Population Council Research that makes a difference

Oral Sessions
8:30–10:20 am

"Prospects for international migration in the 21st century" (Abstract no. 122644)

Session 3: International Migration (Continental Ballroom 6, Ballroom Level)

Paul Demeny

"The association between herpes simplex type 2, educational attainment, school status and learning outcomes among adolescents in rural Malawi" (Abstract no. 122437)

Session 10: HIV/AIDS and Sexually Transmitted Diseases (Union Square 19–20, Fourth Floor)

Barbara S. Mensch, Paul C. Hewett, Christine A. Kelly, Monica J. Grant, Christopher Sudfeld, Erica Soler-Hampejsek, and Satvika Chalasani*

3:30–5:20 pm

"Assessing the validity of sexual behaviour reporting among young women in Kampala, Uganda: Evidence from a randomised interview mode experiment with biological data" (Abstract no. 122333)

Session 62: Advances in Measures and Models of Sexual Behavior (Continental Parlor 1, Ballroom Level)

Christine A. Kelly, Paul C. Hewett, Barbara S. Mensch, Sam Nsobya, Sam Kalibala, Wilson Nyegenye, and Pamela Kakande

Fri, 4 May

"Practices and approach of mothers in the initiation of breast feeding among tribals and non-tribals, Chhattisgarh, India: An evidence from India’s RCH-3 (2007–2008)" (Abstract no. 121519)

PS-4: Poster Session 4 (Golden Gate Ballroom, Lobby Level)

Ashok Kumar

Session 75: Assessing the Impact of Contraception and Family Planning (Plaza Room B, Lobby Level)

Anrudh Jain, Discussant

"Spatially explicit models of city population growth in India" (Abstract no. 122246)

Session 83: Spatial and Network Analysis (Union Square 23–24, Fourth Floor)

Donghwan Kim and Mark R. Montgomery

Session 93: Obstacles to Contraceptive Use (Plaza Room B, Lobby Level)

"Determinants of abortion in a high contraceptive-use setting in a northern province in Vietnam" (Abstract no. 120915)

Session 108: Abortion in the Context of Legalization (Union Square 21, Fourth Floor)

"Siyakha Nentsha: A randomized experiment to enhance the health, social and financial capabilities of girls and boys in Kzn, South Africa" (Abstract no. 122389)

PS-5: Poster Session 5 (Golden Gate Ballroom, Lobby Level)

"Immigrant children, school type, and their academic performance in highly differentiated school systems: Austria, Belgium, and Germany" (Abstract no. 122676)

Session 118: Educational Achievement and Attainment (Union Square 22, Fourth Floor)

"Women’s autonomy and experience of physical violence within marriage in rural India: Evidence from a prospective study" (Abstract no. 120532)

Session 146: Gender-Based Violence (Plaza Room A, Lobby Level)

Session 171: Families in International Perspective (Union Square 15–16, Fourth Floor)

"A life course perspective on social protection among the working poor in Egypt" (Abstract no. 122053)

Session 187: Public Policy and Families in Developing Countries (Continental Parlor 3, Ballroom Level)

"Will contraceptive use go up if Pakistani couples keep talking?" (Abstract no. 122737)

Session 193: Men, Couples and Contraceptive Use (Union Square 5–6, Fourth Floor)

Erica Soler-Hampejsek, Chair, and Satvika Chalasani*, Discussant