A5043289554- Global Maternal and Child Health
- Demographic Trends and Gender Preferences
- Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare
- Child Nutrition and Water Access
- Healthcare Systems and Reforms
- Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics
- Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health
- Reproductive Health and Contraception
- Global Health Care Issues
- Global Health and Epidemiology
- Agricultural risk and resilience
- Microfinance and Financial Inclusion
- Agricultural Economics and Practices
- Mobile Health and mHealth Applications
- COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts
- Human Rights and Development
- COVID-19 epidemiological studies
- Birth, Development, and Health
- HIV/AIDS Impact and Responses
- Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations
- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- COVID-19 Impact on Reproduction
- Sex work and related issues
- Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy
- Community Health and Development
All India Institute of Medical Sciences Bhubaneswar
2024
Gates Foundation
2020-2022
World Health Organization - India
2018
International Center for Research on Women
2014-2016
Centre for Women's Development Studies
2013-2015
Center for Health and Gender Equity
1999-2002
Abstract Background In 2014, 16 women died following female sterilization operations in Bilaspur, a district central India. addition to those deaths, 70 were hospitalized for critical conditions (Sharma, Lancet 384,2014). Although the government of India’s guidelines mandate infection prevention practices, little is known about extent preparedness and practice during procedures that are part country’s primary health care services. This study assesses facility readiness adherence practices...
Abstract Early marriage (EM) and early childbearing (ECB) have far‐reaching consequences. This study describes the prevalence, trends, inequalities, drivers of EM ECB in South Asia using eight rounds Demographic Health Survey data across 13 years. We report percentage ever‐married women aged 20–24 years ( n = 105,150) married before 18 with a live birth 20 (ECB). Relative trends were examined average annual rate reduction (AARR). Inequalities by geography, marital household wealth,...
This paper looks at the implications of user fees for women's utilization health care services, based on selected studies in Africa. Lack access to resources and inequitable decision-making power mean that when poor women face out-of-pocket costs such as seeking care, cost may become out reach. Even though many be exempt from fees, there is little incentive providers apply exemptions, they too are constrained by restrictive economic service conditions. If other retained resource-poor...
Men play crucial role in contraceptive decision-making, particularly highly gender-stratified populations. Past research examined men’s attitudes toward fertility and contraception the association with actual practices. More is needed on whether gender equality are associated behaviors; this objective of study. This study uses baseline data Measurement, Learning, Evaluation (MLE) Project for Urban Health Initiative Uttar Pradesh, India. Data were collected from a representative sample 6,431...
Background Maternal health (MH) services provide an invaluable opportunity to inform and educate women about family planning (FP). It is expected that this would enable choose appropriate method initiate contraception early in the postpartum period. In study we examined interactions with providers for MH services, effect of FP information provision during these on use modern contraceptive methods. Methods This used midline data collected from 990 who had delivered a live birth between...
Abstract Background We examine the association between quality of family planning (FP) counseling received in past 24 months, and current modern contraceptive use, initiation, continuation, among a sample women rural Uttar Pradesh, India. Methods This study included data from longitudinal with two rounds representative household survey (2014 2016), currently married age 15–49 years; analysis excluded who were already using permanent method during first round reported discontinuation because...
Within the overall aim of poverty alleviation, development efforts have included credit and self-employment programmes. In Bangladesh, major beneficiaries such group-based programmes are rural women who use loans to initiate small informal income-generating activities. This paper explores benefits women's participation in on their own health seeking. Using data from a sample 1798 households conducted 1991-1992 through repeated random sampling 87 districts covered by Grameen Bank, Bangladesh...
Medical barriers refer to unnecessary policies or procedures imposed by health care providers that are not necessarily medically advised; these restrictions impede clients' access family planning (FP). This mixed methods study investigates provider provision of FP using recent quantitative and qualitative data from urban Uttar Pradesh, India. Baseline were collected in six cities India service delivery points (SDP), facility audits, exit interviews, surveys; for this study, the focus is on...
Increasing modern contraceptive use and gender equity are major foci of the recently ratified Sustainable Development Goals for 2030 Government India. Coercion sabotage by husbands in-laws to inhibit women's access, initiation, continuation, successful contraception methods (i.e., reproductive coercion) may contribute low usage rates unintended pregnancy in India; however, little is known about extent this problem. The current study assesses prevalence coercion, both husband in-law...
<h3>ABSTRACT</h3> Family planning is crucial for preventing unintended pregnancies and improving maternal child health well-being. In urban areas where there are large inequities in family use, particularly among the poor, programs needed to increase access use of contraception those most need. This paper presents midterm evaluation findings Urban Reproductive Health Initiative (Urban RH Initiative) programs, funded by Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, that being implemented 4 countries:...
As part of an encouraging trend in the last decade, recent consolidations existing literature and evidence—including those this volume—help us to move forward understanding addressing social norms relation improving adolescent reproductive sexual health (ASRH). Especially important is increasing recognition that gender at center shape ASRH outcomes, these are underpinned by power inequalities [1Marcus R. Harper C. Gender justice - process change for girls: Towards a conceptual framework 2....
Background Modeling studies estimated severe impacts of potential service delivery disruptions due to COVID-19 pandemic on maternal and child nutrition outcomes. Although anecdotal evidence exists disruptions, little is known about the actual state at scale. We studied restorations, challenges adaptations in health by frontline workers (FLWs) India during 2020. Methods conducted phone surveys with 5500 FLWs (among them 3118 Anganwadi Workers) seven states between August–October 2020, asking...
In an effort to provide recommendation for maximizing synergy between maternal, infant, and young children's nutrition family planning in India, this study makes a comprehensive assessment of the effects births terms timing, spacing limiting childbearing on maternal child health outcomes.This used latest National Family Health Survey data India that is globally known as Demographic Survey. A robust two-stage systematic random sampling was selecting representative samples measuring...
Client-centric quality of care (QoC) in family planning (FP) services are imperative for contraceptive method adoption and continuation. Less is known about the choice India beyond responses to three common questions regarding information, asked demographic health surveys. This study argues appropriate measurement assesses its levels correlates rural India.A cross-sectional was conducted with new acceptors (N = 454) recruited from public private facilities Bihar Uttar Pradesh, two most...
Mobile health (mHealth) tools have potential for improving the reach and quality of information services through community workers in low- middle-income countries. This study evaluates impact an mHealth tool implemented at scale as part statewide reproductive,maternal, newborn child nutrition (RMNCHN) program Bihar, India.Three survey-based data sets were analysed to compare health-related knowledge, attitudes behaviours amongst childbearing women exposed Kunji Dr. Anita during their visits...
ObjectivesThe Urban Health Initiative (UHI) was initiated in 2009 with the goal of increasing family planning (FP) use among poor urban areas Uttar Pradesh, India. The Measurement, Learning & Evaluation project (MLE) tasked rigorous impact evaluation UHI. This paper presents findings UHI program.Study designThe MLE design includes a longitudinal sample women and health facilities baseline (2010) endline (2014) data collection six cities At baseline, samples representative each city were...
In 2010, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) partnered with Government of Bihar (GoB), India to launch Ananya program improve reproductive, maternal, newborn child health nutrition (RMNCHN) outcomes.The sought address supply-and demand-side barriers adoption, coverage, quality, equity impact select RMNCHN interventions.Approaches included strengthening frontline worker service delivery; social behavior change communications; layering health, sanitation into women's selfhelp groups...
In 2010, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) partnered with Government of Bihar (GoB), India to launch
The India Newborn Action Plan (INAP) aims for < 10 stillbirths per 1000 births by 2030. A population-based understanding of risk factors compared with live that could assist reduction is not readily available the Indian population. Detailed interviews were conducted in a representative sample all between January and December 2016 from 182,486 households (96.2% participation) 1657 clusters state Bihar. stillbirth was defined as foetal death gestation period ≥ 7 months wherein foetus did show...
Community health workers (CHWs), a largely invisible and undervalued resource within India’s system, have come into the spotlight of policy public discourse since COVID-19 pandemic. ...