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