Poster Session 1: Fertility Determinants, Family Planning, and Sexual Behavior

Thursday, Apr 1 8:00 AM - 10:00 AM Constitution Ballroom 2nd Floor

1.	The Influence of Religion on Premarital Sex and Condom Use in a Generalized HIV/AIDS Epidemic  •   Sohail Agha, Tulane University

3.	Are Younger Women at a Disadvantage in Using Fertility Awareness-Based Methods of Family Planning?  •   Marcos Arevalo, Georgetown University

4.	Birth Planning: Awareness, Knowledge, and Practice among Urban Youth in Nepal  •   Ram H. Aryal, National Planning Commission

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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

6.	More Power to the Pill: The Effect of Contraceptive Freedom on Women's Labor Supply  •   Martha Bailey, Vanderbilt University

7.	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

8.	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

9.	The Effects of Premarital Cohabitation on Fertility  •   Suzanna Carr, University of Maryland

10.	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)

11.	Risky Sexual Behaviour and Condom Use in Malawi  •   Andrew R. Channon, University of Southampton; Nyovani Madise, University of Southampton

12.	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

13.	The Influence of Parent-Daughter Relationship on American Teenagers Early Sexual and Reproductive Behavior  •   Afra R. Chowdhury, Brown University

14.	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

15.	Is Knowledge of HIV/AIDS Translated into Behaviour among Men in Nepal?  •   Govinda P. Dahal, University of Southampton; Andrew Hinde, University of Southampton

16.	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

17.	Poverty and Sexuality in Africa: An Empirical Evaluation  •   Yanyi K. Djamba, Southeastern Louisiana University

18.	The Legacies of Context: Contraceptive Choice in Nang Rong, Thailand  •   Jeffrey Edmeades, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

19.	Induced Abortion in Rajasthan, India: Comparing Prevalence Estimates from Two Quantitative Methodologies  •   Batya Elul, Population Council

20.	Involvement of Men in Family Planning: Use of Contraception by Men in India  •   Rima Ghosh, Jawaharlal Nehru University

21.	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

22.	Seasonality of Births in the Netherlands: A Decomposition of Recent Trends  •   Karen Haandrikman, University of Groningen

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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

24.	The Role of Workplace Characteristics in Breastfeeding Practices  •   Alison Jacknowitz, RAND

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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)

26.	A District Level Analysis of the Total Fertility Rate Using Indian Census Data  •   Anuja Jayaraman, Pennsylvania State University; S. Chandrasekhar, Pennsylvania State University

27.	It's All in the Timing: Coital Frequency and Fertility Awareness-Based Methods of Family Planning  •   Victoria Jennings, Georgetown University; Irit Sinai, Georgetown University

28.	Reproductive Intentions and Fertility Decline in Africa  •   Jennifer Johnson-Hanks, University of California, Berkeley; Sarah Walchuk, University of California, Berkeley

29.	Women's Education in the Fertility Transition: An Analysis of the Second Birth Interval in Indonesia  •   Jungho Kim, Brown University

30.	Union Type and Sexual Exclusivity in Nairobi Slums  •   Megan L. Klein, University of Maryland; F. Nii-Amoo Dodoo, Pennsylvania State University

31.	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

32.	Recent Fertility Changes in the Arab States: In Search of Population Policy  •   Andrzej Kulczycki, University of Alabama at Birmingham

33.	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

34.	Gender Differences in the Sexual and Reproductive Health of Adolescents Aged 15-19 Years in Nigeria  •   Olaronke Ladipo, Harvard University

35.	Male Involvement in Expanding Family Planning Choices in Rural India  •   Rebecka I. Lundgren, Georgetown University; Loveleen Johri, CARE

36.	Women's Work and Timing of Second Birth in the Philippines  •   Shuang Luo, University of Maryland; Laurie DeRose, University of Maryland

37.	"One-Night Stands" and Short-Term First Sexual Relationships  •   Jennifer Manlove, Child Trends; Elizabeth Terry-Humen, Child Trends; Kerry Franzetta, Child Trends

38.	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

39.	Sexual Scripts of Brazilians at Sexual Debut  •   Ann M. Moore, Alan Guttmacher Institute

41.	Determinants of the Fertility of Poor Women: The Reproduction of Poverty Mexico, 1997  •   Jessica Natalia Najera, El Colegio de México

42.	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

43.	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

44.	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

45.	Human Capital Investment and Fertility Choice among Highly Educated Women in the United States  •   Andrea Pellandra, Carnegie Mellon University

46.	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

47.	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)

48.	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

49.	Multilevel Analysis of Current Fertility in Cambodia  •   Bunnak Poch, University of Chicago

50.	Markov Variation and Sex Ratio Dependence in the United States  •   Michael S. Pollard, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

51.	The Demand for Sex Selective Abortion  •   Claus C. Pörtner, University of Washington

52.	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)

53.	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

54.	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

55.	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)

57.	Gender Preference: A Determinant of Family Size in Lahore -- Pakistan  •   Safdar Ali Shirazi, University of the Punjab

58.	Long-Term Use of the Standard Days Method: Results of a 3-Year Study  •   Irit Sinai, Georgetown University; James N. Gribble, Georgetown University

60.	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

61.	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

62.	Unintended Pregnancy and the Relationship Context  •   Ellen K. Wilson, Research Triangle Institute; Helen P. Koo, Research Triangle Institute

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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

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