Poster Session 1: Reproductive Health and Family Planning

Thursday, May 1 8:00 AM - 10:00 AM Grand Ballroom A 3rd Floor

1.	Misfortune before Birth: Intrauterine Mortality in China, 1955-1987  •   Yong Cai, University of Washington; Feng Wang, University of California, Irvine

2.	Killing Female Fetus in Haryana, India: Is It a Result of Family Composition Strategy or Sex Selective Discrimination  •   Sutapa Agrawal, International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS); Sayeed Unisa, International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS)

3.	Prevalence of Induced Abortion and Factors Affecting It in Bangladesh  •   Mohammad A. Islam, Bangladesh Agricultural University; Mohammad Kabir, Jahangirnagar University

4.	Association between Violence and Gynaecological Disorders: Some Findings from 1999 Guizhou Male's Role in Reproductive Health Survey, China  •   Yunrong Liu, National Research Institute for Family Planning, China; Liying Zhang, Mahidol University; Shah Iqbal, World Health Organization (WHO)

5.	Implementing the ICPD Paradigm Shift in the Pakistani Context: Challenges of Gender, Power and the Health System  •   Ali M. Mir, Population Council

6.	Ever-Married Adolescents' Knowledge and Attitude on Reproductive Health and Gender Issues in the Islamic Republic of Iran  •   Mohammed Mosleh-Uddin, United Nations

7.	Can Family Planning Programs Help Close Gender Gaps in Education? Theory, Simulation, and Application to African Countries  •   Parfait Eloundou-Enyegue, Cornell University

8.	Women's Status, Reproductive Behavior and Context in Nepal  •   Bina Gubhaju, Pennsylvania State University; Stephen Matthews, Pennsylvania State University

9.	Male Involvement in Reproductive Health in Rural Bangladesh  •   Jill Clark, Emory University; Japhet Killewo, ICDDR,B: Centre for Health and Population Research; Kathryn M. Yount, Emory University

10.	Identifying the Concerns and Obstacles to Increase a Greater Participation of Men in Improving Women’s Reproductive Health: Experience from Rural Uttar Pradesh, India  •   Sampurna Singh, National Council of Applied Economic Research, India

11.	Determinants of Reproductive Morbidity among Teenage Mother:Evidences from NFHS-2 Data  •   C.P. Prakasam, International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS); S. Radhakrishnan, Tata Institute of Social Sciences

12.	Self-Reported Symptoms of Reproductive Tract Infections: The Question of Accuracy and Meaning. A Case Study in Urban Pakistan  •   Durre Nayab, Australian National University

13.	Use of Pregnancy Related Care and Family Planning in the Ch’orti Area of Guatemala  •   Sofie De Broe, University of Southampton

14.	Barriers to Access to Reproductive Health Services among Nomadic Communities in Kenya  •   Anne Khasakhala, University of Nairobi

15.	Integrating Sexual and Reproductive Health Services for Youth in Colombia  •   Denise Kohn, International Planned Parenthood Federation; Rebecca Koladycz, International Planned Parenthood Federation

16.	Awareness of Infertility: Its Role in Treatment Seeking  •   Lynn White, University of Nebraska at Lincoln; Julia McQuillan, University of Nebraska at Lincoln; David Johnson, Pennsylvania State University; Arthur Greil, Alfred University

17.	The Effects of SES on Previous History of STDs and Clinical Service Attended in the Republic of Georgia  •   Benjamin Nieto-Andrade, University of Texas at Austin

18.	Partner Notification of STIs in Six African Countries  •   Sara Zellner, University of Texas at Austin

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Unmet Needs of STDs and HIV/AIDS among Sex Workers in Shanghai: Lessons from a Baseline Survey of an Intervention Study  •   Junqing Wu, Shanghai Institute of Planned Parenthood Research; Xikuan Chen, Shanghai Institute of Planned Parenthood Research; Ying Yang, Shanghai Institute of Planned Parenthood Research; Hong Yu, Shanghai Institute of Planned Parenthood Research; Pengfei Zhao, Shanghai Institute of Planned Parenthood Research

21.	HIV/AIDS Related Stigma and Discrimination among Health Providers and High Officials: The Need for an Advocacy Strategy to Change Attitude  •   Khalid Hasan, ORG-MARG Quest

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Intentions and Actual Practices of Antenatal and Postpartum Sexual Abstinence in Delhi, India: An Opportunity to Promote Safe Sex Practices  •   Anurag Mishra, Population Council; Leila Varkey, Population Council; Anjana Das, Population Council; Emma Ottolenghi, Population Council; Shahina Begum, Population Council

23.	Quality of Life among HIV Positive Women Who Have Recently Given Birth: Impact of Social Support,Coping Style and violence.  •   Emily Das, International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS); Rekha G. Daver M.D., Grant Medical College

24.	Sexual coercion within marriage and the risk of HIV  •   Mandar K. Mainkar, International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS); Ravi K. Verma, Population Council

25.	HIV/AIDS in Two Provinces in China: Do Men's and Women's Attitudes and Behavior Differ?  •   Karen Hardee, Futures Group International; Victor Yuan, Horizon Market Research; Tim Manchester, Futures Group Europe

26.	To Implement a Workplace-Based AIDS Education Program among Floating Unmarried Young Workers Aged 18-30 in East China  •   Xiaoming Sun, Nanjing College for Population Program Management (NCPPM)

27.	Women’s Perceptions of an Encroaching HIV/AIDS Epidemic: In-Depth Interviews and Focus Groups with Women from rural Senegal  •   Rebecca Perry, Population Reference Bureau

28.	Potential HIV/AIDS Trajectories in India  •   Puja Jawahar, University of Maryland

29.	Long-Term Governmental Costs and Savings of HAART Therapy and Preventative HIV Interventions with Limited Government Budgets  •   Emiko Masaki, University of California, Berkeley; Russell A. Green, University of California, Berkeley

30.	The Demographic Impact of AIDS on the Bangkok Population in Thailand  •   Orratai Rhucharoenpornpanich, BMA AIDS Control Division; Philip Guest, Population Council

31.	Barriers to Condom Use in Urban Cameroon: Results from a Qualitative and Quantitative Study in Yaounde and Douala  •   Rachelle Djangone, Santé Familiale et prévention du SIDA (SFPS); Eliwo M. Akoto, Institut De Formation Et De Recherche Demographiques (IFORD)

32.	Where Do Adolescents Obtain Condoms? The Role of Financial Access and Desired Quality in Jamaica  •   Ruth R. Berg, Abt Associates Inc.

33.	Condom Use among Urban Adolescents in Nairobi, Kenya: Findings from a Web-Based Survey  •   Tilda Farhat, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Carolyn Tucker Halpern, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Ellen M.H. Mitchell, Ipas; Sarah Onyango, Ipas

34.	Urban-Rural Differentials in Adolescent Sexuality and Contraceptive Use: Considerations for Policy and Programs  •   Zelda C Zablan, University of the Philippines; Elma Laguna, Demographic Research and Development Foundation

35.	Preparing for Compulsory Unprotected Sex: HIV/AIDS and Sexual and Reproductive Decision Making among Young Adults in Zimbabwe  •   Ravai Marindo, Population Council; John Casterline, Population Council

36.	Sexual Risk Behaviors of Adolescents in the Era of HIV/AIDS in Botswana  •   Gobopamang Letamo, University of Botswana

37.	The Influence of Dating Violence on Condom Use within Romantic Relationships among Adolescents  •   Yasamin Kusunoki, University of California, Los Angeles

38.	Gender and Relationship Differences in Condom Use in Angola  •   Ndola Prata, University of California, Berkeley; Ashley Fraser, University of California, Berkeley

40.	Safe Sex at First Sex? A Study of Adolescent Boys in the Urban Slums of Recife  •   Fatima Juarez, El Colegio de México; Thomas LeGrand, University of Montreal

43.	Considering Context: The Case of Female Sterilization in Brazil  •   Sara J. Brown, University of Missouri at Columbia

44.	Areal Variation in 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

45.	The Difference a Man Makes: How Partner and Relationship Characteristics Affect Contraceptive Use  •   Ellen K. Wilson, Research Triangle Institute; Helen P. Koo, Research Triangle Institute

46.	Husband-Wife Communication about Family Planning and Contraceptive Practice in Nepal: A Comparative Analysis of 1996 and 2001 DHS Survey  •   Devendra P. Shrestha, Tribhuvan University; Bhanu B. Niraula, United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)

47.	Determinants of Unintended Childbearing in a High Fertility Society: A Case Study of Nepal  •   Rajan Adhikari, Ministry of Health, Nepal

48.	Determinants of Contraceptive Norms in Rural Bangladesh  •   M. Nurul Islam, Dhaka University

49.	Reversible or Irreversible: The Choice of Contraceptive Use among Married Women in Rural China  •   Haijiang Wang, Johns Hopkins University

50.	The Missing Determinant: The Importance of “Ease” in Obtaining Fertility Regulation Methods  •   Martha Campbell, University of California, Berkeley; Nuriye Hodoglugil, University of California, Berkeley; Brandon Swansfeger, University of California, Berkeley

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Pill Compliance: Do the Users Really Understand about Its Use-Effectiveness?  •   Mehrab A. Khan, ICDDR,B: Centre for Health and Population Research; AHM Golam Mustafa, ICDDR,B: Centre for Health and Population Research; Manoj K. Barua, ICDDR,B: Centre for Health and Population Research; Radheshyam Bairagi, ICDDR,B: Centre for Health and Population Research

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Adolescent Dual Use of Condoms and Hormonal Contraception: Trends and Correlates 1991-2001  •   John E. Anderson, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC); John S. Santelli, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC); Brenda Colley Gilbert, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

53.	Understanding the Discrepancy between Knowledge and Use of Contraceptives at First Sex: Qualitative Evidence from Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil  •   Ann M. Moore, University of Texas at Austin

54.	Contraceptive Use in India and its Effect on Fertility Levels – A Trend Analysis  •   Vaidehi Yelamanchili, International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS)

55.	Parental Influence on Adolescent Sexual Behavior: A Source of Efficacy  •   Ron Bulanda, Bowling Green State University

56.	Home-Leaving and Sexual Initiation among Filipino Youth  •   Elma Laguna, Demographic Research and Development Foundation

57.	Initiation of Sexual Intercourse and Its Related Factors among Japanese Youths  •   Ryuzaburo Sato, National Institute of Population and Social Security Research, Japan; Makoto Atoh, National Institute of Population and Social Security Research, Japan; Gianpiero Dalla Zuanna, University of Padua

58.	Association of Risky Sexual Behavior with Alcohol Consumption and Tobacco Use among Youth in Two Developing Countries: Haiti and Uganda  •   Anastasia J. Gage, Tulane University; Chiho Suzuki, Tulane University

59.	Brazilian Adolescent Sexual Activity and Childbearing: Social Construction of Adolescence, Sexuality and Pregnancy and the Role of Social Support and Social Control  •   Claudia Gras, International Planned Parenthood Federation

60.	Child Support and the Sexual Activity of Adolescent Males  •   Chien-Chung Huang, Rutgers University; Wen-Jui Han, Columbia University

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