Session 35:
Family and Child Health
Chair: Evasius K Bauni, Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI)
Discussant: Martin E. Palamuleni, North-West University, South Africa
Consanguinity and its effects on infant and child mortality and fertility in Egypt • Rita G. Khayat, University of Notre Dame ; Prem C. Saxena, Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), Mumbai-400088, India
Intra-household bargaining and investment in child health • Meherun Ahmed, Carleton College
The role of family support groups in improving male involvement in PMTCT programs • Beatrice Muwa, Uganda Programme for Human and Holistic Development (UPHOLD) ; Alex Mugume, Uganda Programme for Human and Holistic Development (UPHOLD) ; Lydia Buzaalirwa, Uganda Programme for Human and Holistic Development (UPHOLD) ; Xavier Nsabagasani, Uganda Programme for Human and Holistic Development (UPHOLD) ; Peter Kintu, United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR)
Nutritional status of children and the family • Dionisia Maffioli, Università degli Studi di Bari
Other sessions on Maternal Health, and Young Child Survival and Development
