Session 114
Fertility in Sub-Saharan Africa

Chair: Chaimae Drioui, Université Catholique de Louvain (UCL) - Centre for demographic research

1. Marital Dissolution, Repartnering, and the Realization of Fertility Desires in Sub-Saharan AfricaBen Malinga John, University of Malawi; Sara Yeatman, University of Colorado Denver.

2. Gender Context, Women’s Autonomy in Union and Fertility in Rural CameroonAMINA VANESSA NGAMTIATE, Institut de Formation et de Recherche Démographiques (IFORD); Didier Nganawara, Institut de Formation et de Recherche Démographiques (IFORD).

3. Can Women’s Empowerment Accelerate Fertility Decline in AngolaNdola Prata, Bixby Center for Population Health and Sustainability, UC Berkeley; Karen Weidert, University of California, Berkeley.

4. Fertility Transition in Sub-Saharan African Countries by Place of Residence: Where Do They Stand and What Has Contributed Most to the Transition?David A. Sánchez Páez, Universidad de Valladolid; Bruno D. Schoumaker, UCLouvain.

5. Women’s Autonomy and Fertility in ChadGeorges Tagang, Institut de Formation et de Recherche Démographiques (IFORD).

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