4319.0 IH Poster Session 4: Maternal & Child Health

Tuesday, October 28, 2008: 4:30 PM
Poster

Board 1
Education levels of women – impact on fertility decline, maternal health and child health status: Evidence from south-east Asian countries
Monika S. Sawhney, PhD and Samir Kumar K c, MSc
Board 2
Factors Affecting Breastfeeding Cessation Among HIV-Positive Mothers in Kisumu, Kenya
Melissa C. Morgan, MSc, Mary Nyikuri, Rose O. Masaba, MD and Timothy K. Thomas, MD
Board 3
Socio-cultural and religious factors affecting obstetric fistula in an Islamic population in Northern Nigeria (Kano State): An exploratory study
Perle Combary, PhD, Ahmad-Rufai Abdullah, DVM , MPH and Laura Gibney, PhD
Board 4
Investigation of inter-generational breastfeeding and complementary feeding practices and beliefs in northern, rural Viet Nam
Heather Lynn Moehle, MPH, Kelly Kuo, Andrea L. Horton, Blake R. Movitz, Joe Xie, Thi Kim Thuong Nguyen, Quoc Anh Nguyen, Yen Hai Xuan, Phuong Huynh, MSc, Pham Thi Thuy Hoa, PhD, Sheila Gahagan, MD,MPH, Melissa A. Valerio, PhD, MPH and Gilbert C. Gee, PhD
Board 5
Maternal and newborn practices and care seeking in Rwanda: Formative research findings and implications
Barbara J. Rawlins, MPH, Joseph De Graft-Johnson, MD, MPH and Patricia Gomez, CNM
Board 6
Emergency obstetrical complications in a rural African setting (Kayes, Mali): The link between spatial access and in-hospital mortality
Catherine M. Pirkle, BSc, Pierre Fournier, MD, PhD, Caroline Tourigny, MSc, Karim Sangaré and Slim Haddad, MD, PhD
Board 7
Prevention of Maternal Mortality in Resource Poor Settings
Tami Rowen, MS, Ndola Prata, MD, MSc and Paige Passano, MPH
Board 8
Impact of socio-cultural beliefs on postpartum hemorrhage recognition in Bangladesh
Carey Melmed, MPH, MSN, RN, Monique Hennink, PhD, Lynn Sibley, PhD, CNM, FACNM and Nahid Kalim, MSS

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Organized by: International Health
Endorsed by: Maternal and Child Health

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