Perceptions of the vulnerability in Benin: the voice of children in difficult • Alphonse M. Affo, Centre de Formation et de Recherche en matière de Population (CEFORP) ; Léonie Tovo, Africare-Benin

Evolution of needs unmet contraception in Benin: two complementary methods of change in behavior for the achievement of the MDGs • Elise Chantale Ahovey, Institut National de la Statistique et de l'Analyse Economique du Bénin (INSAE)

Population dynamics, economic outcomes and development in Nigeria • Olayinka Akanle, University of Ibadan

Urban deprivation factors, maternal index and under-5 mortality in sub-Saharan Africa: Evidence from 5 West African Demographic and Health Surveys • Akanni I. Akinyemi, Obafemi Awolowo University and University of the Witwatersrand ; Remare Ettar, African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC)

Modelling fertility levels and patterns in Uganda • Pauline Akol, Makerere University ; Gideon Rutaremwa, Makerere University

Women's sexual and health rights in normal unions in Ibadan Nigeria • Yetunde A. Aluko, Nigerian Institute of Social & Economic Research (NISER)

Education as a correlate of life satisfaction among retired older people in Lagos State, Nigeria • Gift Omobolanle G.O. Amaike, University of Lagos

Influence of socio-economic status of households on the trends in mortality of children in the countries of the CEMAC • Eva Galina Ampale, Union pour l'Etude et la Recherche sur la Population et le Développement (UERPOD)

Family breaks and support for the child in the South of Madagascar: case of the city of Toliara • Frédérique Andriamaro, Université Catholique de Madagascar

Quantitative analysis of marriages by demographic surveys and health (EDS): relevance, validity and spatial comparability of the results† • Candide Atodjinou, Centre de Formation et de Recherche en matière de Population (CEFORP) ; Norbert Kpadonou, Centre de Formation et de Recherche en matière de Population (CEFORP) ; Mouftaou Amadou Sanni, Centre de Formation et de Recherche en matière de Population (CEFORP)

Meeting the unmet need for family planning in Uganda: does residence matter? • John M. Atwebembeire, Makerere University

Determinants of violence against women in Algeria • Zoubida Belarbi

The street is only a stepping stone: street vendors’ account of goals, strategies and obstacles • Nana Yaa G. Boakye, University of Ghana

Should we be afraid of the population of Burkina Faso? • Zakaliyat Bonkoungou, SP/CONAPO ; Firmin Nana, ONEF ; Bouraïman Zongo, Université de Ouagadougou

Factors associated with sexual early adolescents in Tanzania • Franklin Bouba Djourdebbé, Université de Montréal ; Dieudonné Soubeiga, Université de Montréal

The means of children with disabilities in Burkina Faso: profiles and measurement of the contributions of the associated factors • Moussa Bougma, Institut National de la Statistique et de la Démographie (INSD)

Impact of money transfers of migrants on the growth and investment in Mali • Ibrahima Camara, Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Statistique et d'Economie Appliquée (ENSEA)

Determinant of HIV testing among adolescents in Ghana • Eugene K. M. Darteh, University of Cape Coast ; Joshua Amo-Adjei, University of Cape Coast

"Dynamics of the evolution of the spousal age gap and its implication on socio demographic differences in families in Cameroon" • Lucile Djianou Kamga

Female genital cutting in home countries and among African immigrant populations: the case of Italy • Patrizia Farina, Università degli Studi di Milano - Bicocca ; Livia Ortensi, Università degli Studi di Milano - Bicocca

Type and evolution of family values in Africa: case of Benin • Elisabeth Fourn Gnansounou, Université d'Abomey-Calavi, Benin

Does anemic condition of women effect pregnancy complications: Evidence from North-Eastern states of India • Mousumi Gogoi, International Institute For Population Sciences (IIPS)

Living arrangement of elderly and perceptions on old age support in India: Evidence from a large scale survey • Javeed Ahamed Golandaj, International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS) ; Kailash Chandra Das, International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS)

Evaluation of the impact of free treatment of malaria among children in Mali • Alain Jourdain, Ecole des hautes études en santé publique (EHESP) ; Drissa Sango, Développement Social et Promotion de la Famille, Mali

Barriers to the utilization of maternal health care facilities amongst urban poor populations in Ghana • Kate Jowett, University of Southampton

Education and child labour: the situation in the regions of plantation in Côte d'Ivoire economy • Elise Amoin Kacou, Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Statistique et d'Economie Appliquée (ENSEA)

The need for family planning in the Democratic Republic of the Congo • Elisabeth Kayiba Mbelu, Institut National de la Statistique, Kinshasa ; Jacky Kabwe, Institut National de la Statistique, Kinshasa ; Perpétue Madungu Tumwaka, Institut National de la Statistique, Kinshasa

The Cameroon civil state: what can we learn to analysis, explanation and understanding of the general population dynamics • Samuel Kelodjoue, Université de Dschang ; Louise Moyo

Migration and risk behavior: a case, Kandi (Benin) • Hervé Kombieni, Université d'Abomey-Calavi, Banin

Trends, determinants, consequences of abortion in the Congo and Gabon • Jovial Koua Oba, Institut National de la Statistique (INS-Congo)

Household environment and maternal health among rural women in Osun State, Nigeria • Ayodeji J. Kupoluyi, Joseph Ayo Babalola University ; Olumuyiwa L. E. Abejide, Joseph Ayo Babalola University

Pregnancy and maternity units out of wedlock in Tunisia: a teenager specificity? • Anne Le Bris, Institut National d'Études Démographiques (INED)

Trends and consequences of the urbanization of the cities of Brazzaville and Kinshasa† • Constant Makouézi, Centre d'Etudes et de Recherche sur les Analyses et les Politiques Economiques (CERAPE)

Vulnerability and stigma to HIV/AIDS: an analysis of trends and the explanatory factors from data from the demographic and health (EDS) in Congo-Brazzaville • Appoline Flore Manguengo, Centre d'Etudes et de Recherche sur les Analyses et les Politiques Economiques (CERAPE)

Displaced persons case in eastern Chad • Tinro Raoul Mbaiogoum, Institut National de la Statistique, des Etudes Economiques et Démographiques (INSEED) du Tchad

Women on the labour market access to Congo Brazzaville: constraints and perspectives • Eric Mbalamona, Centre d'Etudes et de Recherche sur les Analyses et les Politiques Economiques (CERAPE)

In Niger, the level of maternal mortality has almost not decreased since almost two decades • Djibrilla Modieli Amadou, Institut National de la Statistique (INS-Niger)

Factors influencing use of traditional methods among women in Uganda • Michael Mugish Buteera

Regional disparity and youth migration in India • Soumi Mukherjee, International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS)

Evolution and determinants of fertility in two decades in Rwanda • Augustin Mwambali, Université Catholique de Louvain

Socio-demographic correlates of HIV testing among women in conflict areas – Northern Uganda • Elizabeth Nansubuga, Makerere University

Human capital and employability of young people: an analysis of the differences according to gender in the municipality of Aboisso • Bessekon Serge Niangoran, Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Statistique et d'Economie Appliquée (ENSEA)

Nexus between religion and birth choice of women in Ondo-State, Nigeria • Mary Obiyan, Obafemi Awolowo University

Migration, urbanization and climate change in the Niger Delta of Nigeria • Akachi C. Odoemene, Redeemer's University

Linking SRH and HIV at policy and system levels: Experiences from Kenya and Lesotho • Rose N. Oronje, African Institute for Development Policy (AFIDEP) ; Latifat D. G. Ibisomi, University of the Witwatersrand ; Violet Murunga, African Institute for Development Policy (AFIDEP) ; Eliya M. Zulu, African Institute for Development Policy (AFIDEP)

The involvement of male labour migration and the spread of HIV / AIDS: case of Congo-Brazzaville • Luc-Serge Poaty-Mokondzhy, Centre d'Etudes et de Recherche sur les Analyses et les Politiques Economiques (CERAPE)

The traffic of the acts of civil status as obstructing the proper functioning of the system of civil status to Congo-Brazzaville: the case of the birth certificates • Luc-Serge Poaty-Mokondzhy, Centre d'Etudes et de Recherche sur les Analyses et les Politiques Economiques (CERAPE)

A potential contraceptive method mix for the Ethiopian Family Planning Program • Mizanur Rahman, International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (ICDDR,B)

The quality of the Algerian data: Application of an alternative to the method of treatment of multiple responses in use • Mesli Redouane, Université Saad Dahleb, Blinda

Premarital sex and prevention in Ouagadougou: between conflict of generations and battle of the sexes • Clémentine Rossier, Institut National d'Études Démographiques (INED) ; Nathalie Sawadogo, Université Catholique de Louvain ; André Soubeiga, Université de Ouagadougou

Managing the risks of transmission of the HIV/AIDS among couples of migrants in the Valley of the Senegal River: things have changed? • Mohamadou Sall, Université Cheikh Anta Diop de Dakar

Shaping the epidemic: application of proximate determinant framework in understanding the factors affecting HIV in Maharashtra • Nidhi Sharma, International institute for Population Sciences (IIPS) ; Shri Kant Singh, International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS) ; Sudipta Mondal, Family Health International (FHI)

Vulnerability of older persons in the Ivory Coast crisis: an analysis of elderly-headed households • Glebelho Lazare Sika, Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Statistique et d'Economie Appliquée (ENSEA)

Effects of short-term crises on the calendars and intensities of the marriage in Burkina Faso • Souonyir Rogatien Somda, Institut National de la Statistique et de la Démographie (INSD) ; Sibiri Paul Sawadogo, Institut National de la Statistique et de la Démographie (INSD)

Standard of living and dynamics of the modern contraceptive practice in Ghana between 2003 and 2008 • Jean Roger Tagne Fotso, Ministère de l'Economie, de la Planification et de l'Aménagement du Territoire ; Eric Djialeu, Institut National de la Statistique du Cameroun

Modernization and sexual risk behaviours in adolescents and young Guineans in times of HIV/AIDS • Daniel Tolne, Universite de Yaounde II

Sexual and reproductive health in Africa: at the crossroads of the quantitative and the qualifier† • María Casilda Velasco Juez, Universidad de Jaén ; Viviane Burgunder, Ciencia Demográfica ; Montse Solsona, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona