International Population Conference 2025 (IPC 2025)

July 13–18, 2025

Brisbane, Australia

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This conference celebrates the rich diversity of cultures, ideas, and perspectives that can foster a deeper understanding of the global implications of population change. Council staff and affiliates will be presenting our latest study findings related to population, sexual and reproductive health, education, nutrition, and gender norms.

 

Council staff are bolded; *Presenting author; #Council affiliate

Sessions & Speakers

  1. Monday 07/14

    Poster | 12:00–13:00 | Plaza Terrace Room — Merivale Side

    Session 1 —Fertility, SRHR, FP & Contraception; Families, Unions, and Households; Children and Adolescents

     

    Seeking fertility treatment in Senegal: When tradition and modernity go hand in hand

    Mame Soukeye Mbaye*, Fatou Mbow, Thierno Souleymane Ball Anne

     

    Reproductive factors and the likelihood of hysterectomy in India: Evidence from the National Family Health Survey, 2019–21

    Jesty Varghese*, Sisir Debnath, Sapna Desai, Sourabh Paul, Gita Mishra

     

    Exploring the subnational decline of child marriage in India: The crucial role of education expansion

    Basant Kumar Panda*#Abhishek Kumar, Neelanjana Pandey#, Udaya S. Mishra

     

    Understanding sexual and reproductive health needs of unmarried adolescents and youths: evidence from formative study in two urban slums of Uttar Pradesh, India

    Hitesh Sahni*, Emily Das, Mukesh Sharma, Samarendra Behera, Kate Graham, Ipsha Singh, Basant Kumar Panda#

  2. Tuesday 07/15

    Oral | 08:30–10:00 | Meeting Room P7

    Session 50—Gender-Based Violence within and outside the Home

    Rajib Acharya, Population Council (Chair)

     

    Slow but not steady? Transitioning of gender norms and agency through community-based empowerment interventions for adolescent girls in India

    Neelanjana Pandey*#, Basant Kumar Panda#, Snigdha Banerjee

     

    Oral | 10:30–12:00 | Meeting Room P2 — Merivale Side

    Session 57—Reconsidering Unmet Need: A More Rights-Based Approach

     

    Reproductive health equity: Demystifying unmet need for family planning among young women in Uttar Pradesh

    Punit Mishra*# and Minakshi Buragohain

    Plenary | 13:30–15:00 | Plaza Ballroom— Merivale Side

    Session 67—IUSSP Plenary on Global Threats to Sexual and Reproductive Health

    Zeba A. Sathar (Discussant)

    Panel | 15:30–17:00 | Plaza Ballroom— Merivale Side

    Session 78—Research Leader Session—Interactive Discussion on Moving Family Planning Measurement Forward with a Rights and Justice Lens (IUSSP scientific panel on rethinking FP measurement)

    Niranjan Saggurti (Panelist)

    Oral | 17:15–18:45 | Meeting Room P2— Merivale Side

    Session 80—Contraceptive Use and Effectiveness

    Zeba A. Sathar (Chair)

    Oral | 10:30–12:00 | Meeting Room P2 — Merivale Side

    Session 102—Gender, Adolescents and Youth: Experiences and Attitudes on SRH, Education, and Marriage

     

    Empowering women amidst long working hours and unsupportive family dynamics: Exploring livelihood opportunities and gender-sensitive strategies to boost female labor force participation in India

    Radhika Dayal*#, Sudeshna Maitra#, Nizamuddin Khan#, Niranjan Saggurti

     

    Impact of gender role attitudes on sexual and reproductive health outcomes of adolescents in India: Evidence from UDAYA Longitudinal Survey

    Sangram Patel*#, K.G. Santhya, Nicole A. Haberland

    Poster | 12:00–13:30 | Plaza Terrace Room — Merivale Side

    Poster Session 3—Gender Dynamics; Human Capital, Education, & Work; Inequality, Disadvantage & Discrimination; & the Demography of Indigenous Populations

     

    Social and economic susceptibility and undernourishment of reproductive-age women in North-East India’s tribal community

    Barnita Das*, Punit Mishra, Laishram Ladusingh, and Nandita Saikia

    Oral | Meeting Room P8 | 13:30–15:00

    Session 118—International Migration, Displacement and Gender

     

    Associations between endorsement of inequitable gender norms, justification of intimate partner violence and violence victimisation and perpetration in childhood in Uganda’s refugee settlements

    Peter Kisaakye*, Stella Muthuri, George Odwe, Caroline W. Kabiru, Dagim Habteyesus, Yadeta Dessie, Yohannes Dibaba Wado, Bonnie Wandera, Gloria Seruwagi, Francis Obare, Chi-Chi Undie

  3. Thursday 07/17

    Oral | 08:30–10:00 | Meeting Room P8

    Session 141—Sustainable Urbanization Through Integrated and Multisectoral Approaches

     

    Alternative SSPS urbanization projections based on the Degree of Urbanization data

    Leiwen Jiang*, Lewis Dijkstra, Alessandra Carioli

    Oral | 08:30–10:00 | Plaza Ballroom— Merivale Side

    Session 145—Social Inequality in Health among Older Adults

     

    Burden and consequence of fall among India elderly: Evidence from longitudinal ageing study in India

    Itishree Nayak and Basant Kumar Panda#

    Oral | 15:30–17:00 | Meeting Room P3 — Merivale Side

    Session 160—Demand and Services of Contraception Among Population Subgroups

     

    Method-specific attributes associated with the choice of future contraception among women aged 15–45 years in refugee settlements in Uganda

    George O. Odwe*#, Francis Obare, Yohannes Dibaba Wado, Peter Kisaakye, Bonnie Wandera, Stella Muthuri, Gloria Seruwagi, Chi-Chi Undie

     

    Accelerating contraceptive uptake and continuation through a post-abortion-care model in India: A randomized control experiment

    Rajib Acharya*, Rimjhim Bajpai#, Garima Mathias, Neelanjana Pandey#, Abhishek Kumar#, Sushanta Banerjee, Niranjan Saggurti

    Oral | 17:15–18:45 | Meeting Room P11

    Session 177—Climate Related Events, Demography, and Spatial Analytical Methods

    Leiwen Jiang (Chair)

  4. Friday 07/18

    Oral | 10:30–12:00 | Meeting Room P4 — Merivale Side

    Session 193—Gender and Child Nutrition

     

    Building a rights-based approach to nutrition of women and children: Harnessing the potential of women’s groups and rights-based organizations in South Asia

    Monica Shrivastav*#, Vani Sethi, Avishek Hazra#, Zivai Murira, Roopal Singh#, Krishna Wagh#, Anuradha Nair, Veronica Njikho, Sapna Desai#

     

    Data, policies and programs to improve preconception nutrition in South Asia

    Avishek Hazra*#, Tashi Choedon, Monica Shrivastav#, Raj Kumar Verma, Cheshta Gulati, Abner Daniel, Preetu Mishra, Naveen Paudyal, Naureen Arshad, Dhammica Rowel, Vani Sethi

    Oral | 10:30–12:00 | Meeting Room P9

    Session 197—Contraceptive Use and Discontinuation

     

    Abortion rather than contraception: the pathway to fertility transition in Pakistan

    Zeba A. Sathar*, Susheela D. Singh, Iqbal Shah, Muhammad Niazi, Tahira Parveen, Octavia Mulhern, Ali M. Mir

    Oral | 10:30–12:00 | Meeting Room P6

    Session 194—Schooling and Child Labor in Low- and Middle-income Countries

     

    Adolescents’ involvement in care work, school attendance, and academic achievement: Evidence from the Young Lives Survey in Ethiopia, India, Peru, and Vietnam (2009–2016)

    Maïmouna Bah*, Erica Soler-Hampejsek, George Odwe, Karen Austrian

     

    Learning deficits and early school leaving: Evidence from a longitudinal study in India

    K.G. Santhya* and Nicole A. Haberland

    Oral | 13:30–15:00 | Meeting Room P6

    Session 202—Searching for a Healthy World

    Niranjan Saggurti (Chair)

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