Ann E. Biddlecom

Funded Research:

Reciprocal Relations Between Population and Environment (NICHD)

Ph.D., Brown University

Dr. Biddlecom's research interests are in the areas of pregnancy and HIV prevention, sexual behavior, abortion and adolescent sexual and reproductive health. Her current research projects draw on both survey and qualitative methods and span a number of countries in Africa, Asia and the Americas.

Recent Publications

Journal Articles

Biddlecom, Ann E., Gregory, R., C.B. Lloyd, and B.S. Mensch. 2008. "Associations Between Premarital Sex and Leaving School in Four Sub-Saharan African Countries." Studies in Family Planning, 39(4): 337-350. DOI:10.1111/j.1728-4465.2008.00179.x. Licensed Access. Worldcat.

Bankole, Akinrinola, Ann E. Biddlecom, Georges Guiella, Susheela Singh, and Eliya Zulu. 2007. "Sexual Behavior, Knowledge and Information Sources of Very Young Adolescents in Sub-Saharan Africa." African Journal of Reproductive Health, 11(3): 28–43. PMCID:PMC2367131.

Biddlecom, Ann E., Alister Munthali, Susheela Singh, and Vanessa Woog. 2007. "Adolescents’ Views of and Preferences for Sexual and Reproductive Health Services in Burkina Faso, Ghana, Malawi and Uganda." African Journal of Reproductive Health, 11(3): 99–100. PMCID:PMC2367115.

Kumi-Kyereme, Akwasi, Kofi Awusabo-Asare, and Ann E. Biddlecom. 2007. "Influence of social connectedness, communication and monitoring on adolescent sexual activity in Ghana." African Journal of Reproductive Health, 11(3): 133–147. PMCID:PMC2367144.

Moore, Ann, Ann E. Biddlecom, and Eliya Zulu. 2007. "Prevalence and Meanings of Exchange of Money for Sex in Unmarried Adolescent Sexual Relationships in Sub-Saharan Africa." African Journal of Reproductive Health, 11(3): 44–61. PMCID:PMC2367111.

Biddlecom, Ann E., A. Bankole, and K. Patterson. 2006. "Vaccine for cervical cancer: reaching adolescents in sub-Saharan Africa." Lancet, 367(9519): 1299-1300. DOI:10.1016/S0140-6736(06)68555-3. Licensed Access.

Biddlecom, Ann E., and Steven Martin. 2006. "Childless in America." Contexts, 5(4): 54. DOI:10.1525/ctx.2006.5.4.54. Licensed Access.

Biddlecom, Ann E., William Axinn, and Jennifer S. Barber. 2005. "Environmental effects on family size preferences and subsequent reproductive behavior in Nepal." Population and Environment, 26(3): 183-206. DOI:10.1007/s11111-005-1874-9. Public Access.

Agree, Emily M., Ann E. Biddlecom, and T.W. Valente. 2005. "Intergenerational transfers of resources between older persons and extended kin in Taiwan and the Philippines." Population Studies - A Journal of Demography, 59(2): 181-195. DOI:10.1080/00324720500099454. Licensed Access.

Biddlecom, Ann E. 2004. "Trends in sexual behaviours and infections among young people in the United States." Sexually Transmitted Infections, 80(SupplII): ii74-ii79.

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