Population Association of America
Annual Meeting
31 March–2 April 2011
Guide to Population Council activities
Information and resources will be available at the Population Council booth during the conference—space no. 113 in the Exhibit Hall.
Conference venue
Marriott Wardman Park
Washington, DC
Media inquiries
Diane Rubino: drubino@popcouncil.org; +1 212 339 0617
Media-friendly services include:
- Arranging interviews with Council researchers
- Providing electronic and traditional format press kits
- Assisting in article development
Meet Council staff at PAA (PDF)
List of materials displayed at Council exhibit booth (PDF)
| Platform | Title | Authors |
| Oral Sessions 8:30–10:20 am |
"Women's contributions to the cost of marriage in Egypt: The role of education and employment" (abstract) Session 3: Marriage Change in Developing Countries (Thurgood Marshall South, Mezzanine Level) |
Maia Sieverding and Asmaa Elbadawy
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"Can family planning programs affect high desired family size in sub-Saharan Africa?" (abstract) Session 8: Family Planning, Reproductive Health, and Fertility in Africa (Coolidge, Mezzanine Level) |
John Bongaarts | |
| 10:30 am–12:20 pm | "What's population policy got to do with it: Fertility change in Pakistan" (abstract) Session 20: Population Policy (Thurgood Marshall East, Mezzanine Level) |
Zeba A. Sathar |
"Short-run impacts of the 2008 reform in the Chilean privatized pension system" (abstract) Session 29: Population Aging, Fiscal Impacts, and Economic Growth Around the World (Wilson A, Mezzanine Level) |
Maria C. Calderon*, Olivia S. Mitchell, Javiera Vasquez, and David Bravo Urrutia | |
| 1:30–3:20 pm | "Meanings and timing of leaving home for young people in the slums of Nairobi" (abstract) Session 46: Transition to Adulthood in Sub-Saharan Africa (Hoover, Mezzanine Level) |
Thaddaeus Egondi, Donatien Beguy, Caroline Kabiru, Kanyiva Muindi, and Chi-Chi Undie |
| 3:30–5:20 pm | "Adolescent births and schooling outcomes in Mexico: More than correlation?" (abstract) Session 64: Transitions to Adulthood in Developing Countries (Hoover, Mezzanine Level) |
Maria C. Calderon* and Suzanne Duryea |
| 6:30–8:00 pm | "Getting published: Negotiating the peer-review process" Panel Session (McKinley) |
Gary Bologh, panelist |
Fri, 1 Apr
Platform |
Title |
Authors |
Poster Session 4 Exhibit Hall C, Exhibition Level |
"Community involvement to increase utilization of maternal health services: Experiences from rural Bangladesh" (Poster no. 35) |
Tasnima Kibria, Ubaidur Rob, Moshiur Rahman, and Mohammad Masudul Alam |
| "Attitudinal and behavioral factors associated with extramarital sex among Nigerian men: Findings from a national survey" (Poster no. 69) | Lung Vu*, Waimar Tun, Andrew S. Karlyn, Sylvia Adebajo, and Babatunde Ahonsi |
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| Oral Sessions 8:30–10:20 am |
"Maternal health care utilization and child health outcomes among HIV-positive adolescent girls in Kenya" (abstract) Session 77: Reproductive Health Services and Prevention in Sub-Saharan Africa (Virginia Suite AB, Lobby Level) |
Francis Obare, Harriet Birungi, Anke van der Kwaak, and Jane Harriet Namwebya |
| 10:30 am–12:20 pm | "Gender differences in school effects on learning and enrollment outcomes in rural Malawi" (abstract) Session 105: Education Quality in the Developing World: Factors Affecting Student Achievement (Taft, Mezzanine Level) |
Monica J. Grant, Erica Soler-Hampejsek, Barbara S. Mensch, and Paul C. Hewett |
| 12:30–2:20 pm | "Public opinion about abortion-related stigma among Mexican Catholics and implications for unsafe abortion" (abstract) Session 111: Abortion II (Thurgood Marshall South, Mezzanine Level) |
Sandra Garcia, Katherine Wilson, Stephanie McMurtrie, and Claudia Diaz-Olavarrieta |
"Has fertility decline contributed to reducing gender inequality in Bangladesh?" (abstract) Session 116: Fertility Decline and Changing Gender Relations (Coolidge, Mezzanine Level) |
Sajeda Amin and Simeen Mahmud | |
"Transitions to adulthood in rural Malawi: A comparison of the timing and sequencing of major life events using different modes of data collection" (abstract) Session 118: School, Work, and Fertility Transitions in Southern Africa (Hoover, Mezzanine Level) |
Barbara S. Mensch, Erica Soler-Hampejsek, Christine Kelly, and Paul C. Hewett | |
Poster Session 6 |
"Adolescents' work and schooling in Malawi" (Poster no. 13) |
Satvika Chalasani*, Barbara Mensch, and Mark Montgomery |
| Exhibit Hall C, Exhibition Level | "Exploring the use of gender scales in predicting contraceptive use in Tanzania" (Poster no. 52) | Geeta Nanda, Sidney Ruth Schuler, Jane Alaii, James Foreit, and Elisabeth Rottach |
| Oral Sessions 2:30–4:20 pm |
"Marriage and first-birth intervals in early- and late-marrying societies: An exploration of determinants" (abstract) |
Sajeda Amin and Ashish Bajracharya |
"Sources of fertility decline in South Asia: A regional analysis" (abstract) Session 127: Family Planning, Reproductive Health, and Fertility in Asia (Thurgood Marshall North, Mezzanine Level) |
Batool Zaidi |
Sat, 2 Apr
Platform |
Title |
Authors |
Oral Session |
"Demographic explanations for the recent rise in Europe's fertility" (abstract) Session 161: Measurement of Fertility in Low-Fertility Contexts (Truman, Mezzanine Level) |
John Bongaarts and Tomas Sobotka |
Poster Session 7 Exhibit Hall C, Exhibition Level |
"Weak commitment to modern contraceptive methods: A reason for low prevalence in Pakistan?" (Poster no. 47) |
Syeda Saman Naz and Arshad Mahmood |
| Oral Sessions 10:30 am–12:20 pm |
"Household wealth and child health in India" (abstract) Session 167: Infant/Child Mortality: International Research (Washington 1, Exhibition Level) |
Satvika Chalasani* and Shea Rutstein |
| 12:30–2:20 pm | "A quiet revolution in condom use in urban India" (abstract) Session 182: Methods of Contraception: Some Interesting Trends and Differentials (Thurgood Marshall East, Mezzanine Level) |
Aparna Jain, Amy Tsui, and Anrudh Jain |
* Fred H. Bixby fellow
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