A5053330442- Global Maternal and Child Health
- Demographic Trends and Gender Preferences
- Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare
- Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health
- Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics
- Intimate Partner and Family Violence
- Family Dynamics and Relationships
- Reproductive Health and Contraception
- HIV/AIDS Impact and Responses
- Sex work and related issues
- Gender Politics and Representation
- Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations
- Agricultural risk and resilience
- Healthcare Systems and Reforms
- Migration and Labor Dynamics
- Reproductive Health and Technologies
- Homelessness and Social Issues
- Child Nutrition and Water Access
- Gender Roles and Identity Studies
- Insurance, Mortality, Demography, Risk Management
- Pelvic floor disorders treatments
- Primary Care and Health Outcomes
- Microfinance and Financial Inclusion
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Human Rights and Development
International Institute for Population Sciences
2009-2023
Population Council Institute
2007-2019
Population Council
2005-2017
India Habitat Centre
2002-2017
Youth Development
2017
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
2017
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
2009-2014
Ahmedabad University
2014
Government of India
2009-2014
World Health Organization - India
2014
This article compares the lives of women and explores dimensions their autonomy in different regions South Asia—Punjab Pakistan, Uttar Pradesh north India Tamil Nadu south India. It contextual factors underlying observed differences assesses extent to which these could be attributed religion, nationality, or north–south cultural distinctions. Findings suggest that while women's autonomy—in terms decision‐making, mobility, freedom from threatening relations with husband, access control over...
We examined individual- and community-level influences on domestic violence in Uttar Pradesh, North India.Multilevel modeling was used to explore outcomes among a sample of 4520 married men.Recent physical sexual associated with the individual-level variables childlessness, economic pressure, intergenerational transmission violence. A community environment violent crime elevated risks both Community-level norms concerning wife beating were significantly related only violence.Important...
Women's access to education has been recognized as a fundamental right. At the national level, educating women results in improved productivity, income, and economic development, well better quality of life, notably healthier nourished population. It is important for all kinds demographic behaviour, affecting mortality, health, fertility, contraception, The personal benefits that attach vary widely according region, culture, level devlopment, but it clear educaiton empowers women, providing...
This report examines the linkages between wife-beating and one health-related consequence for women, their experience of fetal infant mortality. Community-based data are used drawn from women surveyed in two culturally distinct sites rural India: Uttar Pradesh north, which gender relations highly stratified, Tamil Nadu south, they more egalitarian. Results suggest that is deeply entrenched, attitudes uniformly justify wife-beating, few can escape an abusive marriage. They also health...
This paper reviews the evidence on sexual and reproductive health rights (SRHR) of adolescent girls in low-income middle-income countries (LMIC) light policy programme commitments made at International Conference Population Development (ICPD), analyses progress since 1994, maps challenges opportunities for protecting their human rights. Findings indicate that many have yet to make significant delaying marriage childbearing, reducing unintended narrowing gender disparities put risk poor SRH...
Globally, adolescents are at risk of depression, traumatic stress, and suicide, especially those living in vulnerable environments. This article examines the mental health 15- to 19-year-old youth five cities identifies social support correlates health.A total 2,393 aged 15-19 years economically distressed neighborhoods Baltimore, MD; New Delhi, India; Ibadan, Nigeria; Johannesburg, South Africa; Shanghai, China were recruited 2013 via respondent-driven sampling participate a survey using an...
Little evidence from India is available regarding the ways in which early marriage may compromise young women's lives and their reproductive health choices.Data 8,314 married women aged 20-24 living five Indian states, obtained a subnationally representative study of transitions experienced by youth, were used to compare marital, other outcomes between who had before age 18 those later. Logistic regression analyses conducted identify associations timing interest.Young at or older more likely...
This study explores similarities and differences in the perceptions of rural Indian women their husbands with regard to various dimensions women's autonomy investigates extent which reproductive outcomes—contraception, unmet need, recent fertility, spousal communication—are influenced by individual partners' views autonomy. Data are drawn from a 1993–94 community‐based Uttar Pradesh Tamil Nadu, states that are, respectively, more less patriarchal. Matched data were obtained 1,660 husbands....
Since its inception in 1951 Indias National Family Planning Program was dominated by demographic goals. The government introduced method-specific family planning targets the mid-1960s which state were set central and then pursued at local level. However April 1996 of India abolished throughout country. In October 1997 reoriented national program radically shifted approach to more broadly address health limitation needs. This new involves a comprehensive reproductive child services focus upon...
This study explores linkages between the status of women and fertility over time in Tamil Nadu, India, using sample survey data for currently married aged 35-44 1970 1980. The effects individual indicators on are decomposed into through each proximate variables, notably those affecting marriage duration, marital fertility, contraception. There is considerable variation direction magnitude relationships behavior relationship to underlying mechanisms at two points time. On balance, evidence...
Although premarital partnerships-whether or not they involve sex-are widely discouraged in India, some youth do form such partnerships. It is important to know more about the nature of and factors associated with these relationships.Data are drawn from a community-based study 15-24-year-olds urban slum rural settings Pune District, Maharashtra. Multivariate analyses were conducted identify associations between youths' individual, peer family their experience romantic relationships physical...
Evidence regarding the relationship between married women’s autonomy and risk of marital violence remains mixed. Moreover, studies examining contribution specific aspects in influencing using measures that incorporate its dynamic nature are rare. We investigated their experience rural India prospective data. used data on 4,904 women drawn from two linked studies: NFHS-2, conducted during 1998-1999 a follow-up study for subgroup carried out 2002-2003. Three dimensions were used: financial...
In India, evidence is sparse regarding the demand for contraception to delay first pregnancy among married young people. Using data drawn from a study conducted in six Indian states 9,572 women aged 15-24 who were five or fewer years, we explore scope of this demand, extent which it has been satisfied, and, using logistic regression analyses, factors correlated with contraceptive use those reporting demand. Findings confirm considerable postpone (51 percent). Of only 10 percent had practiced...
Using qualitative and survey data in a rural an urban slum setting Pune district, India, this paper describes patterns of pre-marital romantic partnerships among young people aged 15-24, spite norms that discourage opposite-sex interaction before marriage. 25–40% men 14–17% women reported friends. Most devised strategies to interact with others, largely from the same neighbourhood. There were wide gender differences regard making or receiving proposals, having partner experiencing...