Session 46:
Transition to Adulthood in Sub-Saharan Africa
Chair: Cynthia B. Lloyd, Independent Consultant
Discussant: Alex C. Ezeh, African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC)
Does Timing of Orphanhood and HIV Prevalence Matter? A Look at Orphans’ Transitions to Sexual Debut and Marriage in Four Sub-Saharan African Countries Sophia Chae, University of Pennsylvania
Meanings and Timing of Leaving Home for Young People in the Slums of Nairobi Thaddaeus Egondi, African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC) ; Donatien Beguy, African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC) ; Caroline Kabiru, African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC) ; Kanyiva Muindi, African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC) ; Chi-Chi Undie, Population Council
Sibling Relationships during the Transition to Adulthood in Malawi Jasmine Fledderjohann, Pennsylvania State University ; Jenny Trinitapoli, Pennsylvania State University ; Sara E. Yeatman, University of Colorado at Denver
Migration Experience and Sexual Debut in Urban Kenya: An Event History Analysis Nancy Luke, Brown University ; Hongwei Xu, Brown University ; Blessing Mberu, African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC) ; Rachel E. Goldberg, Brown University
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