIV/AIDS-Related Stigma in China Jiajian Chen, East West Center ; Shengli Chen, National Population and Family Planning Commission of China ; Shikun Zhang, National Population and Family Planning Commission of China
The Influence of Parent-Daughter Relationship on American Teenagers Early Sexual and Reproductive Behavior Afra R. Chowdhury, Brown University
Explaining Areal Variations in Modern Contraceptive Use in East Africa Steve Clements, University of Southampton ; Angela Baschieri, University of Southampton ; Monique Hennink, University of Southampton ; Nyovani Madise, University of Southampton ; Rob Stephenson, Johns Hopkins University
Is Knowledge of HIV/AIDS Translated into Behaviour among Men in Nepal? Govinda P. Dahal, University of Southampton ; Andrew Hinde, University of Southampton
Fertility Intentions and Child Survival in a Rural Ghanaian Community Cornelius Y. Debpuur, Navrongo Health Research Centre ; Winfred Avogo, Navrongo Health Research Centre ; James F. Phillips, Population Council
Poverty and Sexuality in Africa: An Empirical Evaluation Yanyi K. Djamba, Southeastern Louisiana University
The Legacies of Context: Contraceptive Choice in Nang Rong, Thailand Jeffrey Edmeades, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Induced Abortion in Rajasthan, India: Comparing Prevalence Estimates from Two Quantitative Methodologies Batya Elul, Population Council
Involvement of Men in Family Planning: Use of Contraception by Men in India Rima Ghosh, Jawaharlal Nehru University
The Impact of Migration to the United States and Costa Rica on Nicaraguan Fertility Bryan M. Giblin, Florida State University ; Kathleen M. Heyman, Florida State University ; Naomi J. Spence, Florida State University
Seasonality of Births in the Netherlands: A Decomposition of Recent Trends Karen Haandrikman, University of Groningen
Web-Based Reproductive Health Education: Findings from TeenWeb Nairobi Carolyn Tucker Halpern, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ; Ellen M.H. Mitchell, Ipas ; Tilda Farhat, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ; Phil Bardsley, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ; Janie Benson, Ipas
The Role of Workplace Characteristics in Breastfeeding Practices Alison Jacknowitz, RAND
HIV/AIDS/STDs Risk Perceptions and Protective Behavior among Family Planning (FP) Clients in Osogbo, Nigeria Temple Jagha, Partners for Human Research, Empowerment and Development (PAHRED) ; Joanne Mantell, HIV Center for Clinical and Behavioral Studies ; Lawrence Adeokun, Association for Reproductive and Family Health (ARFH) ; Grace E. Delano, Association for Reproductive and Family Health (ARFH)
A District Level Analysis of the Total Fertility Rate Using Indian Census Data Anuja Jayaraman, Pennsylvania State University ; S. Chandrasekhar, Pennsylvania State University
It's All in the Timing: Coital Frequency and Fertility Awareness-Based Methods of Family Planning Victoria Jennings, Georgetown University ; Irit Sinai, Georgetown University
Reproductive Intentions and Fertility Decline in Africa Jennifer Johnson-Hanks, University of California, Berkeley ; Sarah Walchuk, University of California, Berkeley
Women's Education in the Fertility Transition: An Analysis of the Second Birth Interval in Indonesia Jungho Kim, Brown University
Union Type and Sexual Exclusivity in Nairobi Slums Megan L. Klein, University of Maryland ; F. Nii-Amoo Dodoo, Pennsylvania State University
Declining Second Birth Rates in a Country in Transition: Differences by Level of Education and Ethnic Group in Bulgaria Elena Koytcheva, Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research
Recent Fertility Changes in the Arab States: In Search of Population Policy Andrzej Kulczycki, University of Alabama at Birmingham
Recent Change in Family Behavior in Poland: The Emergence of Cohabitation before and after the Transition of 1989 Margarete C. Kulik, Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research
Gender Differences in the Sexual and Reproductive Health of Adolescents Aged 15-19 Years in Nigeria Olaronke Ladipo, Harvard University
Male Involvement in Expanding Family Planning Choices in Rural India Rebecka I. Lundgren, Georgetown University ; Loveleen Johri, CARE
Women's Work and Timing of Second Birth in the Philippines Shuang Luo, University of Maryland ; Laurie DeRose, University of Maryland
"One-Night Stands" and Short-Term First Sexual Relationships Jennifer Manlove, Child Trends ; Elizabeth Terry-Humen, Child Trends ; Kerry Franzetta, Child Trends
Sudden Increase in Sex Ratio in Caucasian Countries. Why and How? France Meslé, Institut National d'Études Démographiques (INED) ; Jacques Vallin, Institut National d'Études Démographiques (INED) ; Irina Badurashvili, Georgian Centre of Population Research
Sexual Scripts of Brazilians at Sexual Debut Ann M. Moore, Alan Guttmacher Institute
Determinants of the Fertility of Poor Women: The Reproduction of Poverty Mexico, 1997 Jessica Natalia Najera, El Colegio de México
Did Births Decline after the Enactment of No-Fault Divorce Law in the United States? Paul A. Nakonezny, University of North Texas ; Joseph Lee Rodgers, University of Oklahoma ; Kristen Shaw, University of North Texas
Linking Fertility to Micro-Development Schemes? A Structural Equation Analysis of Women's Status, Reproductive Health, and Credit Membership in Rural Ghana Carolette R. Norwood, University of Nebraska at Lincoln
Sexual Behaviour, HIV/AIDS Awareness and Condom Use among Young People in the Era of HIV/AIDS Epidemic in Nigeria Olatunji Orubuloye, University of Ado-Ekiti
Human Capital Investment and Fertility Choice among Highly Educated Women in the United States Andrea Pellandra, Carnegie Mellon University
Two Approaches to the Study of the Disassociation between Sexual and Marital Life of the Urban Women and Men in Mexico Adriana Pérez, El Colegio de México
Trends and Factors of the Twinning Rate: The Case of France during the Twentieth Century Gilles Pison, Institut National d'Études Démographiques (INED) ; Nadège Couvert, Institut National d'Études Démographiques (INED)
The Reach and Impact of the PSI Butare Adolescent Reproductive Health Program in Butare Province, Rwanda Andrea Plautz, Population Services International (PSI) ; Dominique Meekers, Tulane University
Multilevel Analysis of Current Fertility in Cambodia Bunnak Poch, University of Chicago
Markov Variation and Sex Ratio Dependence in the United States Michael S. Pollard, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
The Demand for Sex Selective Abortion Claus C. Pörtner, University of Washington
Severity of Female Circumcision in Sudan: Evidence from DHS Data C.P. Prakasam, International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS) ; S. Sureender, International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS) ; M. Benarji Prasad, International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS)
Extent of Unintended Pregnancy and Coping Strategies among Young Couples in Nepal Mahesh Puri, University of Southampton ; Roger Ingham, University of Southampton ; Zoe Matthews, University of Southampton
Does Service Accessibility Reduce Socio-Economic Differentials in Maternity Care Seeking? Evidence from Rural Bangladesh Md. Hafizur Rahman, Johns Hopkins University ; W. Henry Mosley, Johns Hopkins University
Interpersonal Transactions of Social Care and HIV/AIDS: Indian Experience N. Ravichandran, Indian Institute of Health Management (IIHMR) ; Jammy Guru Rajesh, Indian Institute of Health Management (IIHMR)
Gender Preference: A Determinant of Family Size in Lahore -- Pakistan Safdar Ali Shirazi, University of the Punjab
Long-Term Use of the Standard Days Method: Results of a 3-Year Study Irit Sinai, Georgetown University ; James N. Gribble, Georgetown University
Patterns of Condom Use and Abstinence among Unmarried Youth Age 15-24 in Uganda Nazarius Mbona Tumwesigye, University of Southampton ; Holmes David, University of Southampton
Adolescent Sexual Behavior in China: Evaluating the Impact of a Sex Education and Reproductive Health Service Program in Suburban Shanghai Bo Wang, University of Wisconsin at Madison ; Sara Hertog, University of Wisconsin at Madison
Unintended Pregnancy and the Relationship Context Ellen K. Wilson, Research Triangle Institute ; Helen P. Koo, Research Triangle Institute
Using Participatory Learning and Action to Assess Adolescents' Reproductive Health Status: A Qualitative Report on In-School and Out-of-School Youth in Wuhan, China Yingying Zhou, University of Washington ; Qian Geng, Program for Appropriate Technology in Health (PATH) ; Yongfeng Liu, China Family Planning Association