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Session P-2:
Poster Session 2

Thursday, April 17
11:30 AM - 1:30 PM
Napoleon Ballroom CD
3rd floor
The poster numbers are preliminary and subject to change. At the meeting, posters will be grouped into topic areas within each poster session. A sheet with the board number for each poster will be handed out to all participants at the time of registration.

1. Sexual Behaviour and Emergency Contraception in Africa  •  Agnes Adjamagbo, Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD); Nathalie Bajos, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM)

2. Impact of Clean Cord Care Practices on Neonatal Mortality: Evidence from Rural Uttar Pradesh, India  •  Praween Kumar Agrawal, Urban Health Resource Centre (UHRC); Abdullah M. Baqui, Johns Hopkins University; Emma K. Williams, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health; Gary L Darmstadt, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health; Vishwajeet Kumar, Johns Hopkins University; Ramesh C. Ahuja, King George Medical University; Vinod K. Srivastava, King George Medical University

3. Mother's Work Participation and Children's Cognitive Development in the Philippines  •  Sonny S. Agustin, University of San Carlos; Socorro A. Gultiano, University of San Carlos

4. Couples Counseling at an Abortion Clinic: A Pilot Study  •  Stan Becker, Johns Hopkins University; Eva Bazant, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health; Carole Meyers, Planned Parenthood of Maryland, Inc.; Raquel Samson, Planned Parenthood of Maryland, Inc.

5. To Live and Die: What Is Driving up the Cost of Hospitalization in Brazil?  •  Claudia Berenstein, Centro de Desenvolvimento e Planejamento Regional (CEDEPLAR); Roberto Rodrigues, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais; Carla J. Machado, Centro de Desenvolvimento e Planejamento Regional (CEDEPLAR)

6. Foreign-Born Emigration: Estimates and Rates  •  Renuka Bhaskar, U.S. Census Bureau; Sonya Rastogi, U.S. Census Bureau; Alexa Kennedy-Puthoff, U.S. Census Bureau

7. The Spatial and Demographic History of Belgian-Americans  •  Marie V. Bousfield, Independent Researcher

8. Impact of the Cameroon Adolescent and Youth Reproductive Health Intervention Program (CAREH) on Delaying Sexual Activities  •  Ansoumane Y. Camara, Université de Montréal; Barthelemy D. Kuate, Université de Montréal

9. Alcohol Use Trajectories among Adults in an Urban Area after a Disaster: Evidence from a Population-Based Cohort Study  •  Magdalena Cerda, University of Michigan; David Vlahov, The New York Academy of Medicine

10. Poverty and Health Status: The Differential Dynamics of Wellbeing in Immigrant Families  •  Chaowen Chan, University of Maryland

11. Male vs. Female Sterilization: A Comparative Study of this Decision in Québec and France  •  Laurence Charton, Université Marc Bloch, Strasbourg; Evelyne Lapierre-Adamcyk, Université de Montréal

12. School Availability and Choice  •  Vivien W. Chen, Pennsylvania State University; Suet-ling Pong, Pennsylvania State University; Tse-Chuan Yang, Pennsylvania State University

13. Future Fertility Intentions in the Philippines: Does Women's Employment Status or Community Context Matter?  •  Chi Chiao, National Cheng Kung University; Chin-Chun Yi, Academia Sinica

14. Using an Expanded Demographic-Economic Accounting Matrix to Project Income Distribution in Southern California  •  Simon Choi, Southern California Association of Governments

15. Currently Cohabiting: Relationship Expectations and Outcomes in the British Household Panel Survey  •  Ernestina E. Coast, London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)

16. Race/ethnicity, Gender, and Work: Black, Hispanic, and White Women’s Reasons for Employment in Nonstandard Jobs  •  Alisha J. Coleman, Pennsylvania State University; Diane K. McLaughlin, Pennsylvania State University

17. Who Benefited from India’s Surging Economic Growth? An Examination of Socioreligious Group Disparities  •  Amaresh Dubey, North-Eastern Hill University

18. Left Behind: The Impact of Legal Status on Educational Attainment among the 'Hill Tribes' of Northern Thailand  •  Amanda L Flaim, Cornell University

19. Food Stamp Program Participation among U.S. Born Children of Legal Immigrants before and after the Farm Bill Act of 2002  •  Paula Fomby, University of Colorado at Denver

20. Maternal Education or Household Wealth: Which is the Best Predictor of Child Malnutrition in Sub-Saharan Africa?  •  Jean-Christophe Fotso, African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC); Rebecca Firestone, Harvard School of Public Health

21. Interethnic Marriage and the Labor Market Integration of Immigrants in the Netherlands  •  Eylem Gevrek, University of Arizona

22. Women's Autonomy and Fertility In Urban Poor Communities in Sudan  •  Ibrahim Ms Ghada, Information and Decision Support Center (IDSC), the Egyptian Cabinet

23. Demographic Housing Demand: Estimates by Household Sizes  •  Gustavo H. Givisiez, Universidade Cândido Mendes; Elzira L. Oliveira, Universidade Cândido Mendes

24. The Measurement of Ethnic Diversity in a Post 9-11 World  •  Gustave Goldmann, Statistics Canada

25. The Reproduction of Fatherhood: A Cautionary Tale  •  Fran Goldscheider, Brown University; Sandra Hofferth, University of Maryland

26. U.S. Families with Children from China: An Overview from the 2000 Census  •  Lin Guo, University at Albany, State University of New York (SUNY)

27. When Troubled Youth Can't Stay at Home: Factors Influencing Where to Place them and for How Long  •  Misty Heggeness, University of Minnesota; Elizabeth Davis, University of Minnesota

28. Timing of Second Births in South Africa: The Effects of Marriage  •  Thandie Hlabana, Brown University

29. Grandparents to Grandchildren Transfers: The Potential Importance to Younger Families’ Economic Stability  •  Karen Holden, University of Wisconsin at Madison; Angela Fontes, University of Wisconsin at Madison

30. Prevalence and Determinants of Domestic Violence Among Unmarried Mothers  •  Chien-Chung Huang, Rutgers University; Esther Son, Rutgers University

31. Re-Zoning For Sustainable Development in a Built Urban Environment  •  Michael Irwin, Duquesne University

32. Role of Family Size and Composition in Fertility Desire, Contraceptive Adoption, and Method Choice in South Asia  •  Anuja Jayaraman, Macro International Inc.; Vinod Mishra, Macro International Inc.

33. Perverse Effects?: The Impact of “Anti-Immigrant” Legislation on Naturalization Rates of Refugees versus Other Immigrants  •  Kelly J. Jefferys, U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS); Bryan Baker, U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS); Stephanie Willis, U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS)

34. Infection and Malnutrition Interaction Effects On Child Mortality in Scania, Sweden 1766-1894  •  Kent Johansson, Lund University

35. Ethnic Residential Segregation in Japan in Foreigner-Concentrated Municipalities  •  Yu Korekawa, University of California, Irvine

36. Patterns of Youth School Attrition in Thailand’s Kanchanaburi Province  •  Kim Korinek, University of Utah; Sureeporn Punpuing, Mahidol University

37. Economic and Social Resources and Domestic Violence among Young Women in Urban South India  •  Suneeta Krishnan, Women's Global Health Imperative and University of California, San Francisco; Corinne Rocca, University of California, San Francisco; Sujit Rathod, Women's Global Health Imperative and University of California, San Francisco; Tina Y. Falle, International Center for Research on Women (ICRW); Kalyani Subbiah, Women's Global Health Imperative and University of California, San Francisco; Rohini P. Pande, International Center for Research on Women (ICRW)

38. Selection into Interracial Relationships and Psychological Well-being among White Women  •  Rhiannon A Kroeger, Ohio State University

39. Labor Market Stratification among Asian Immigrants in the United States  •  Jennifer C. Lee, Indiana University

40. HIV Testing Behaviors of Female Sex Workers and Policemen in Kenya.  •  Daphne Lofquist, Bowling Green State University

41. Migration and Gender in China's HIV/AIDS Epidemic  •  Giovanna Merli, University of Wisconsin at Madison; Min Hein, University of Wisconsin at Madison; Jack DeWaard, University of Wisconsin at Madison

42. Women's Health, Family Planning and Accessibility to Health Care in Rural Madhya Pradesh in India: An Insight Into The NRHM Program Indicators, Spatial Disparity and Health Planning  •  Protap Mukherjee, National Population Stabilization Fund (NPSF); Lopamudra Ray Saraswati, Invest India Market Solutions Private Limited (IIMS)

43. Trends in the Prevalence of Overweight Among Women in Egypt  •  Petra Nahmias, Princeton University

44. Evaluating Anthropometric References for Use with Developing Country Data  •  Dawn Neill, University of Washington; Emily Brunson, University of Washington; Donna L. Leonetti, University of Washington; Bettina Shell-Duncan, University of Washington

45. Examining the Distribution of Social Capital across School Sectors: Does it Explain Sector Differences in High School Achievement?  •  Yoonkyung Oh, University of Wisconsin at Madison

46. The Determinants of Fertility Change in Kenya: Impact of the Family Planning Program  •  David Ojakaa, Université de Montréal

47. The Evolution of American Diversity: Evidence from the Last Quarter Century  •  Anthony D. Perez, University of Washington; Charles Hirschman, University of Washington

48. Comparing Rates of Marriage and Divorce in Civilian, Military, and Veteran Populations  •  Michael S. Pollard, RAND; Benjamin Karney, University of California, Los Angeles; David Loughran, RAND

49. Impact of Sterilization on Fertility in Southern India  •  Rajaram S. Potty, J.S.S. Institute of Economic Research; T S Sunil, University of Texas at San Antonio

50. Reproductive History, Fertility and Morbidity  •  Katharina Pyka, University of Marburg; Hanna Seydel, University of Marburg; Ronny Westerman, Philipps-University Marburg; Sabine Groos, University of Marburg; Walter Krause, University of Marburg; Ulrich Mueller, University of Marburg

51. The Decline of Test Scores in Brazil between 1995 and 2003: Socioeconomic, Private/Public Schools and Residual Effects  •  Clarissa G. Rodrigues, Centro de Desenvolvimento e Planejamento Regional (CEDEPLAR); Eduardo L.G. Rios-Neto, Centro de Desenvolvimento e Planejamento Regional (CEDEPLAR)

52. Working out Family Life: The Influence of Mothers’ and Fathers’ Work Demands on the Frequency of Child-Related Care and Leisure Activities  •  Anne Roeters, Utrecht University; Tanja Van der Lippe, Utrecht University; Esther Kluwer, Utrecht University; Werner Raub, Utrecht University

53. Cesarean Births: The Indian Scenario  •  Chayan Roy Choudhury, International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS)

54. Widowhood and Hispanic Elder’s Mortality: An Appraisal of the Gender Effect  •  Ching-Yi A. Shieh, National Institutes of Health (NIH)

55. Differential Health Insurance Coverage within Families: Evidence from the National Health Interview Survey.  •  Diane S. Shinberg, University of Memphis

56. Contraceptive Behaviour, Unmet Need and Intentions to Use Family Planning Method among Married Adolescent Women in Uttar Pradesh, India  •  Abhishek Singh, International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS)

57. Awareness, Knowledge and Misconceptions about STIs and HIV/AIDS in Selected States of India: Evidences from CHARCA Baseline Survey  •  Saurabh Singh, International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS); Shrikant Singh, International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS); Vijaylakshmi Singh, International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS)

58. Intra-urban Inequalities in Under-Five Mortality in Developing Countries: The Case of Ouagadougou City, Burkina Faso  •  Bassiahi Abdramane Soura, Université Catholique de Louvain

59. School Attendance and Grade Progression in Nigeria: Is Gender or Socioeconomic Status more Important?  •  C. Shannon Stokes, Pennsylvania State University; Aramide Kazeem, Pennsylvania State University; Leif Jensen, Pennsylvania State University

60. Partners and Parity: Fertility in Higher-Order Unions in Belgium and the U.S.  •  Sofie Vanassche, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven; An Katrien Sodermans, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven; Gray Swicegood, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Koen Matthijs, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven

61. Mental Health Across the Life Course and Across Cohorts in Taiwan: The Impacts of Education, Adult Children’s Education, and Economic Hardship  •  Wei-Pang Wang, University of Texas at Austin

62. Community Structures Supporting Gender Based Violence in Kibera, Kenya  •  Carrie M White, Emory University; Rob Stephenson, Emory University

63. (Re)Producing Gender: Does What Parents Say and Do Matter?  •  Vanessa Wight, University of Maryland

64. Is Marriage a Form of Disability Insurance?  •  Sven E. Wilson, Brigham Young University

65. Ethnicity, Gender and Educational Expenditure in Bolivia: Evaluation of an Old-Age Cash Transfer Program  •  Monica Yanez Pagans, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

66. Does it Matter when Parents Work: The Effect of Shift Hours on Child’s Mental Development  •  Deniz Yucel, Ohio State University

67. A Worsening Trend of Life Satisfaction among the Chinese Elderly from 1992 to 2002  •  Zhenmei Zhang, Michigan State University

68. The Final Cut: Assessing Gender Balance Preferences and Family Size Expectations for Men Using Vasectomy Data  •  Sarah Zureick, University of California, Berkeley

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