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
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#
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
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
Session 67—IUSSP Plenary on Global Threats to Sexual and Reproductive Health
Zeba A. Sathar (Discussant)
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)
Session 80—Contraceptive Use and Effectiveness
Zeba A. Sathar (Chair)
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 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
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
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
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#
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
Session 177—Climate Related Events, Demography, and Spatial Analytical Methods
Leiwen Jiang (Chair)
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
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
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
Session 202—Searching for a Healthy World
Niranjan Saggurti (Chair)