Thursday, March 30 / 3:30 PM - 5:20 PM   •   Santa Barbara C

Session 61:
Poverty and Health: Implications for Mortality and Disability

Chair: Elizabeth Frankenberg, University of California, Los Angeles
Discussant: Sabrina M Fernandes, University of California, Los Angeles

  1. Immunizations, Poverty and Child Survival in the Kasena-Nankana District of Northern Ghana • Bawah A Ayaga, Population Council ; James F. Phillips, Population Council ; Peter Wontuo, Navrongo Health Research Centre ; George Wak, Navrongo Health Research Centre

  2. Macro-Economic Shocks and Infant Survival: A Global Perspective • Sarah Baird, University of California, Berkeley ; Jed Friedman, World Bank Group ; Norbert Schady, World Bank Group

  3. Are Idle Hands the Doctor’s Workshop? Effects of Unemployment Shocks on Physical and Mental Health in Puerto Rico • Gustavo J. Bobonis, University of Toronto ; Harold J. Toro, University of California, Berkeley

  4. Obstetric Fistula in Malawi: Prevalence and Correlates • Kiersten Johnson, ORC Macro

  5. Impact of Military and Political Unrest on Child Mortality in the Central African Republic • Macoumba Thiam, United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) ; B. Oleko Tambashe, United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) ; Adam Ahmat, United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) ; Raymond Goula, United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)

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