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1 CURRICULUM VITAE AKINRINOLA BANKOLE ADDRESS Guttmacher Institute 125 Maiden Lane New York, NY Tel: (212) , Ext Fax: (212) PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE to date Senior Fellow, Guttmacher Institute, New York, NY to to date Director of International Research, Guttmacher Institute, New York, NY. Senior Lecturer, Heilbrunn Department of population and family Health, Columbia University, New York, NY Associate Director for International Research, Guttmacher Institute, New York, NY Senior Research Associate, Guttmacher Institute, New York, NY Research Staff Member, Office of Population Research, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ Research Associate, Office of Population Research, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ Assistant Computer Manager, Clinical Research Center, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA. (Part-time while in school) Computing Assistant, Population Studies Center, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA. (Part-time while in school) Lecturer, Department of Demography and Social Statistics, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria Assistant Lecturer, Department of Demography and Social Statistics, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria Graduate Assistant, Department of Demography and Social Statistics, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria Industrial Promotion Officer II, Bauchi State Ministry of Trade, Industry and Tourism, Bauchi, Nigeria. EDUCATION UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA, Philadelphia, U.S.A. Ph.D in Demography, 1992.

2 M.A. in Demography, UNIVERSITY OF IFE, Ile-Ife, Nigeria. M.Sc. in Demography & Social Statistics, UNIVERSITY OF BENIN, Benin City, Nigeria. B.Sc. in Economics, PUBLICATIONS 2017 Prada E, Atuyambe LM, Blades N, Bukenya JN, Garimoi Orach C and Bankole A. Incidence of induced abortion in Uganda, 2013: New estimates since 2003, PLOS One, 2017, DOI: dx.doi.org/ /journal.pone Singh S, Bankole A and Darroch JE, The impact of contraceptive use and abortion on fertility in sub-saharan Africa: Estimates for , Population and Development Review, 2017, DOI: DOI: /padr Moore AM, Gebrehiwot Y, Fetters T, Dibaba Wado Y, Bankole A, Singh S, Gebreselassie H and Getachew Y, The estimated incidence of induced abortion in Ethiopia, 2014: Changes in the provision of services since 2008, International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health, 2016, 42(3): Polis CB, Bradley SEK, Bankole A, Onda T, Croft T and Singh S. Typical use contraceptive failure rates in 43 countries with Demographic and Health Survey data: summary of a detailed report, Contraception, 2016, 94(1): Polis CB, Bradley SEK, Bankole A, Onda T, Croft T and Singh S. Contraceptive failure rates in the developing world: An analysis of Demographic and Health Survey data in 43 countries, New York: Guttmacher Institute, Sedgh G, Bearak JM, Singh S, Bankole A, Popinchalk A, Ganatra B, Rossier C, Gerdts C, Tuncalp O, Ronald-Johnson Jr. B, Bart-Johnson H and Alkema L. Abortion incidence between 1990 and 2014: Global, regional, and subregional levels and trends, The Lancet, 2016, 388(10041): Darroch JE, Woog V, Bankole A and Ashford LS. Adding it up: Costs and benefits of meeting the contraceptive needs of adolescents, New York: Guttmacher Institute, Vlassoff M, Diallo A, Philbin J, Kost K and Bankole A. Cost-effectiveness of two interventions for the prevention of postpartum hemorrhage in Senegal, International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics, 2016, 133(3): Darroch JE, Singh S, Woog V, Bankole A and Ashford LS. Research gaps in adolescent sexual and reproductive health, New York: Guttmacher Institute, Sedgh G, Finer LB, Bankole A, Eilers MA and Singh S. Adolescent pregnancy, birth, and 2

3 abortion rates across countries: levels and recent trends, Journal of Adolescent Health, 2015, 56(2): Moore AM, Bankole A, Awolude O, Audam S, Oludokun A and Adewole IF. Attitudes of women and men living with HIV and their health care providers towards pregnancy and abortion by HIV-positive women in Nigeria and Zambia, African Journal of AIDS Research, 2015, 14(1): Keogh SC, Kimaro G, Muganyizi P, Philbin J, Kahwa A, Ngadaya E and Bankole A. Incidence of induced abortion and post-abortion care in Tanzania, PLOS One, 2015, 10(9):e Prada E, Bankole A, Oladapo O, Awolude O, Adewole I and Onda T. Maternal near-miss due to unsafe abortion and associated short-term health and socio-economic consequences in Nigera, African Journal of Reproductive Health, 2015, 19(2): Mohamed SF, Izugbara C, Moore AM, Mutua M, Kimani-Murage EW, Ziraba Ak, Bankole A, Singh SD and Egesa C. The estimated incidence of induced abortion in Kenya: a crosssectional study, BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2015, 15:185. Bankole A, Adewole I, Hussain R, Awolude O, Singh S and Akinyemi J. The incidence of abortion in Nigeria, International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health, 2015, 41(4): Bankole, A, AE Biddlecom, K Dzekedzeke, JO. Akinyemi, O Awolude and IF Adewole. Does knowledge about antiretroviral therapy and mother-to-child transmission affect the relationships between HIV status and fertility preferences and contraceptive use? New evident from Nigeria and Zambia, Journal of Biosocial Science, 2014, 46(05): Bankole A, Keogh S, Akinyemi JO, Dzekedzeke K, Awolude, O and Adewole IF, Differences in Unintended Pregnancy, Contraceptive Use and Abortion by HIV Status among Women in Nigeria and Zambia, International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health, (1):28 38, doi: / Vlassoff M, Musange SF, Kalisa IR, Ngabo F, Sayinzoga F, Singh S and Bankole A. The health system cost of post-abortion care in Rwanda, Health Policy and Planning, 2014, online, doi: /heapol/czu006. Moore AM, Keogh S, Kavanaugh M, Mulambia C, Bankole A and Mutombo N, Examining anomalous fertility aspirations in the face of HIV in Lusaka, Zambia, under review at Social Science & Medicine, 119: Vlassoff M, Mugisha F, Sundaram A, Bankole A, Singh S, Amanya L, Kiggundu C and Mirembe F, The health system cost of post-abortion care in Uganda, Health Policy and Planning, 2013, in press Sundaram A, Juarez F, Bankole A and Singh S, Factors associated with abortion-seeking and obtaining a safe abortion in Ghana, Studies in Family Planning, 2012, 43(4): Sedgh G, Bankole A, Singh S and Eilers M, Legal abortion levels and trends by woman's age at termination, International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health, 2012, 3

4 38(3): Sedgh G, Singh S, Shah IH, Ahman E, Henshaw SK and Bankole A, Induced abortion: incidence and trends worldwide from , Lancet, 2012, 379(9816): Sedgh G, Singh S, Henshaw SK and Bankole A, Legal abortion worldwide in 2008: Levels and recent trends, Perspectives in Sexual and Reproductive Health, 2011, 43(3): Bankole A and Audam S, Fertility preferences and contraceptive use among couples in sub- Saharan Africa, African Population Studies, 2011, 25(2): Tsui AO, Casterline J, Singh S, Bankole A, Moore AM, Omideyi AK, Palomino N, Sathar Z, Juarez F and Shellenberg KM, Managing unplanned pregnancies in five countries: perspectives on contraception and abortion decisions, Global Public Health, 2011, 6(1 Suppl.):S1-S24. Moore AM, Singh S and Bankole A, Do women and men consider abortion as an alternative to contraception in the United States? An exploratory study, Global Public Health, 2011, 6(1 Suppl.):S25-S37. Shellenberg KM, Moore AM, Bankole A, Juarez F, Omideyi AK, Palomino N, Sathar Z, Singh S and Tsui AO, Social stigma and disclosure about induced abortion: results from an exploratory study, Global Public Health, 2011, 6(1 Suppl.):S111-S125. Bankole A, Biddlecom A and Dzekedzeke K. Women s and Men s Fertility Preferences and Contraceptive Behaviors by HIV Status in 10 Sub-Saharan African Countries, AIDS Education and Prevention, 2011, 23(4): Sedgh G, Singh S, Henshaw SK and Bankole A, Legal abortion worldwide in 2008: Levels and recent trends, International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health, 2011, 37(2): Sedgh G, Rossier C, Kaboré I, Bankole A and Mikulich M, Estimating abortion incidence in Burkina Faso using two methodologies, Studies in Family Planning, 2011, 42(3): Moore AM, Jagwe-Wadda G and Bankole A, Men's attitudes about abortion in Uganda, Journal of Biosocial Science, 2011, 43(1): Bankole A and Malarcher S, Removing barriers to adolescents access to contraceptive information and services, Studies in Family Planning, 2010, 41(2): Biddlecom AE, Awusabo-Asare K and Bankole A, Role of parents in adolescent sexual activity and contraceptive use in four African countries, International Family Planning Perspectives, 2009, 35(2): Vlassoff M, Sundaram A, Remez L and Bankole A, Benefits of meeting the contraceptive needs of Ugandan women, In Brief, New York: Guttmacher Institute, 2009, No. 4. Singh S, Wulf D, Hussain R, Bankole A and Sedgh G, Abortion Worldwide: A Decade of Uneven Progress, New York: Guttmacher Institute,

5 Sedgh, G, Bankole A, Okonofua F, Imarhiagbe C, Hussain R and Wulf D, Meeting Young Women s Sexual and Reproductive Health Needs in Nigeria, New York: Guttmacher Institute, Bankole A, Sedgh G, Okonofua F, Imarhiagbe C, Hussain R and Wulf D, Barriers to Safe Motherhood in Nigeria, New York: Guttmacher Institute, Bankole A, Singh S, Hussain R and Oestreicher G, Condom use for preventing STI/HIV and unintended pregnancy among young men in Sub-Saharan Africa, American Journal of Men's Health, 2009, 3(1): Henshaw S, Adewole I, Singh S, Bankole A, Oye-Adeniran B and Hussain R, Severity and cost of unsafe abortion complications treated in Nigerian hospitals, International Family Planning Perspectives, 34(1): Kost K, Singh S, Vaughan B, Trussell J and Bankole A, Estimates of contraceptive failure from the 2002 National Survey of Family Growth, Contraception, 2008, 77(1): Bankole A, Sedgh G, Oye-Adeniran B, Adewole I, Hussain R and Singh S, Abortion-seeking behaviour among Nigerian women, Journal of Biosocial Science, 40(2): Sedgh G, Henshaw S, Singh S, Bankole A and Dresher J, Legal abortion worldwide: incidence and recent trends, Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health, 2007, 33(3): Sedgh G, Hussain R, Bankole A and Singh S, Women with an unmet need for contraception in developing countries and their reasons for not using a method, Occasional Report, New York: The Guttmacher Institute, 2007, No. 37. Bankole A, Singh S, Vlassoff M, Woog V, Estimating the cost of post-abortion care in Nigeria: a case study, in: Lule E, Singh S, Chowdhury SA, ed., Fertility Regulation Behaviors and Their Costs, World Bank: Washington DC, 2007, pp Woog V, Singh S and Bankole A, A review of the evidence on the cost of post-abortion care in Africa, in: Lule E, Singh S, Chowdhury SA, ed., Fertility Regulation Behaviors and Their Costs, World Bank: Washington DC, 2007, pp Biddlecom AE, Hessburg L, Singh S, Bankole A and Darabi L, Protecting the Next Generation in Sub-Saharan Africa: Learning from Adolescents to Prevent HIV and Unintended Pregnancy, New York: Guttmacher Institute, Bankole A, Biddlecom AE, Guiella G, Singh S and Zulu E, Sexual behavior, knowledge and information sources of very young adolescents in four Sub-Saharan African countries, African Journal of Reproductive Health, 2007, 11(3): Bankole A, Ahmed FH, Neema S, Ouedraogo C and Konyani S, Knowledge of correct condom use and consistency of use among adolescents in Sub-Saharan Africa, African Journal of Reproductive Health, 2007, 11(3): Gilda S, Bankole A, Oye-Adeniran B, Adewole IF, Singh S and Hussain R, Unwanted pregnancy and associated factors among Nigerian women, 5

6 International Family Planning Perspectives, 2006, 32(4) Biddlecom AE, Bankole A and Patterson K, Vaccine for cervical cancer: reaching adolescents in sub-saharan Africa, The Lancet, 2006, 367: Bankole A, Oye-Adeniran BA, Singh S, Adewole IF, Wulf D, Sedgh G and Hussain R, Unwanted pregnancy and abortion in Nigeria: causes and consequences, New York: The Guttmacher Institute, Singh S, Mirembe F, Wulf D, Moore AM, Bankole A and Prada E, Unwanted pregnancy and abortion in Uganda: causes and consequences, New York: The Guttmacher Institute, Oyediran K, Isiugo-Abanihe U and Bankole A, Correlates of spousal communication on fertility and family planning among the Yoruba of Nigeria, Journal of Comparative Family Studies, 2006, 37(3): Singh S, Bankole A and Woog V, Evaluating the need for sex education in developing countries: sexual behavior, knowledge of preventing STIs/HIV and unplanned pregnancy, Sex Education, 2005, 5(4): Ahmed FH, Prada E, Bankole A, Singh S and Wulf D, Reducing unintended pregnancy and unsafe abortion in Uganda, Research in Brief, New York: The Guttmacher Institute, 2005, No. 1. Hussain R, Bankole A, Singh S and Wulf D, Reducing unintended pregnancy in Nigeria, Research in Brief, New York: The Guttmacher Institute, 2005, No. 4. Darroch JE, Bankole A and Singh S, Review of what is being used: HIVuninfected population national data from the National Survey of Family Growth, Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes, 2005, 38(Supplement 1):S3- S Nadeau J and Bankole A, Men have needs too, in: Omang J, ed., Countdown 2015: Sexual & Reproductive Health for and Rights for All, Washington, DC: Population Action International, Nadeau J and Bankole A, Men have needs too; men must be part of ICPD solution, in: Countdown 2015: Sexual & Reproductive Health and Rights for All, Special Report: ICPD at Ten, Washington D.C.: Family Care International, the International Planned Parenthood Federation and Population Action International, Bankole A, Singh S, Hussain R and Wulf D, The sexual, marital and fathering behavior of men in sub-saharan Africa, African Population Studies, 2004, 19(2):21-40 Bankole A, Singh S, Woog V and Wulf D, Risk and Protection: Youth and HIV/AIDS in Sub-Saharan Africa, New York: The Guttmacher Institute, Singh S, Darroch JE and Bankole A, A, B, and C in Uganda, the roles of abstinence, monogamy and condom use in HIV decline, Occasional Report, New 6

7 York: The Guttmacher Institute, 2003, No. 9. Singh S and Bankole A, In Their Own Right: Addressing the Sexual and Reproductive Health Needs of Men Worldwide, New York: The Guttmacher Institute, Panchaud C, Woog V, Singh S, Darroch JE and Bankole A, Issues in measuring HIV prevalence: the case of Nigeria, African Journal of Reproductive Health, 2002, 6(3): Westoff CF and Bankole A, Reproductive preferences in developing countries at the turn of the century, DHS Comparative Reports, Calverton, Maryland: ORC Macro, 2002, No. 2. Singh S and Bankole A, In Their Own Right: Addressing the Sexual and Reproductive Health Needs of American Men, New York: The Guttmacher Institute, Westoff CF and Bankole A, The contraception-fertility link in sub-saharan Africa and in other developing countries, DHS Analytical Studies, Calverton, Maryland: ORC Macro, MEASURE DHS+, 2001, No. 4. Ranjit N, Bankole A, Darroch JE and Singh S, Contraceptive failure in the past two years of use: differences across socioeconomic subgroups, Family Planning Perspectives, 2001, 31(1): Westoff CF and Bankole A, Trends in the demand for family limitation in developing countries, International Family Planning Perspectives, 2000, 26(2): Bankole A, Gender Perceptions of fertility preferences and motivations among the Yoruba of Nigeria, in: Ebigbola JA and Renne EP, ed., Population and Development Issues: Ideas and Debates, Ibadan: African Book Builders, 2000, pp Bankole A and Ezeh AC, Unmet need for couples: an analytical framework and evaluation with DHS data, Population Research and Policy Review, 1999, 18(6): Bankole A, book review of Piotrow PT, Kincaid DL, Rimon JG II, Rinehart W, Health Communication: Lessons from Family Planning and Reproductive Health, Studies in Family Planning, 1999, 30(1): Bankole A, Darroch JE and Singh S, Determinants of trends in condom use in the United States: , Family Planning Perspectives, 1999, 31(6): Bankole A, Singh S and Haas T, Characteristics of women who obtained induced abortion: A worldwide review, International Family Planning Perspectives, 1999, 25(1): Westoff CF and Bankole A, Mass media and reproductive behavior in Pakistan, India and Bangladesh, DHS Analytical Reports, Calverton, Maryland: Macro 7

8 International Inc, 1999, No Bankole A, Singh S and Haas T, Reasons why women have induced abortions: evidence from 27 countries, International Family Planning Perspectives, 1998, 24(3): , 152. Bankole A and Westoff CF, The consistency and validity of reproductive attitudes: evidence from Morocco, Journal of Biosocial Science, 1998, 30(4): Bankole A and Singh S, Couples fertility and contraceptive decision-making in developing countries: hearing the man s voice, International Family Planning Perspectives, 1998, 24(1): Westoff CF and Bankole A, The time dynamics of unmet need: evidence from Morocco, International Family Planning Perspectives, 1998, 24(1):12-14, Westoff CF and Bankole A, Mass media and reproductive behavior in Africa, DHS Analytical Reports, Calverton, Maryland: Macro International Inc., 1997, No Ilesanmi AO, Omonriah W and Bankole A, The semen of infertile Nigerian men: a statistical analysis of 1662 cases, African Journal of Medicine and Medical Sciences, 1996, 25(2): Bankole A, Rodriguez G and Westoff CF, The mass media and reproductive behaviour in Nigeria, Journal of Biosocial Science, 1996, 28(2): Westoff CF and Bankole A, The potential demographic significance of unmet need, International Family Planning Perspectives, 1996, 22(1): Bankole A, Desired fertility and fertility behaviour among the Yoruba of Nigeria: a study of couple preferences and subsequent fertility, Population Studies, 1995, 49(3): Bankole A and Adewuyi AA, Multi-media campaigns, interpersonal contacts and contraceptive behavior in southwest Nigeria, African Population Studies, 1995, 10: Bankole A and Olaleye DO, Do marital partners have different reproductive preferences in sub-saharan Africa, in: Makinwa P and Jensen A, ed., Women's Position and Demographic Change in Sub-Saharan Africa, Liege, Belgium: IUSSP, 1995, pp Bankole A and Westoff CF, Childbearing attitudes and intentions, DHS Comparative Studies, Calverton, Maryland: Macro International Inc., 1995, No. 17. Westoff CF and Bankole A, Unmet need: DHS Comparative Studies, Calverton, Maryland: Macro International Inc., 1995, No Olaleye DO and Bankole A, The impact of mass media family planning promotion on family planning behavior of married women in Ghana, Population Research 8

9 and Policy Review, 1994, 13(2): Bankole A, population data and development planning in Nigeria: a critical evaluation, CONPO Review, 1992, 1(1): Bankole A and Olaleye DO, The effects of breastfeeding on infant and child mortality in Kenya, in: IRD/Macro International Inc., Demographic and Health Surveys World Conference, Colombia, Maryland: IRD/Macro International Inc., 1991, pp Feyisetan BJ and Bankole A, Mate selection and fertility in Nigeria, Journal of Comparative Family Studies, 1991, (3): Bankole A, Maternal employment and infant mortality: an examination of the role of breastfeeding as an intermediate factor, Biology and Society, 1989, 6(1): Bankole A, Migration status and investment in rural productive activities: evidence from Oyo State, Nigeria, Genus, 44(1-2): Feyisetan BJ, Togunde RO and Bankole A, Infant mortality in Ile-Ife: an examination of the impact of maternal occupation and father's income, Demography India, 1987, 16(2): Bankole A and Bamisaye OA, The impact of petroleum production on the political economy of food in Nigeria since independence, AMAN, 4(2): WORKING/OCCASIONAL PAPERS AND PRESENTATIONS 2009 Akinrinola Bankole, Ann E. Biddlecom and Kumbutso Dzekedzeke, Differences in Fertility Preferences and Contraceptive Behavior by HIV Statusfor Women and Men in 17 Sub-Saharan African Countries. Population Association of America, 2009 Annual Meeting, Poster Session P4-6, April 30-May 2, Detroit Michigan. Akinrinola Bankole, Michael Vlassoff, Aparna Sundaram and Frederick Mugisha The returns on investment in contraceptive services: recent estimates for Uganda. XXVI International Union for the Scientific Study of Population Conference, Session 71, September 27-October 2, Marrakech, Morocco. Idrissa Kabore, Clementine Rossier, Gilda Sedgh and Akinrinola Bankole,Abortion in Burkina Faso: incidence and complications. XXVI International Union for the Scientific Study of Population Conference, Session 120, September 27-October 2, Marrakech, Morocco Gilda Sedgh, Rubina Hussain, Akinrinola Bankole and Susheela D. Singh, Reasons Behind the Unmet Need for Contraception in Developing Countries. Population Association of America, 2008 Annual Meeting, Session 115, April 17-19, New Orleans, Louisiana. Kofi Awusabo-Asare, Akinrinola Bankole and Akwasi Kumi-Kyereme, Views of adults on adolescent sexual and reproductive health: qualitative evidence from Ghana, Occasional Report, New York: Guttmacher Institute, No

10 2007 Gilda Sedgh, Stanley K. Henshaw, Susheela Singh, Akinrinola Bankole and Joanna Drescher. Incidence and Recent Trends in Legal Abortion Worldwide. Population Association of America, 2007 Annual Meeting, Session 75, March 29-31, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Susheela D. Singh, Akinrinola Bankole, Rubina Hussain and Gabrielle Ostreicher. Condom use for preventing STI/HIV and unintended pregnancy among young men in sub-saharan Africa. Fifth African Population Conference, Session 41, December 10-14, Arusha, Tanzania Stella Neema, Fatima H. Ahmed, Richard Kibombo and Akinrinola Bankole. Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health in Uganda: Results from the 2004 National Survey of Adolescents, Occasional Report, New York: Guttmacher Institute, No. 25. Ann M. Moore, Clemencia Nakabitito, Florence Mirembe, Susheela Singh, Akinrinola Bankole, Lindsay Dauphinee. Child-bearing Decisions among HIVpositive Women: Results from a Qualitative Study in Kampala, Uganda. Population Association of America, 2006 Annual Meeting, Session 157, March 30-April 1, Los Angeles, California. Ann E. Biddlecom, Akinrinola Bankole and Georges Guiella. The Sexual and Reproductive Health Knowledge and Behavior of Very Young Adolescents in Sub-Saharan Africa. Population Association of America, 2006 Annual Meeting, Poster Session P1-5, March 30-April 1, Los Angeles, California Stanley K. Henshaw, Isaac Adewole, Susheela D. Singh, Akinrinola Bankole, Boniface Oye-Adeniran, Rubina Hussain, Gilda Sedgh. Characteristics of women seeking abortion services and post-abortion care in Nigerian hospitals. International Union for the Scientific Study of Population, XXV International Population Conference July 18-23, 2005, Tours, France. Akinrinola Bankole, Stella Neema, Christine Ouedraogo and Humera Ahmed. Condom Knowledge, Perceptions and Covariates of Use among Adolescents in Sub-Saharan Africa. Population Association of America, 2005 Annual Meeting: Session 141, April 2, 2005, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Akinrinola Bankole, Gilda Sedgh, Boniface Oye-Adeniran, Isaac Adewole, Rubina Hussain. Unwanted Pregnancy and Factors Associated with it Among Nigerian Women. Population Association of America, 2005 Annual Meeting: Session 32, March 31, 2005, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Akinrinola Bankole and Susheela Singh. Condom Use for Preventing STI/HIV and Unintended Pregnancy among Young Men in Sub-Saharan Africa. International AIDS Conference, July 2004, Bangkok, Thailand; United Nations Population Division, April, 20, Akinrinola Bankole. Putting Uganda in Perspective: ABC, HIV/AIDS, and Sexual and Reproductive Health. The Call to Action on Sexual Health: Science and Belief Seeking Common Ground. Washington, DC, May 24,

11 Akinrinola Bankole, Boniface Oye-Adeniran, Rubina Hussain, Gilda Sedgh. Abortion Seeking Behavior among Nigerian Women. Population Association of America, 2004 Annual Meeting: Session 164, April 3, 2004, Boston, Massachusetts. Akinrinola Bankole. In Their Own Right: Addressing the Sexual and Reproductive Health Needs of Men Worldwide. The Population Council, New York, October 21, Margaret E. Greene, Manisha Mehta, Juile Pulerwitz, Deirdre Wulf, Akinrinola Bankole, and Susheela Singh. Involving Men in Reproductive Health: Contributions to Development. Occasional Paper prepared for the United Nations Millennium Project. New York: Millennium Project Akinrinola Bankole. Condom Use for Preventing STI/HIV and Unintended Pregnancy among Young men in Sub-Saharan Africa. International Union for the Scientific Study of Population (IUSSP) Conference, July 2003, Gaborone, Botswana. Akinrinola Bankole and Susheela Singh. Condom Use and Need for Protection against HIV among Young Men in Sub-Saharan Africa. Population Association of America, 2003 Annual Meeting: Session 48, May 1-3, 2003, Minneapolis, Minnesota Bamikale J. Feyisetan and Akinrinola Bankole, Fertility Transition in Nigeria: Trends and Prospects, Paper Presented at the Expert Group Meeting on Completing the Fertility Transition at United Nations Headquarters in New York, March 11-14, David J. Landry, Akinrinola Bankole, Susheela Singh and Erin Carbone. Men s use of sexual and reproductive health care in the United States: A national socioeconomic profile. American Public Health Association (APHA) Conference, October 22, Akinrinola Bankole. The Implications of Fertility Intentions for Contraceptive and Fertility Behaviors. USAID/CDC Joint Meeting on Unintended Pregnancy, October 30-31, 2001, Washington, D.C. Susheela Singh and Akinrinola Bankole. Gender Differences in sexual and contraceptive behavior: Adolescents in Sub-Saharan Africa and Latin American and the Caribbean. International Union for the Scientific Study of Population General Conference, August 18-24, 2001, Salvador, Brazil. Akinrinola Bankole and Susheela Singh. Men and condom use for dual protection in Sub-Saharan Africa. International Union for the Scientific Study of Population General Conference, August 18-24, 2001, Salvador, Brazil. Christine Panchaud, Susheela Singh, Akinrinola Bankole, Vanessa Woog. HIV Surveillance in Nigeria: Meeting the Needs. Population Association of America, 2001 Annual Meeting: Poster Session 4, March 29-31, 2001, Washington, D.C. 11

12 1998 Akinrinola Bankole. Effects of Residence and Family Planning Services Availability on Contraceptive Behavior in Morocco. Population Association of America 1998 Annual Meeting, April 2-4, 1998, Chicago, Illinois Charles F. Westoff and Akinrinola Bankole. Mass media and reproductive behavior in Africa. International Union for the Scientific Study of Population General Conference, 1997, Beijing, China Akinrinola Bankole. The Role of Mass Media in Family Planning Promotion in Nigeria. DHS Working Paper No. 11. Calverton, Maryland: Macro International, Inc. Charles F. Westoff, German Rodriguez and Akinrinola Bankole. Family Planning and Mass Media Messages. The EVALUATION Project Working Papers, Document #IM0802, Carolina Population Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA Akinrinola Bankole, German Rodriguez, Charles F. Westoff. The mass media and reproductive behavior in Nigeria. OPR Working Paper, No. 93-3, April Princeton University, Office of Population Research (OPR): Princeton, New Jersey Akinrinola Bankole, David O. Olaleye. The effects of breastfeeding on infant and child mortality in Kenya. Demographic and Health Surveys World Conference, August 5-7, 1991, Washington, D.C Akinrinola Bankole and David O. Olaleye. "Do Marital Partners Have Different Reproductive Preferences in sub-saharan Africa?" Regional Conference of the IUSSP, Dakar, Senegal, TEACHING EXPERIENCE Taught the following undergraduate courses at the Department of Demography and Social Statistics, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria, Class instructor in: SSC 202: Statistics for Social Scientists II DSS 303: Social Statistics I DSS 304: Social Statistics II Tutorial instructor in: DSS 201: Introduction to Population Studies I DSS 202: Introduction to Population Studies II OTHER PROFESSIONAL SERVICES 12

13 Member of Editorial Board, International Journal of Social and Management Sciences, Reviewer for Demography, Reviewer for International Family Planning Perspectives, Reviewer for African Population Studies, Reviewer for Studies in Family Planning, Reviewer for African Journal of Reproductive Health, Reviewer for Population Studies, Member, African Youth Alliance Technical Advisory Committee, Consultant, Demographic and Health Surveys, Calverton, Maryland, Consultant, The Population Council, New York, New York, 1996 Consultant, The Guttmacher Institute, New York, Participated in several advisory/consultative meetings organized by domestic and international organizations. RESEARCH GRANTS 1997-present Contributed significantly to obtaining a number of grants to undertake international research at the Guttmacher Institute "Mass Media and Reproductive Behavior in sub-saharan Africa." The Rockefeller Foundation. (with Charles F. Westoff) "Unmet need: " The Rockefeller Foundation. (with Charles F. Westoff) "Family Planning and Mass Media Messages." The EVALUATION Project, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. (with Charles F. Westoff and German Rodriguez) "The Role of Mass Media in Family Planning Promotion in Nigeria." Demographic and Health Surveys Small Grants for Research "Marital Partners' Reproductive Attitudes and Fertility Among the Yoruba of Nigeria." Rockefeller Foundation African Dissertation Internship Award. FELLOWSHIPS AND AWARDS Mellon Foundation Post Doctoral Fellowship, Office of Population Research, Princeton University. 13

14 Population Council Fellowship, Population Studies Center, University of Pennsylvania Rockefeller Foundation Fellowship, Population Studies Center, University of Pennsylvania Graduate Student Fellowship, Population Studies Center, University of Pennsylvania. PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES International Union for the Scientific Study of Population Population Association of America Union for African Population Studies 14

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