Determinants of Pregnancy Outcomes in Ghana: Does Quality of Antenatal Care Matter? • Patience A. Afulani, University of California, Los Angeles

Disparities in Comorbidity of Lead and Asthma among Preschool Children in the U.S. • Danielle Gordon, University of Texas at San Antonio ; P. Johnelle Sparks, University of Texas at San Antonio

The Effect of High Fertility and Short-Birth Spacing on Maternal and Neonatal Health Status in Southwest Ethiopia: A Multilevel Analysis of Prospective Follow Up Study • Gurmesa Tura Debelew, Jimma University ; Mesganaw F. Afework, Addis Ababa University ; Alemayehu Worku, Addis Ababa University

Political Violence, Land Reform and Child Health: Results from Zimbabwe • Olga N. Shemyakina, Georgia Institute of Technology

Male Engagement as a Strategy to Improve the Delivery and Utilization of Maternal, Newborn and Child Health Services: Evidence from an Intervention in Odisha, India • Jean Christophe Fotso, Concern Worldwide U.S., Inc. ; Linda Vesel, Concern Worldwide U.S., Inc. ; Satyanarayan Mohanty, DCOR Consulting Private Ltd., Odisha ; Ariel Higgins-Steele, United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)

Childhood Immunization in Bungoma County, Kenya from 2008 to 2011: The Need for Improved Uptake • Grace W. Mbuthia, Moi University ; Anthony Harries, International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, Paris ; Andrew Obala, Moi University ; Henry Nyamogomba, Moi University ; Chris Simiyu, Moi University ; Mary Edginton, International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, Paris ; Mohammed Khogali, Médecins Sans Frontières Belgium ; Bethany Hedt-Gauthier, Harvard University ; Barasa Otsyula, Moi University

Assessing Clustering of Malnourished Children in Developing Countries • Pallavi Gupta, International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS) ; Shubhranshu Upadhyay, International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS)

Income Shocks, Public Works and Child Nutrition • Uttara Balakrishnan, University of Maryland

Pregnancy in Adolescence: Survival Analysis of Neonatal Outcome in Babies Born to Young Mothers in Dhanusha, Nepal • Karoline Tufte Lien, Norwegian Institute of Public Health ; Naomi Saville, University College London and Mother and Infant Research Activities (MIRA), Nepal ; Anthony Costello, University College London ; David Osrin, University College London ; Dharma S. Manandhar, Mother and Infant Research Activities (MIRA), Nepal ; Bhim Shrestha, Mother and Infant Research Activities (MIRA), Nepal

Death in the European Family: A Demographic Approach Using Microsimulation • Antoine Pierrard, Université Catholique de Louvain

Exploring Users and Non-Users Perception of Using Facility Birth in Urban Slums of Bangladesh • Roksana Hoque, OT, MPH

Individual and Community-Level Predictors of Women’s Decision on Place of Delivery: A Multilevel Mixed-Effects Analysis on Ethiopia National Demography and Health Survey • Henock Yebyo, Mekelle University ; Mussie Alemayehu, Mekelle University ; Alemayehu Bayray, Mekelle University

Women’s Empowerment and the Nutritional Outcomes of Children under Five in Low, Lower-Middle, and Upper-Middle Income Countries: A Systematic Review • Lauren Bardin, Emory University ; Sara Thorpe, Emory University ; Courtney M. Peters, Emory University

Predicting High-Cost Pediatric Patients: Derivation and Validation of a Population-Based Model • Lindsey Leininger, University of Illinois at Chicago ; Brendan Saloner, Johns Hopkins University ; Laura R. Wherry, University of California, Los Angeles

Grandparent, Parent and Child Coresidence: Links with Child Health • Natasha Pilkauskas, Cornell University

Health Effects of Single Motherhood on Children in Sub-Saharan Africa • Lorretta Favour C. Ntoimo, Federal University Oye-Ekiti

A Household Food Voucher Increases Consent to Home-Based HIV Testing in Rural KwaZulu-Natal • Mark E. McGovern, Harvard University ; David Canning, Harvard University

Long-Term Effect of In-Utero Conditions on Maternal Survival Later in Life: Evidence from Sub-Saharan Africa • Alison B. Comfort, Abt Associates

Exploring the Trajectory and Patterning of IPV Perpetration from Adolescence to Young Adulthood: A Growth-Curve Analysis • Angela M. Kaufman, Assumption College ; Alfred DeMaris, Bowling Green State University

Effect of Early Wedlock and Young Motherhood on Nutritional Status of Children in Selected States of India • Deepti Singh, International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS)

The Neonatal Intensive Care Unit as a Facilitator of Breastfeeding among a Nationally Representative Sample of Low Birth Weight Infants • Angela Campbell, Pennsylvania State University ; Patricia Y. Miranda, Pennsylvania State University

Neighborhood Norms, Disadvantage, and Intimate Partner Violence Perpetration across Adolescence and Young Adulthood • Jennifer Copp, Bowling Green State University ; Peggy C. Giordano, Bowling Green State University ; Monica A. Longmore, Bowling Green State University

Factors Influencing Antenatal Health Care Utilization in Bangladesh: Evidence from Multivariate Techniques • M. Sheikh Giashuddin, Jagannath University ; Mohamed Kabir, Jahangirnagar University ; Ahbab Mohammad Fazle Rabbi, European Doctoral School of Demography (EDSD) and Bangladesh University of Textiles

Parental Influence on Child Diet and Weight Outcomes • Noura E. Insolera, CUNY Institute for Demographic Research (CIDR) and University of Michigan

Family Type, Ethnicity and Under-Five Mortality in Nigeria • Babatunde M. Gbadebo, University of Ibadan ; Samson O. Bamiwuye, Obafemi Awolowo University

Maternal Morbidity and Mortality: Exploring Racial/Ethnic Differences Using New Data from Birth and Death Certificates • Sally C. Curtin, National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), CDC ; Donna L. Hoyert, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

Household Food Insecurity and Young Immigrant Children’s Health and Development Outcomes • Ying Huang, University at Albany, State University of New York (SUNY) ; Stephanie Potochnick, University of Missouri, Columbia ; Colleen M. Heflin, University of Missouri, Columbia

Minorities Are Disproportionately Under-Represented in Special Education: Over-Time Evidence across Five Disability Conditions • Paul Morgan, Pennsylvania State University ; George Farkas, University of California, Irvine ; Michael Cook, Pennsylvania State University ; Hui Li, Pennsylvania State University ; Richard Mattison, Pennsylvania State University ; Steven Maczuga, Pennsylvania State University

Using Indepthstats to Analyse Mortality Trends in Children and Young Adults in Three Rural Regions of Ghana • Osman Sankoh, INDEPTH Network ; Samuel Bosomprah, University of Ghana

Does It Really Get Better? Suicide Attempts in Two Cohorts of Sexual Minority Adolescents following Massachusetts Marriage Equality • Shoshana K. Goldberg, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ; Kerith Conron, The Fenway Institute ; Carolyn Tucker Halpern, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Maternal and Child Health Utilization among Slum-Dwellers in India: Role of Husbands, Mother-in-Laws, and Providers • May Sudhinaraset, University of California, San Francisco ; Naomi Beyeler, University of California, San Francisco ; Sandhya V. Barge, Center for Operations Research and Training (CORT)

Community-Based Documentation of Perinatal Mortality: Evaluating the Classification of Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes Captured by Health Surveillance Assistants • Olga Helena Joos, Johns Hopkins University ; Kingsley Laija, National Statistical Office, Malawi ; Luke Mullany, Johns Hopkins University

Recent Trends in Influenza Vaccination Disparities among Texas Children • Lloyd Potter, University of Texas at San Antonio ; Corey S. Sparks, University of Texas at San Antonio ; Bradley Pollock, University of Texas at San Antonio ; Brian Munkombwe, National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), CDC

Antenatal Maternity Leave and Childbirth in the U.S. • Julia M. Goodman, University of California, Berkeley

Developing a Comprehensive Contextual Model of Reproductive Health Policy: Implications of the Affordable Care Act of 2010 • Monica Gaughan, Arizona State University ; Georgia Michlig, Arizona State University

Child Marriage and Maternal Health Care Service Utilization in Ethiopia • Annie Dude, University of Illinois at Chicago

Demystifying Self-Rated General Health in the Chinese Population: What Does and Does Not It Measure? • Yaqiang Qi, Renmin University of China ; Jianlin Niu, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences

Women's Empowerment in Agriculture and Intrahousehold Nutritional Well-Being: Evidence from Rural Bangladesh • Esha Sraboni, Brown University

Integrating HIV/AIDS into Maternal and Child Health Platform: African Countries Making Limited Progress • Rose N. Oronje, African Institute for Development Policy (AFIDEP) ; Martin H. Atela, African Institute for Development Policy (AFIDEP) ; Violet Murunga, African Institute for Development Policy (AFIDEP) ; Abiba Longwe-Ngwira, African Institute for Development Policy (AFIDEP) and Radboud Universiteit Nijmegen

Spatial Analysis of Child Mortality in South Africa: Evidence from the 2011 Census • Samuel A. Zewdie, University of Cape Town ; Vissého D. Adjiwanou, University of Cape Town

Mid-Day School Meals as Social Safety Nets: An Evaluation of the Impact of Iron Fortification of Mid-Day Meals on the Prevalence of Anemia among Children in Odisha, India • Pradnya Paithankar, United Nations World Food Programme ; Shariqua Yunus, United Nations World Food Programme ; Divya Tiwari, United Nations World Food Programme

Women’s Decision-Making Autonomy and Under-Five Mortality in Rural Mozambique • Luciana Luz, Cedeplar, UFMG

Understanding Pathways of Social Group Disparity in Child Malnutrition in India: Evidence from 1992 to 2005 • Subhranshu Upadhyay, International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS) ; Mayank Prakash, International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS)

Conditional Cash Transfers and Child Body Weight in Colombia: Causing Obesity or Preventing Undernutrition? • Sandra Liliana Lopez Arana, Erasmus Medical Centre, Rotterdam ; Ian Forde, OECD, Paris ; Frank Van Lenthe, Erasmus Medical Centre, Rotterdam ; Alex Burdorf, Erasmus Medical Centre, Rotterdam

Are You Still Bringing Me down? Romantic Involvement and Depressive Symptoms from Adolescence into Young Adulthood • Julie Skalamera, University of Texas at Austin

Can Neighborhood Social and Environmental Context Account for Race/Ethnic Disparities in Childhood Asthma? Using Geocoded Medical Records to Explore an Ecological Model of Asthma • Mackenzie Brewer, Rice University ; Kristin Osiecki, Rice University

Health Insurance Coverage and Its Impact on Maternal Health Care Utilization in Low- and Middle-Income Countries • Wenjuan Wang, ICF International ; Gheda K. Temsah, ICF International ; Lindsay Mallick, ICF International

Antenatal Care Utilization and Effect of Husbands’ Cohabiting in Nigerian Households • Temitope O. Adeyoju, eHealth Systems Africa and University of the Witwatersrand

Perinatal Mortality in Mexico: Levels and Trends by State and Municipality, 1990 to 2013 • Katherine Lofgren, University of Washington ; Rafael Lozano, University of Washington

Determinants of Childhood Immunization in India and Measurement of Gender Discrimination • Poulami Chatterjee, Jawaharlal Nehru University ; Amaresh Dubey, Jawaharlal Nehru University

Recent Child Mortality and the Gender Gap in LDC - The Brazilian Case (2000-2013) • Laura R. Wong, Cedeplar, UFMG ; José Alberto Carvalho, Cedeplar, UFMG ; Juliana Vasconcelos, Cedeplar, UFMG ; Gabriela Marise O. Bonifacio, Cedeplar, UFMG

Changing Levels and Patterns of Under-Five Mortality in Nigeria: Empirical Evidence from Nigeria Demographic and Health Surveys • Gbemisola Adetoro, Covenant University ; Gbolahan Oni, Covenant University

Wealth, Hierarchy, and Child Height in Indian Social Groups • Diane Coffey, Princeton University ; Ashwini Deshpande, Delhi School of Economics ; Jeff Hammer, Princeton University

Ecological Conditions, Malaria Prevention and Under-Five Mortality in Uganda • Bob Elwange, Kyambogo University ; Lorretta Favour C. Ntoimo, Federal University Oye-Ekiti

Food Prices and Child Mortality in India: Cross-District Analysis of the Indian District Level Household and National Sample Surveys, 2002-2008 • Jasmine Fledderjohann, University of Oxford ; Sukumar Vellakkal, Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI) ; David Stuckler, University of Oxford

Empowering Women to Prevent Breast Cancer: Research Agenda and Preliminary Findings • Tasleem Padamsee, Ohio State University

Maternal Death and Extent of Utilization of Maternity Care Services in India • Chandan Kumar, Central University of Karnataka ; Prashant Kumar Singh, Institute for Human Development ; Rajesh Kumar Rai, Society for Health and Demographic Surveillance

Early Maternal Employment Patterns and Child Body Weight at Age 6: Evidence from Germany • Michael Kühhirt, University of Cologne

Associations between Child Care Quality Regulations and Children’s Health Outcomes • Anna Choi, Cornell University

Effect of Socio-Economic Inequality in Health on Economic Growth in India • Kaushalendra Kumar, International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS) ; Ashish Singh, Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay ; Faujdar Ram, International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS) ; Abhishek Singh, International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS)

Violence and Depression in Baltimore and Johannesburg: Teasing Apart Experiences of Violence among Adolescents • Hannah Lantos, Johns Hopkins University ; Sinead Delaney, University of the Witwatersrand ; Heena Brahmbatt, University of the Witwatersrand

Estimating Incidence of New HIV Infections in Uganda from Routine PMTCT Program Data • Bryan Sayer, Social & Scientific Systems, Inc.

Material Hardship on Obesity Status among Fragile Families and the Role of Public Assistance Programs • Lorenzo Almada, Columbia University

Drought and Livelihood Strategies in Andhra Pradesh, India • Bornali Dutta, International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS) ; Chandrashekhar Singh, International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS)

Nutritional Status of Argentinian Preschool Children: The Role of Family Structure • María Eugenia Muniagurria, University of Wisconsin-Madison ; Beatriz Novak, El Colegio de México

State Physical Education Requirements, Youth Obesity and Academic Performance • Thanh Tam Nguyen, San Diego State University

Is Women’s Empowerment a Pathway to Improving Child Health Outcomes? Evidence from a Randomized Control Trial in Burkina Faso • Jessica Heckert, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) ; Deanna Olney, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) ; Marie Ruel, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

Big and Small, Early and Late: A Family-Based Study of the Health Effects of Preterm Births and Birth Weight • Ken R. Smith, University of Utah ; Heidi A. Hanson, University of Utah ; Stacey Knight, Intermountain Healthcare ; Karen Curtin, University of Utah ; Jeannette Carpenter, University of Utah ; Benjamin Horne, Intermountain Healthcare ; Michael Varner, University of Utah

Introducing a Tool to Measure Gender-Sensitivity of Health Facilities in Afghanistan • Laili Irani, Population Reference Bureau (PRB) ; Rahila Juya, Futures Group ; Hamrah Khan, Ministry of Public Health, Afghanistan ; Kathleen Sear, Futures Group ; Omarzaman Sayedi, Futures Group

Experiences of Family Structure and Maltreatment across Childhood • Chelsea Smith, University of Texas at Austin

The Ties That Bind: Racial/Ethnic Segregation, Neighborhood Poverty, and Health • D. Phuong Do, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

The Impact of Household Health Shocks on Female Time Allocation, Agricultural Labor Participation and Productivity in Rural Pakistan • Gissele Gajate Garrido, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

Maternal Nonstandard Work Schedule, Children’s Dietary Patterns, and Their Body Mass Index • Haena Lee, University of Chicago

Does Father's Education Make a Difference on Child Mortality? Result from Benin DHS Data Using Conditional Logit Discrete-Time Model • Fortuné Sossa, Université de Montréal

Family Structure, Relationship Transitions, and Risk of Child Abuse/Neglect • William J. Schneider, Columbia University

Assessing the Role of Health-Related Behaviors in Explaining the Relationship between Poverty and Obesity among Mothers • Margaret Gough, University of La Verne ; Adam M. Lippert, Harvard University

Racial Disparities in Infant Mortality, 1990 to 2004: Low Birth Weight, Maternal Complications and Other Causes • Ginny Garcia, Portland State University ; Hyeyoung Woo, Portland State University

Effects of In-Utero Exposure to Seasonal Influenza on Fetal and Infant Outcomes in the United States, 1989-2004 • Audrey Dorelien, University of Minnesota

Birth Outcomes among Sub Saharan African Immigrants in Canada and the United States: A Test of the Healthy Immigrant Effect • Zoua M. Vang, McGill University ; Irma T. Elo, University of Pennsylvania

Examining Stability and Change in Types of Intimate Partner Violence prior to, during, and after Pregnancy: A Latent Transition Analysis • Ceylan Cizmeli, State University of New York at Oswego (SUNY) ; Marci Lobel, Stony Brook University, State University of New York (SUNY) ; Audrey Saftlas, University of Iowa

A Description of Morbidity from Abortion Complications in Ethiopia, 2008 and 2014 • Tamara Fetters, Ipas ; Hailemichael Gebreselassie, Ipas ; Yirgu Gebrehiwot, Addis Ababa University ; Mengistu H. Mariam, Government of Ethiopia ; Yohannes Dibaba, Independent Consultant ; Yonas Getachew, Ipas

Correlates of Religiosity among Filipino Women • Josephine L. Avila, University of San Carlos ; Sonny A. Bechayda, University of San Carlos ; Judith B. Borja, University of San Carlos

Evolution of the Five-Minute Apgar Score in the United States, 1978-2012 • Nicole DeVille, University of California, Irvine

Parents’ Pregnancy Intention and Maternal and Child Health Outcomes: NSFG 2006-2010 • Suzumi Yasutake, Johns Hopkins University

What Explains Differences in Child Health between Rural, Urban, and Slum Areas? Evidence from India • Claus C. Pörtner, Seattle University ; Yu-hsuan Su, University of Washington

Immigrant Receptivity, Community Health Contexts and Access to Physician Care: Children of Mexican Immigrants in Emerging versus Established Immigrant Destination Areas • Deborah Roempke Graefe, Pennsylvania State University ; Gordon F. De Jong, Pennsylvania State University ; Stephanie Howe Hasanali, Pennsylvania State University ; Chris Galvan, Pennsylvania State University

The Changing Effects of an Early Childhood Attention Deficity/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Diagnosis on Cognitive Development for Cohorts of Children Born across Three Decades • Jayanti Owens, University of Wisconsin-Madison ; Heide Jackson, University of Wisconsin-Madison ; Angela Forgues, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Is Women’s Empowerment in Agriculture Associated with Better Nutrition and Education Outcomes for Children? Evidence from Bangladesh • Esha Sraboni, Brown University ; Akhter Ahmed, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)