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Session 3:
Fertility Preferences, Outcomes and Trends in Africa

Thursday, April 30
8:30 AM - 10:20 AM
Ambassador Ballroom 3
Chair: Cheikh Mbacke, Independent Consultant
Discussant: Jean-Christophe Fotso, African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC)

1. Determinants of the Desire to Stop Childbearing among Women in Southern Ghana: Parity Progression, Partner Effects and Situational Factors  •  Ivy A. Kodzi, Pennsylvania State University; David Johnson, Pennsylvania State University

2. HIV and Fertility: Long-Term Evidence from Sub-Saharan Africa  •  Guenther Fink, Harvard University; Sebastian Linnemayr, Harvard University

3. "Eager to Talk, but Waiting for the Invitation": Expectation Mix-Up and Lack of Spousal Communication on Fertility and Family Planning in Northern Nigeria  •  Chimaraoke 0. Izugbara, African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC)

4. Gender and the Structure of Social Networks in Ghana: Implications for Fertility Processes  •  Winfred A. Avogo, Illinois State University

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