Thursday, May 1 / 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM   •   Salons A-B

Session 1:
Couple and Relationship Influences on Contraceptive Use

Chair: Megan L. Kavanaugh, Guttmacher Institute
Discussant: Caroline Moreau, Johns Hopkins University and Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM)

  1. Levels, Trends, and Determinants of Female Covert Use of Contraception in Sub-Saharan AfricaNatalie Gasca, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona ; Stan Becker, Johns Hopkins University

  2. A Study of Clandestine Contraceptive Use by Wife in IndiaVandana Gautam, International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS)

  3. Hunting Shadows of Contraceptives Side Effects and Sexual Negotiation Tensions among Women at Risk for Unintended Pregnancy in Southwest NigeriaOjo M. Agunbiade, Obafemi Awolowo University and University of the Witwatersrand ; Clementina Osezua, Obafemi Awolowo University

  4. Evaluating Approval, Access, and Husband-Wife Communication, in Resolving Unmet Need for Family Planning: A Study of a Peri-Urban South-West Nigerian CommunityAbimbola S. Phillips, Obafemi Awolowo University ; Adesegun O. Fatusi, Obafemi Awolowo University

Other sessions on Fertility, Family Planning, Sexual Behavior, and Reproductive Health