Family planning and child mortality rate decline in sub-Saharan Africa: an ecological longitudinal study at the sub-national level • Adébiyi Germain Boco, McGill University ; Simona Bignami, Université de Montréal

Effects of birth spacing on maternal health in the Tanzanian Lake Region • Janine Huisman, Radboud Universiteit Nijmegen ; Abiba L.P. Longwe, Radboud Universiteit Nijmegen ; Jeroen Smits, Radboud Universiteit Nijmegen

Effect of women’s empowerment and socio-economic status on choice and use of family planning methods in sub-Saharan Africa • Monika S. Sawhney, Mercer University ; Yohannes Kinfu, African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC)

Contraceptive prevalence and poverty reduction among women in seven West African countries • Onipede Wusu, Covenant University, Nigeria