On the way towards marriage: Sexual and fertility pathways of Fianarantsoa adolescents (Madagascar) • Clotilde Binet, Université de Paris X, Nanterre and Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD) ; Bénédicte Gastineau, Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)

Sex, custom and population: a Nigerian example • Peter J Ezeh, University of Nsukka, Nigeria

Couple relationships, sexuality and contraception difficulties: comparative analysis of four Capitals (Accra, Dakar, Ouagadougou, Rabat) • Lorise Moreau, Université Catholique de Louvain ; Catherine Gourbin, Université Catholique de Louvain ; Luis Reategui Salmon, Université Catholique de Louvain ; Groupe ECAF, Université catholique de Louvain

“If you start thinking positively, you won’t miss sex”: Narratives of sexual (in)activity among People Living with HIV and AIDS (PLWHAs) in Nairobi’s informal settlements • Chi-Chi Undie, African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC) ; Abdhalah K Ziraba, African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC) ; John Kebaso, African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC) ; Elizabeth W Kimani-Murage, University of the Witwatersrand ; Nyovani Madise, University of Southampton

Understanding sexual relations between marital partners: A study of Ogu families, south-western Nigeria • Onipede Wusu, Lagos State University ; Uche Isiugo-Abanihe, University of Ibadan