Topics and Sessions
	
		1.  Fertility Transitions6
	
	
	.  Sexual and Reproductive Health9
	
	
	.  Family Planning12
	
	
	.  Adult Health, Mortality, and Ageing9
	
	
	.  Maternal, Newborn and Child Health5
	
	
	.  Children, Youth, and Transition to Adulthood10
	
	
	.  Migration Patterns, Trends and Consequences8
	
	
	.  Determinants and Consequences of Urbanization6
	
	
	.  Marriage and Family7
	
	
	.  Population and Development17
	
	
	.  Population, Environment and Climate Change6
	
	
	.  Population and Gender6
	
	
	.  HIV/AIDS, STI’s, and Sexual Behaviour6
	
	
	.  Programs and Policies3
	
	
	.  Methodological Issues and Data Sources14
	
	
	.  Special Sessions and Panel Discussions15
	
	
	.  Side Meetings12
	
	
	.  South Africa Day and UAPS Special Sessions12
	
	
	.  Poster Sessions4
	
	
	
	
		
		7.  Status, Patterns and Determinants of Fertility Transitions		
		
		27.  Case Studies of Exceptionally Low and High Fertility Rates		
		
		44.  Theories of Contemporary Fertility Transitions		
		
		47.  Case Studies of Stalled Fertility Transitions		
		
		100.  Fertility Desires: Measurement, Determinants and Consequences		
		
		103.  Fertility Transitions in Africa: Issues and Consequences		
	
	
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		9.  Sexual and Reproductive Health Needs and Rights		
		
		12.  Men’s Sexual and Reproductive Health		
		
		13.  Sex and Sexuality in Africa I		
		
		24.  Sex and Sexuality in Africa II		
		
		40.  Gender, Reproductive Health and Development		
		
		58.  Trends, Determinants and Consequences of Induced Abortion		
		
		86.  Post Abortion Care and Interventions		
		
		101.  Sexual and Reproductive Health Decision-making		
		
		115.  Reproductive Health and Development: Gender Dimensions		
	
	
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		15.  Unmet Need for Family Planning: Measurement and Conceptual Issues		
		
		16.  Adolescents' Use of Contraception (and Contraceptive Choice)		
		
		33.  Unmet Need		
		
		39.  Social Benefits of Investments in Family Planning		
		
		42.  Barriers to Contraceptive Use and Enhancing Commodity Security		
		
		61.  Men’s Role in Family Planning/ Reproductive Health I		
		
		64.  Strategies to Improve Contraceptive Use		
		
		122.  Analyzing Commodity Availability		
		
		133.  Emerging Patterns and Determinants of Contraceptive Use		
		
		137.  Empowerment, Autonomy and Communication and Contraceptive Choice		
		
		140.  Contraceptive Choice (merged into Session 16)		
		
		148.  Men’s Role in Family Planning/Reproductive Health II		
	
	
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		6.  Context and Consequences of Health Transitions in Africa		
		
		18.  Levels and Causes of Adult Mortality		
		
		31.  Social Status and Living Conditions of the Elderly		
		
		50.  National Policies, Intergenerational Transfers and the Well-being of the Elderly		
		
		98.  Social Inequalities and Health Outcomes		
		
		118.  Trends, Patterns and Consequences of Non-communicable Diseases in Africa		
		
		132.  Access to Healthcare Services by the Older Persons		
		
		138.  Behavior and Dietary Risk Factors for Non Communicable Diseases in Africa		
		
		147.  Ageing and Adult Health: Trends and Socioeconomic Implications		
	
	
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		25.  Improving Neonatal and Infant Health		
		
		70.  Health System and Maternal, Newborn and Child Health		
		
		105.  Child Health Outcomes		
		
		141.  Maternal Mortality: Measurements, Trends and Consequences		
		
		146.  Trends and Determinants of Child Health and Mortality in Sub-Saharan Africa		
	
	
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		5.  Demographic Dividend and Youth Development		
		
		17.  Determinants of Youth Sexual Behavior		
		
		48.  Analyses of Education and Economic Growth in Africa		
		
		51.  Demography of Human Capital Development in Africa		
		
		82.  Adolescent Pregnancy and Fertility		
		
		106.  Adolescent Health: Determinants and Consequences		
		
		113.  Impacts of Child Nutrition and Health on Later Life Outcomes		
		
		125.  Marginalised and High Risk Youth		
		
		151.  Child Labour and Vulnerability: Trends and Policies		
		
		153.  Youth Trends in South Africa		
	
	
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		23.  Migration, Remittances and Development in Origin Countries		
		
		49.  International Migration and Human Capital		
		
		69.  Female Migration: Patterns, Adaptation and Lifestyle		
		
		85.  Migration Flows: Inter-African, New Destinations and Return Migrations		
		
		136.  Consequences of International Migration and Impact on Development		
		
		144.  Refugees and Internally Displaced Persons		
		
		152.  Remittances and Development: Alternative Approaches for Contemporary Insights		
		
		160.  Internally Displaced Persons		
	
	
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		43.  Migration and Urbanization		
		
		56.  Patterns, Trends and Consequences of Urbanization		
		
		66.  Urban Livelihoods: Urbanization and Well-being		
		
		81.  Urban Planning and Policy		
		
		99.  Migration and Health		
		
		121.  Urban Health: Pathologies, Crime and Violence		
	
	
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		10.  Union Formation and Dissolution: Trends and Determinants		
		
		52.  Social Change and Family Dynamics		
		
		67.  Non-marital and Diverse Family Forms in Africa		
		
		92.  Gender, Work and Family (merged into Session 161)		
		
		104.  Child Fosterage and Adoption: Trends, Patterns and Determinants		
		
		155.  Family Structure and Demographic Outcome		
		
		161.  Marriage and Parenthood in Contemporary African Societies		
	
	
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		3.  Africa, the Millennium Development Goals and Beyond		
		
		8.  The Youth Bulge: Context and Consequences		
		
		14.  Youth (Un)Employment and Labour Market Integration II		
		
		32.  Gender in Labour Market Participation in the Urban Milieu		
		
		38.  Demography, Development and Democracy in Africa		
		
		46.  Opportunities for Harnessing the Demographic Dividend in the SDG Era in Africa		
		
		54.  Lessons from Africa's Performance under the MDGs		
		
		57.  Methodological Issues in Measuring the Demographic Dividend in Africa		
		
		87.  Case Studies in Moving from Demographic Dividend Evidence to Policy and Action		
		
		88.  Determinants of Labour Market Participation		
		
		89.  Impacts of Health on Socioeconomic Development		
		
		95.  Prospects for Maximizing the Demographic Dividend in Low Fertility Countries in Africa		
		
		97.  Youth (Un)Employment and Labour Market Integration I		
		
		102.  Population and Economic Outcomes at the Micro and Macro Levels		
		
		120.  Women’s Participation in the Labour Market Participation		
		
		129.  Demographic Pressure and Development		
		
		158.  Cross-country Analysis of Labour Participation Dynamics		
	
	
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		60.  Climate Change Impacts		
		
		94.  Climate, Water and Health		
		
		107.  Climate Change and Health Interlinkages II		
		
		116.  Climate Change and Health Interlinkages I		
		
		128.  Population, Environment and Conflict		
		
		154.  Climate Change and Food Security		
	
	
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		55.  Reproductive Health Implications of Partner Violence		
		
		112.  Gender and Demographic Outcomes		
		
		114.  Masculinity, Population, Health and Development		
		
		124.  Demographic Change and Implications for Gender Roles		
		
		130.  Social Context of Gender-based Violence		
		
		139.  Attitude Changes towards Gender Roles		
	
	
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		35.  Sexuality Education		
		
		68.  HIV and Prevention Strategies		
		
		80.  Socioeconomic Impact of HIV/AIDS		
		
		119.  Epidemiology and Demography of HIV/AIDS		
		
		123.  Behavioural Responses to HIV/AIDS and STIs: Access and Use of ARTs		
		
		149.  Emerging Patterns of Sexual Networking in the Era of HIV/AIDS		
	
	
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		22.  Lessons on Integrating Population, Reproductive Health and HIV Programs		
		
		26.  Evaluation of Population, Reproductive Health and HIV Policies and Programs		
		
		156.  Evaluation of Population Interventions		
	
	
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		21.  Big Data and Data Revolution		
		
		30.  New Demographic Data and Techniques		
		
		34.  Measuring the quality of recording information: some examples		
		
		41.  Methodological Issues in the Measurement of Poverty and Human Welfare		
		
		59.  Applications of Spatial Analysis in Demography		
		
		65.  Civil Registration in Africa: Some Issues		
		
		90.  New Methods of Data Collection: Opportunities and Challenges		
		
		91.  Small Area Estimation in Africa		
		
		96.  Assessment of the Quality of Census  and Demographic and Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) Data		
		
		110.  Census and Civil Registration Systems		
		
		111.  Health and Demographic Surveillance Systems and Other Data Sources: Validation, Comparability and Complementarity		
		
		127.  Methodological Issues in Estimation of Mortality		
		
		131.  Health and Demographic Surveillance Systems and Policy-making		
		
		145.  Data Quality Issues in African Surveys and Censuses		
	
	
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		4.  Introduction to Capability Approach to Demography		
		
		19.  Research Gaps and Innovation for the Demographic Dividend		
		
		20.  Preserving and Sharing the Demographic Data Record in Africa		
		
		28.  Increasing Synergies among Relevant Stakeholders in DD Initiatives in ESA for Greater National Ownership and Effective Implementation of the Policy Options		
		
		29.  Measuring and Monitoring the Ebola Outbreak in Africa		
		
		37.  Advancing the Data Revolution in Africa: A Dialogue between Demographers and Data Practitioners		
		
		45.  Future Fertility Dynamics in Africa and Prospects for Demographic Dividend		
		
		63.  The Power of Population HIV Impact Assessment Surveys to Monitor Progress in Controlling AIDS in Africa:  An Introduction to the PHIA Project		
		
		84.  Where Do You Publish and Open Access Publishing		
		
		108.  SWOP Launch		
		
		109.  World Bank Global Monitoring Report 2015/2016: Development Goals in an Era of Demographic Change		
		
		126.  Harnessing the Demographic Dividend in Africa: What can we learn from Asia and Latin America?		
		
		135.  Post Abortion Care and Costs in Kenya		
		
		143.  Solid Waste Management and Health Risks in Urban Africa - Policy Reviews and Analysis		
		
		157.  Moving Forward the Addis Ababa Declaration on Population and Development in Africa beyond 2014		
	
	
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		2.  Side meeting: National Population Unit - IPPF/Kansai		
		
		11.  Side meeting: National Population Unit - South African Sexual and Reproductive Justice Coalition (closed meeting)		
		
		36.  Side Meeting: National Population Unit - South African Sexual and Reproductive Justice Network		
		
		53.  Side Meeting: Adolescent Sexual Reproductive Health and Rights (ASRHR)		
		
		71.  Regional Institute for Population Studies (RIPS) Meeting		
		
		72.  Wits DPS Alumni and Associates Network		
		
		93.  Side Meeting: African Census and Survey Data for Researchers and Instructors:  New Data from the IPUMS-International Data Dissemination Partnership		
		
		117.  Side Meeting: National Population Unit - North West University/Population Policy Analysis		
		
		134.  Side Meeting: National Population Unit - Leadership for Environment and Development (LEAD)/Population Environment and Development (PED) Nexus		
		
		150.  Side Meeting: Knowledge to Implementation: Countries’ Experiences in their Efforts to Reap the Demographic Dividend		
		
		159.  Side Meeting: Maternal, Newborn and Child Health (MNCH) and Mortality in Africa: Current Status and Prospects Within the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)		
		
		162.  Side Meeting: Impact of Tuberculosis on Population Development		
	
	
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		1.  Opening Ceremony		
		
		62.  UAPS General Assembly Meeting		
		
		73.  South Africa Day: Keynote Address		
		
		74.  South Africa Day Session 1: Demographic Dividends, Growing up in Southern Africa (Focus on Youth)		
		
		75.  South Africa Day Session 2: Health and Well Being in Southern Africa		
		
		76.  South Africa Day Session 3: Student Session		
		
		77.  South Africa Day Session 4: Statistics South Africa Session I		
		
		78.  South Africa Day Session 5: Statistics South Africa Session II		
		
		79.  South Africa Day Session 6: Statistics South Africa Session III		
		
		83.  South Africa Day Panel Discussion: SA Population Diversity in the Context of the Demographic Dividend		
		
		142.  UAPS Elections		
		
		163.  Closing Ceremony		
	
	
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