A5038185505- Global Health Care Issues
- Insurance, Mortality, Demography, Risk Management
- Global Maternal and Child Health
- Healthcare Systems and Reforms
- Child Nutrition and Water Access
- Employment and Welfare Studies
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Sleep and Work-Related Fatigue
- Social and Economic Development in India
- Financial Literacy, Pension, Retirement Analysis
- Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare
- Economic Growth and Productivity
- Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology
- Occupational Health and Safety Research
- Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving
- Income, Poverty, and Inequality
- Occupational Health and Safety Management
- Smoking Behavior and Cessation
- Healthcare Policy and Management
- South Asian Studies and Conflicts
- Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics
- Demographic Trends and Gender Preferences
- Global Health and Epidemiology
- HIV/AIDS Impact and Responses
- Urban and Rural Development Challenges
Bodoland University
2019-2023
International Institute for Population Sciences
2008-2019
<h2>Summary</h2><h3>Background</h3> Malnutrition is a major contributor to disease burden in India. To inform subnational action, we aimed assess the due malnutrition and trends its indicators every state of India relation Indian global nutrition targets. <h3>Methods</h3> We analysed attributable child maternal malnutrition, from 1990 2017 using all accessible data multiple sources, as part Global Burden Diseases, Injuries, Risk Factors Study (GBD) 2017. The states were categorised into...
Longer lives and fertility far below the replacement level of 2.1 births per woman are leading to rapid population aging in many countries. Many observers concerned that will adversely affect public finances standards living. Analysis newly available National Transfer Accounts data for 40 countries shows well above would typically be most beneficial government budgets. However, near living when analysis includes effects age structure on families as governments. And maximize capita...
Tobacco use in India is characterized by a high prevalence of smoking and smokeless tobacco use, with dual also contributing noticeable proportion. In the context such burden this study examines regional variations, socioeconomic, demographic other correlates smoking, India.We analyzed cross sectional, nationally representative sample individuals from Global Adult Survey (2009-10), which covered 69,296 aged 15 years above. The current three forms, namely, only, both were considered as...
To inform actions at the district level under National Nutrition Mission (NNM), we assessed prevalence trends of child growth failure (CGF) indicators for all districts in India and inequality between within states.We CGF (stunting, wasting underweight) from 2000 to 2017 across India, aggregated 5 × km grid estimates, using accessible data various surveys with subnational geographical information. The states were categorised into three groups their Socio-demographic Index (SDI) levels...
This article examines impoverishment effect of the out-of-pocket (OOP) payment for health care on households in India where only 10 per cent population is covered by insurance. At national level, 10.1 rural as against 6.2 urban have either become poor or poorer a consequence OOP care. The proportion impoverished due to expenditure four most underdeveloped states Orissa, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and Madhya are 11.4, 9.5, 7.9 7.3 cents, respectively. corresponding these 7.2, 7.5, 5.9 5.1 It also...
Household risk factors affecting child health, particularly malnutrition, are mainly basic amenities like drinking water, toilet facility, housing and fuel used for cooking. This paper considered the collective impact of measured by an index specially constructed as contextual factor malnutrition. The operates at both macro micro levels namely state level household level. importance local is especially important when studying nutritional status children indigenous people living in remote...
This study is an assessment of the influence parent’s tobacco use on prospective trajectories among young offspring. The based unit level data from District Level Household and Facility Survey-4 (2012-2013) comprising 27,706 youths in 15–24 years’ age group northeastern states India used multilevel regression to identify potential risk factors consumption. likelihood using was found be 3.4 1.14 times more, respectively, for coresiding with mothers who fathers tobacco, comparison staying...
The present paper aims to shed light on the changing pattern of gender disparity in health and food expenditure over time among elderly India. National Sample Survey Organization (NSSO) data 55th (1999-2000) 64th (2007-2008) rounds household consumer have been used for this study. Further, examines whether change sex composition households contributes a expenditure. findings indicate wide care expenditure, with that males being higher than their female counterparts; gap, however, is...
The study analyzes the spatial clustering and risk factors of infant mortality across high-focus states India, using Annual Health Survey (2010–2011), Census India (2011), District Level Household Facility Survey-3 (2007–2008). Research has found substantial autocorrelation districts identified "hot spots" characterized by higher rate (IMR) in central region (Uttar Pradesh Madhya Pradesh) India. This considered several theoretical perspectives implements a series regression models that...
Abstract This article examines the relevance of socio‐cultural and environmental factors in explaining child mortality Northeast India, considered to be most inaccessible region country. Using data from Indian National Family Health Survey, we provide evidence that lack hygiene household poor women's engagement physically demanding agriculture based work contributes higher risk mortality. Unlike other parts female children have an edge over boys childhood survival living with paternal...
Assessment of the health status older adults can go a long way in controlling disease burden and monitoring path to healthy aging India. In absence population-based clinical survey collect data on morbidities other conditions through biomarkers, self-rated by nationally representative population is used for understanding factors contributing gender differential status. Socioeconomic most important factor explaining 59% gap self-assessed among adults. The vulnerability women terms educational...
This paper examines the role of observed contextual factors like topography, development and literacy on severe malnutrition among social groups in rural Maharashtra based Reproductive Child Health District Level Household Survey (RCH-DLHS) Round II (2002-04) data. Multilevel modelling techniques were applied order to examine district-wise variations associated with characteristics places (contextual effects), as relationships type people (compositional effects) have already been well...
BACKGROUNDIt is important to evaluate the interaction between increasing life expectancy and changing age patterns in work participation from perspective of planning for greying population India. OBJECTIVEThis study attempts answer question, "Does longevity translate into longer participation, further, what are prospects old dependency?" METHODSWe project rates (WPR) using two rounds National Sample Survey data adopting a cohort approach up year 2050, then integrate these projected WPRs with...
There is an evidence of increasing inpatient expenditure for decedents. Estimates used to assess the economic burden out-of-pocket (OOP) healthcare provide underestimation decedent cases. The aims this paper are study trend and pattern decipher reasons behind cost in India.Using three rounds national level National Sample Survey (NSS) data on morbidity & conducted during 1995-2015 India, total component-wise dying was estimated by socio-demographic characteristics types diseases. Generalised...
Purpose – At the turn of twenty-first century, India is facing rapid population ageing coupled with consequential socio-economic development changes. Against backdrop such changes, its traditional familial support system living arrangements for older persons swiftly changing, undergoing transition towards nuclear family systems. The paper aims to discuss these issues. Design/methodology/approach This examined: first, changing trends and patterns in joint systems defined terms households...
Undernutrition in children is the consequence of a range factors which are often related to insufficient food intake, poor quality, and severe repeated infectious diseases. The inadequacy relative nutrients needed maintain good health, provide for growth allow level physical activity (National Nutrition Policy, Government India, 1993). Widespread poverty resulting chronic persistent hunger biggest scourge developing world today. Poverty, turn, closely linked overall standard living whether...
Aim Women, unlike men, are subjected to triple burden of disease, namely, non-communicable and communicable diseases reproductive health related diseases. To assess prevalence disease currently married women contrast out pocket maternal care expenditure these in India. Subject methods This study uses nationally representative unit level data from the 71st round (2014) National Sample Survey Organisation. Descriptive statistics bivariate analysis employed by background women. Mean (OOP) for...
This study aims to examine the inter-district and inter-village variation of utilization health services for institutional births in EAG states presence rural program availability infrastructures. District Level Household Survey-III (2007–08) data on delivery care facility information was used purpose. Bivariate results examined pattern by correlates women related while a three-level hierarchical multilevel model illustrates effect accessibility, community variables births. The found...
This paper examines the rich–poor gap in antenatal and delivery care Northeast India on basis of household economic well-being index constructed from amenities, housing quality, consumer durables owned assets. The study uses data frequency checks, iron folic supplementation, receiving two doses tetanus toxoid injection skill attendant Indian National Family Health Survey-II (1998–99). finding reveals an unimaginably low level maternal region. Besides, there is evidence concentration women...
In India marrying across the caste kindles strong community resentment, leading to extent of honor killing, yet few couples dare defy this stringent social norm. Analysis large-scale survey (India Human Development Survey 2011–12) data exhibits an inconsequential rise in incongruity since 1951 attain 4.5% 2012. It is most prevalent northeastern region (11.6%), but least caste-ridden central (1.8%). Multi-variate statistics exhibit that if women are allowed choose their life-partner, takes a...