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Session P-3:
Poster Session 3

Thursday, April 17
3:00 PM - 5:00 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. Effect of Knowledge of Frontline Health Workers on Essential Newborn Healthcare: Evidence from Rural India  •  Praween Kumar Agrawal, Urban Health Resource Centre (UHRC); Emma K. Williams, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health; Amanda Rosecrans, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health; Abdullah M. Baqui, Johns Hopkins University

2. Obesity’s Changing Impact on Disability: 1988-2004  •  Dawn Alley, University of Pennsylvania

3. The Disadvantage of College Bound Friends: A Multi-Level Analysis of Peer Effects on Minority Students’ College Application Patterns  •  Steven E Alvarado, University of Wisconsin at Madison; Ruth Lopez-Turley, University of Wisconsin at Madison

4. A Comparison of Family Effects on the Overweight Status of Children and Adolescents  •  Mary H. Benin, Arizona State University; Jennie J Kronenfeld, Arizona State University

5. Family Demographic Correlates of Men's Behavioral Risk for HIV in 14 Sub-Saharan African Countries  •  Jeffrey B. Bingenheimer, Pennsylvania State University

6. Birth Outcomes and Neural Tube Defects in the United States before and after Folic Acid Fortification  •  Jessica C. Bishop, Florida State University; Ursula Keller, Florida State University

7. Changing Norms about Gender Inequality in Education: Evidence from Bangladesh  •  Niels-Hugo Blunch, Washington and Lee University

8. Re-Weighting the South African National Household Survey Data: A Cross Entropy Estimation Approach  •  Nicola Branson, University of Cape Town

9. Regional Effects on Maternal and Infant Health of the Mexican-Origin Population in the United States  •  Miguel Ceballos, University of Nebraska at Lincoln; Armenta Brian, University of Nebraska at Lincoln

10. Income Redistribution, Reranking, and Progressivity of Taxes and Transfers in Canada: An Ordinal Approach Using New Census Data  •  Wen-Hao Chen, Statistics Canada

11. Contraceptive Knowledge, Schooling and Fertility: The Roles of Mass Media and Social Network  •  Kai-Wen Cheng, Cornell University

12. Chinese and Irish Immigrants in Frontier California, 1860-1900  •  Ken Chew, University of California, Irvine

13. Which Sons Live with their Parents: How do Sons’ and their Male Siblings’ Exchanges with Parents Matter?  •  Zhen Cong, University of Southern California; Merril Silverstein, University of Southern California; Shuzhuo Li, Xi'an Jiaotong University

14. Voting Behavior of Naturalized Citizens: 1998-2006  •  Sarah R. Crissey, U.S. Census Bureau; Thomas File, U.S. Census Bureau

15. Who Gets Good Jobs? Exploring the Nature of Competition And Social Exclusion in India  •  Sonalde B. Desai, University of Maryland; James Noon, University of Maryland

16. Gender in African Population Research: The Fertility/Reproductive Health Example  •  Francis Nii-Amoo Dodoo, Pennsylvania State University; Ashley E. Frost, Pennsylvania State University

17. Global Demographic Convergence? A Reconsideration of Inequality in National Fertility Estimates  •  Shawn F. Dorius, Pennsylvania State University

18. Relationship between Perceived Quality of Care and Adherence in Antiretroviral Therapy Treatment among HIV/AIDS Patients in Uganda, Kenya and Zambia  •  Martine Etienne, University of Maryland; Mian B. Hossain, Morgan State University; Anthony Amoroso, University of Maryland; Kristen Stafford, University of Maryland

19. All About Power?: Age Gaps, Relationship Qualities, and Sexual Risk-Taking in Adolescent Dating Relationships  •  Christine M. Flanigan, Bowling Green State University; Monica A. Longmore, Bowling Green State University; Peggy C. Giordano, Bowling Green State University

20. Factors Conveying Resilience in the Context of Urban Poverty: The Case of Orphans and Vulnerable Children in the Informal Settlements of Nairobi, Kenya  •  Jean-Christophe Fotso, African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC); Penny Holding, Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI); Alex Ezeh, African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC); Michael Mutua, African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC)

21. Changing Rates of Low-Risk Cesarean Deliveries in the U.S.: Classification, Race/Ethnicity and Other Factors  •  Parker Frisbie, University of Texas at Austin; Sarah McKinnon, University of Texas at Austin; Seung-Eun Song, University of Texas at Austin

22. Weight as a Bio-Social Filter of the Proximate Determinants of Fertility  •  Michelle Frisco, Pennsylvania State University; Kristin Burnett, Pennsylvania State University

23. A Spatial and Temporal Analysis of Fertility in Guatemala  •  Kathryn Grace, University of California, Santa Barbara; Stuart H. Sweeney, University of California, Santa Barbara; David Carr, University of California, Santa Barbara

24. Attitudes toward Cohabitation in 28 Countries: Does Marital Status Matter?  •  Zoya Gubernskaya, University of California, Irvine

25. Exploring Inequalities in Mortality and Life Expectancy in Sub-Saharan Africa  •  Isabel Gunther, Harvard School of Public Health

26. Do Mothers’ Beliefs on “Chubby Is Healthy” Affect their Children’s Obesity?  •  Hongyun Han, University of Wisconsin at Madison

27. My Body is a Temple: Eating Disturbances, Religious Involvement and Mental Health among Young Adult Women  •  Andrea K. Henderson, University of Texas at Austin; Christopher G. Ellison, University of Texas at Austin

28. National Context and Atypical Employment  •  Debra Hevenstone, University of Michigan

29. Couple Intentions for Pregnancy: Effects on Maternal Health Behaviors and Newborn Health  •  Bryndl Hohmann-Marriott, Pennsylvania State University

30. Are Careers Still Stable and Life-long? Stability and Heterogeneity of Employment Histories in the United States, 1967-2005  •  Reiping Huang, University of Minnesota

31. Male Youth and Voluntary Counseling and HIV-Testing (VCT): The Case of Uganda and Malawi  •  Chimaraoke 0 Izugbara, African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC)

32. Determinants of Early Transition to Marriage among Female Adolescents: A Longitudinal Analysis in Thailand  •  Nowrozy Kamar Jahan, Mahidol University; Aree Prohmmo, Mahidol University; Aree Jampaklay, Mahidol University

33. Hispanic Natural Increase: A Growing Source of Population Change in Urban and Rural America  •  Kenneth M. Johnson, University of New Hampshire

34. Intimate Partner Violence during Pregnancy in Egypt: Prevalence, Risk Factors, and Adverse Health Outcomes  •  Andrzej Kulczycki, University of Alabama at Birmingham

35. Household Income and Structure for Asians in the United States, 2000  •  Veena Kulkarni, University of Maryland

36. Gender Asymmetry in Beliefs about Family Migration Decisions  •  Jui-Chung A. Li, RAND; Chieh-Yu Lee, Columbia University

37. Education and Contraception Choice among Women in Vietnam  •  Jenny Liu, University of California, Berkeley; Ha Nguyen, University of California, Berkeley; Yevgeniy Goryakin, University of California, Berkeley

38. Socioeconomic Differences in Health in China  •  Yao Lu, University of California, Los Angeles; Donald J. Treiman, University of California, Los Angeles

39. The Impact of Child Disability on Divorced Mother’s Union Formation  •  Maryhelen D. MacInnes, Michigan State University

40. Early Childbearing, Cash Transfers, and Girls' Education in Mexico: 1997-2003  •  Thomas W Merrick, Population Reference Bureau (PRB)

41. Cohabiting Men’s Views of Abortion and Perceived Roles in Fertility Decision Making  •  Amanda J. Miller, Ohio State University

42. A Profile of the Idle Youth in the US  •  Ana J. Montalvo, U.S. Census Bureau; Amy O'Hara, U.S. Census Bureau

43. Static and Dynamic Decompositions of Income Inequality in Brazil between 1980 and 2000  •  Jeronimo O. Muniz, University of Wisconsin at Madison

44. The Changing Relationship between Islam, Women’s Status and Female Obesity between 1992 and 2005  •  Petra Nahmias, Princeton University

45. Mother's Income and her Children's Education  •  Emily P Nell, University of Wisconsin at Madison

46. Gender Differences in Employment Patterns by Firm Size and Wage Inequality  •  Myungho Paik, University of Texas at Austin

47. Does Economic Uncertainty Affect Fertility? Evidence from France  •  Ariane Pailhe, Institut National d'Études Démographiques (INED); Anne Solaz, Institut National d'Études Démographiques (INED)

48. Life after High School: Transitions to Work and College for Immigrant Youth in the New Millennium  •  Krista Perreira, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Dohoon Lee, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Kathleen Mullan Harris, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

49. The Effect of Childbearing on Mortality: A Historical Analysis of how Number of Children Affected Utah Women's Longevity  •  Daniel H Poole, University of Utah

50. Differences in Characteristics or Differences in Risk: Decomposing the Black-White Difference in Nonmarital Fertility  •  Daniel A. Powers, University of Texas at Austin

51. The Lower Maternal Mortality in Matlab MCH-FP Area in Bangladesh: The Role of Non-Live-Birth Pregnancies  •  Mizanur Rahman, Pathfinder International; Julie DaVanzo, RAND; Abdur Razzaque, ICDDR,B: Centre for Health and Population Research

52. Intergenerational Issues in Multiethnic Families: Evidence from the National Survey of Families & Households  •  Sarah Ruiz, University of Southern California; Merril Silverstein, University of Southern California

53. Predictors of Premarital Sexual Experience among Adolescents in a Rural Setting in Zimbabwe  •  William Sambisa, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Sian Curtis, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Brian Chandiwana, Biomedical Research & Training Institute; Shungu Munyati, Biomedical Research & Training Institute; Stanford Mahati, Biomedical Research & Training Institute; Wilson Mashange, Biomedical Research & Training Institute

54. Wage Setting in Young Firms  •  Johannes F. Schmieder, Columbia University

55. Hot Spots for Risky Sexual Behavior in Zambia and Zimbabwe: Findings from the PLACE Method  •  Kavita Singh, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; William Sambisa, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Brian Chandiwana, Biomedical Research & Training Institute; Shungu Munyati, Biomedical Research & Training Institute; Alfred Chingono, Biomedical Research & Training Institute; Sharon Weir, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

56. Socio-Economic Impact of HIV/AIDS Deaths on Households in India and Coping Strategies: A Study of Well Being of Children  •  Saurabh Singh, International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS); Shrikant Singh, International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS)

57. Leaving Lone Parenthood: Analysis of Repartnering Patterns in the U.K.  •  Alexandra J Skew, University of Southampton; Jane C. Falkingham, University of Southampton; Ann Berrington, University of Southampton

58. Perception of School Children and Teachers towards Adolescent Education Program in India  •  Ruchi Sogarwal, National AIDS Control Organization (NACO); Damodar Bachani, National AIDS Control Organization (NACO)

59. Transition to First Intercourse among Adolescents: The Intersection of Race/Ethnicity and Immigrant Status  •  Naomi J. Spence, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Karin Brewster, Florida State University

60. The Effects of Early Sex on Education Attainment: Detailed Mechanisms  •  Nicole Steward, Pennsylvania State University; George Farkas, Pennsylvania State University

61. Pathways and Timing of Marriage, Childbearing and Sexual Behavior: The Case of Mexico  •  Jorge Armando Valencia Rodríguez, El Colegio de México; Fatima Juarez, El Colegio de México

62. Determinants of Self-Employment Among Immigrants and African Americans: Opting Out or Acting on Advantage?  •  Irina Voloshin, University of Washington

63. Motherhood, Timing of a First Birth and Psychological Well-Being Over the Life Course  •  Hyeyoung Woo, University of Texas at Austin

64. The Distribution of Health Insurance in China, 1997-2004  •  Hongwei Xu, Brown University

65. Inequality of Infant Mortality among Ethnic Groups in Guatemala  •  Hirotoshi Yoshioka, University of Texas at Austin; Thomas W. Pullum, University of Texas at Austin

66. Family Structure, Education and Cigarette Smoking of the Adults in China: A Double-Hurdle Model  •  Xiaohua Yu, Pennsylvania State University; David Avler, Pennsylvania State University

67. Immigration, Work, Social Context, and Health Insurance  •  Li Zhu, Arizona State University

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