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Conference Themes<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

The conference is organized around the following research sub-themes but are not restricted to these:<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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THEME 1: A DEMOGRAPHY OF AFRICA<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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  • \u00a0 Fertility transition in Africa\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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    • Children, youth and the transition to adulthood<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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      • \u00a0 Determinants and consequences of African urbanisation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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        • \u00a0 Family planning & reproductive health<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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          • \u00a0 Demographic projections<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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            • \u00a0 Adult health, mortality, morbidity and ageing<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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              • \u00a0 Migration patterns, trends and consequences<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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                • \u00a0 Marriage and the African family<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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THEME 2: POPULATION & DEVELOPMENT<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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  • \u00a0 Population & development: programs and policy\u00a0<\/b>\u00fc\u00a0 Poverty in Africa<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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    • \u00a0 Agriculture, food security & climate change<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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      • \u00a0 Population and gender<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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        • \u00a0 HIV, health & development interventions<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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          • \u00a0 Population and economic development<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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            • \u00a0 The demographic dividend and the African economy<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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              • \u00a0\u00a0 <\/b>Population, education and development<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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                • \u00a0 Population, development and environment<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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                  • \u00a0 Population studies in school curriculum<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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THEME 3: POPULATION DATA & METHODS<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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  • \u00a0 Big data and data revolution\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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    • \u00a0 Methodological issues and data sources in fertility, mortality or migration<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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      • \u00a0 Measurements of poverty<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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        • \u00a0 Small area estimation in Africa<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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          • \u00a0 Civil registration, administrative records and population & housing censuses<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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            • \u00a0 Spatial analysis in demography<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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              • \u00a0 Health & demographic surveillance systems and other data sources: validation, comparability & complementarity<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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                • \u00a0 Quality issues in African surveys & censuses<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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                  • \u00a0 Statistical information systems on fertility, mortality and migration<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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THEME 4: COMMUNICATING POPULATION DATA & RESEARCH<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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