The role of parity order and other socio-demographic characteristics in the nutritional status of children under-five in the SADC region • Sasha Frade, University of the Witwatersrand ; Nicole De Wet, University of the Witwatersrand ; Clifford O. Odimegwu, University of the Witwatersrand

Fertility and changes in household wealth in the Tanzanian Lake Region • Janine Huisman, Radboud Universiteit Nijmegen ; Jeroen Smits, Radboud Universiteit Nijmegen

Long term socio-economic impact of near miss obstetric complications on women and their households: a longitudinal study in Burkina Faso • G Patrick Christian Ilboudo, Agence de Formation, de Recherche et d'Expertise en Santé pour l'Afrique (AFRICSanté) ; Steve Russell, University of East Anglia ; Ben D'Exelle, University of East Anglia

How maternal demographic and socio-economic characteristics affect early childhood nutrition in Uganda • Viola Nampeera, Traditional and Modern Health Practitioners Together Against AIDS and Other Diseases (THETA) ; Flavia Nakayima Miiro, Makerere University ; Vivienne Najjemba ; Pauline Akol, Makerere University