Bio

Fatima Juàrez, Council member for Latin America and the Caribbean /
Membre du Conseil pour l’Amérique latine et les Caraïbes
Current employment/Emploi actuel: Professor-Researcher (Profesor-Investigador), Center for
Demographic, Urban, and Environmental Studies (CEDUA), El Colegio de México.
Education/Formation: Ph.D. London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, University of London
(1983) Fertility, Reproductive Health and Sexuality in Developing Countries.
Nationality/Nationalité: Mexico.
Residence/Résidence: Mexico.
Previous employment/Emplois précédents: Senior Lecturer, Centre for Population Studies, London
School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, University of London; Senior Population Affairs Officer,
Population Division, United Nations.
Honorary or professional positions and awards/Fonctions professionnelles, associatives ou
honorifiques: Honorary position as Senior Fellow at the Guttmacher Institute; Member of the Advisory
Council of the Population Policies of Mexico (CONAPO); Member of the organizing Committee of the
XVII International AIDS Conference 2008.
IUSSP participation/Contributions à l’UIESP: Chair of the Panel on Adolescent Life Course in
Developing Countries (2003-2008); Session organizer at the XXV International Population Conference,
18-23 July 2005, Tours, France; and Session organizer at the XXIVth IUSSP International Population
Conference, Salvador de Bahia, August 18-24, 2001; Member of the “Nomination Committee” of the
IUSSP, 1993-1997 (elected position); Participant, as discussant, chair, and paper presentation at several
IUSSP International Population Conferences and scientific meetings.
Significant publications/Publications principales:
• Juárez, F., S. Singh, S. G. Garcia and Claudia Diaz Olavarrietta “Estimates of Induced Abortion in
Mexico: What’s Changed Between 1990 and 2006?”, International Family Planning Perspectives,
Vol. 34, No. 4, December 2008, pp-2-12.
• Juárez, F, T. LeGrand, C. Lloyd y S. Singh. “Introduction: Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive
Health in Sub-Saharan Africa”, Studies in Family Planning, Vol. 39, No. 4, December 2008, pp. 239244.
• Juárez, F. y T. Castro Martín “Partnership Dynamics and Sexual Health Risks among Male
Adolescent in the Favelas of Recife, Brazil”, International Family Planning Perspectives, Vol. 32,
No. 2, June, 2006, pp 62-70.
• Juárez, F. y T. Castro Martín “Safe Sex versus Safe Love? Relationship Context and Condom Use
Among Male Adolescents in the Favelas of Recife, Brazil”, Archives of Sexual Behavior, Vol. 35,
No. 1, February, 2006, pp 25-35.
• Juárez, F. , J. Cabigon, S. Singh y R. Hussain “The Incidence of Induced Abortion in the Philippines:
Current Level and Recent Trends”, International Family Planning Perspectives, Vol. 31, No. 3,
September, 2005, pp. 140–149.
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