Saturday, April 2 / 12:30 PM - 2:20 PM   •   Thurgood Marshall East

Session 182:
Methods of Contraception: Some Interesting Trends and Differentials

Chair: Alaka Malwade Basu, Cornell University
Discussant: Anju Malhotra, International Center for Research on Women (ICRW)

  1. High Prevalence of Traditional Methods and Low Fertility: Factors Affecting Choice of Traditional Methods in Urban West Bengal, IndiaSharmishtha Basu, basu_jnu@yahoo.com, Jawaharlal Nehru University

  2. The Use of Withdrawal among Birth Limiters in Iran and TurkeyAmir Erfani, Nipissing University ; İlknur Yüksel-Kaptanoğlu, Hacettepe University

  3. A Quiet Revolution in Condom Use in Urban IndiaAparna Jain, Johns Hopkins University ; Amy Tsui, Johns Hopkins University ; Anrudh Jain, Population Council

  4. Does Husband-Wife Fertility Preference Matter? Couples’ Fertility Preference and Its Effect on Subsequent Male- vs. Female-Based Contraceptive UseInku Subedi, Brown University

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