Population Association of America (PAA)
2013 Annual Meeting
11–13 April
Guide to Population Council activities
| Thu, 11 Apr | ||
| Platform | Title | Authors |
Poster Sessions |
"Contraceptive discontinuation and abortion: How strong is the motivation to avoid an unwanted pregnancy?" (Abstract no. 131727) |
Kanwal Eshai and Syeda Saman Naz |
"How much can improvement in contraceptive continuation rates raise prevalence in Pakistan?" (Abstract no. 131432) |
Syeda Saman Naz and Arshad Mahmood | |
"Clandestine abortion a greater challenge for Pakistani women—from bypassing mothers-in-law to husbands" (Abstract no. 132647) |
Iram Kamran | |
"Fertility intentions among people living with HIV and AIDS (PLWHA) in the ART era: Mixed methods evidence from Nairobi slums" (Abstract no. 130660) |
Eliud Wekesa* and Ernestina E. Coast | |
"Male involvement in women's reproductive health in Kenya: A key approach to improving uptake of sexual and reproductive services by women" (Abstract no. 131807) |
Jackline Kivunaga, Timothy Abuya, Teresah Bange, Richard Mutemwa, James Kimani, and Charlotte Warren |
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Session P1: Fertility, Fertility Intentions and Family Planning (Napoleon Exposition Hall, 3rd Floor) |
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10:30 am–12:30 pm |
"Barrier of distance and transportation cost to access maternity services in rural Bangladesh" (Abstract no. 132360) |
Kaji Tamanna Keya and Benjamin Bellows |
"Out-of-pocket expenses for maternity care in rural Bangladesh: A public-private comparison" (Abstract no. 132600) |
Moshiur Rahman and Ubaidur Rob | |
Session P2: Health and Well-Being of Mothers, Children and Their Families (Napoleon Exposition Hall, 3rd Floor) |
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| Meet the Editor 11:00 am–12:00 pm |
Coffee hour with Studies in Family Planning editor Gary Bologh Population Council booth—space no. 301 in the Napoleon Exposition Hall, 3rd Floor |
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Poster Sessions |
"Community-level correlates of physical violence against unmarried female adolescents in Bangladesh" (Abstract no. 131014) |
Kristin VanderEnde, Ruchira Naved, and Sajeda Amin |
"The consequences of being behind grade for long-term educational outcomes in rural Malawi" (Abstract no. 132654) |
Pearl Kyei* | |
"Identified changes in local climate and its impact on livelihood of coastal fisher communities: Evidence from Bangladesh" (Abstract no. 132283) |
Pronob K. Mozumder, Kaji Tamanna Keya, and Abdur Rob Mollah | |
Session P3: Population, Economics, Development and the Environment (Napoleon Exposition Hall, 3rd Floor) |
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| Oral Session 2:45–4:15 pm |
Session 69: Intervention Approaches to Maternal and Reproductive Health (Gallier AB, 4th Floor) |
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| Meet the Editors 3:00–4:00 pm |
Coffee hour with Population and Development Review editors Landis MacKellar and Geoffrey McNicoll Population Council booth—space no. 301 in the Napoleon Exposition Hall, 3rd Floor |
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| Poster Sessions 3:30–5:30 pm |
"Adolescent pregnancy and education trajectories in Malawi" (Abstract no. 132776) | Satvika Chalasani*, Christine A. Kelly, Barbara S. Mensch, and Erica Soler-Hampejsek |
"Communicating with siblings about sexual and reproductive health: Likelihood, gendered patterns and learning mechanisms among adolescents" (Abstract no. 132820) |
Dela Kusi-Appouh* | |
| Session P4: Children (Napoleon Exposition Hall, 3rd Floor) | ||
| Oral Session 4:30–6:00 pm |
"Urbanization and climate change hazards in Asia" (Abstract no. 132194) |
Deborah L. Balk, Mark R. Montgomery, and Zhen Liu |
| Session 78: Urbanization and Climate Change (Nottoway, 4th Floor) | ||
Fri, 12 Apr |
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| Platform | Title | Authors |
| Oral Session 8:30–10:00 am |
"Fertility transition: Is sub-Saharan Africa different?" (Abstract no. 131947) |
John Bongaarts and John B. Casterline |
Session 95: Fertility Transitions across Space and Time (Nottoway, 4th Floor) |
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| Poster Session 9:00–11:00 am |
"Health and social-behavioral outcomes of migrant women residing in the urban slums of Dhaka: Preliminary evidence from the SAFE study" (Abstract no. 130933) |
Sajeda Amin, Laila Rahman, Md. Irfan Hossain, Sigma Ainul, Ruchira Naved, and Ashish Bajracharya |
Session P5: Marriage, Families and Women (Napoleon Exposition Hall, 3rd Floor) |
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| Oral Sessions 10:15–11:45 am |
"Migration among adolescents from rural Malawi" (Abstract no. 132854) |
Satvika Chalasani*, Barbara S. Mensch, and Paul C. Hewett |
| "Urban migration of adolescent girls: Quantitative evidence from developing countries"(Abstract no. 131775) | Mark R. Montgomery, Deborah L. Balk, and Zhen Liu |
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| Session 113: Migration and Gender (Nottoway, 4th Floor) | ||
| Meet the Editors 11:00 am–12:00 pm |
Coffee hour with Population and Development Review editors Landis MacKellar and Geoffrey McNicoll Population Council booth—space no. 301 in the Napoleon Exposition Hall, 3rd Floor |
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| Poster Sessions 11:30 am–1:30 pm |
"Unintended pregnancy among rural women in Bangladesh" (Abstract no. 131440) | Forhana Noor, Moshiur Rahman, and Benjamin Bellows |
"Determinants of demand for safe sex among male migrants in India" (Abstract no. 132802) |
Indrani Gupta, Shalini Rudra, and Niranjan Saggurti | |
Session P6: Fertility, Mortality, Partners and Sexual Networks (Napoleon Exposition Hall, 3rd Floor) |
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| 2:00–4:00 pm | "Model choice in understanding the changing covariates of infant mortality: An illustration using Kenya data" (Abstract no. 130397) |
Sam Wangila Wafula* |
Session P7: Health, SES and Neighborhoods over the Life Course (Napoleon Exposition Hall, 3rd Floor) |
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| Meet the Editor 3:00–4:00 pm |
Coffee hour with Studies in Family Planning editor Gary Bologh Population Council booth—space no. 301 in the Napoleon Exposition Hall, 3rd Floor |
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| Sat, 13 Apr | ||
| Oral Sessions 9:00–10:30 am |
"The influence of female headship on adolescent transitions to adulthood in rural Malawi" (Abstract no. 132609) |
Pearl Kyei* |
Session 164: Transitions to Adulthood in Sub-Saharan Africa (Grand Ballroom B, 5th Floor) |
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"Effects of parental communication regarding sexuality, family planning and HIV on reproductive health outcomes among unmarried adolescent girls in rural Tanzania" (Abstract no. 131315) |
Eunice N. Muthengi and Abebaw Ferede
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Session 172: Sexual Behavior and Contraceptive Use (Bayside C, 4th Floor) |
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"Using verbal and social autopsies to explore health-seeking behaviour among HIV-positive women in Kenya: A retrospective study" (Abstract no. 131630) |
Rebecca Njuki, James Kimani, and Timothy Abuya | |
| Session 174: HIV/AIDS in the Era of ART (Grand Couteau, 5th Floor) | ||
| 10:45 am–12:15 pm | Session 186: Social and Behavioral Aspects of Contraceptive Use (Oak Alley, 4th Floor) |
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| 12:30–2:00 pm | "Performance-based incentive for improving quality of maternal health care services in Bangladesh" (Abstract no. 131351) |
Mohammad Masudul Alam, Ubaidur Rob, Md. Noorunnabi Talukder, and Farhana Akter |
| Session 209: Institutional Factors Influencing Maternal and Child Health and Survival (Rhythms Ballroom II, 2nd Floor) |
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* Fred H. Bixby fellow
Conference venue
Sheraton New Orleans
New Orleans, Louisiana
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