Women and men are different as regards their biology, the roles responsibilities that society assigns to them position in family community. These factors have a great influence on causes, consequences management of diseases ill-health efficacy health promotion policies programmes. This is confirmed by evidence male-female differences cause-specific mortality morbidity exposure risk factors. Health promoting interventions aimed at ensuring safe supportive environments, healthy living...

Objectives First, our objective was to estimate socio-economic inequalities in the use of postnatal care (PNC) compared with those at birth and antenatal care. Second, we wanted compare PNC between facility births home determine among mothers high-risk births. Methods Findings Rich–poor ratios concentration indices for maternity were estimated using third round District Level Household Survey conducted India 2007–08. Binary logistic regression models used examine associated after adjusting...

India is the second largest country in world, with 72 million elderly persons above 60 years of age as 2001, compared to China's 127 million. One objectives this paper assess emerging scenario for first half 21st century. According projections, group and expected increase from 71 2001 179 2031, further 301 2051; case those 70 older, they are projected 27 132 2051. Among 80 above, likely improve their numbers 5.4 2021 32.0 The increasing number proportion will have a direct impact on demand...

Abstract Background The COVID-19 infections and deaths have largely been uneven within between countries. With 17% of the world’s population, India has so far had 13% global 8.5% deaths. Maharashtra accounting for 9% India’s is worst affected state, with 19% 33% total in country until 23rd December 2020. Though a number studies examined vulnerability to spread its effect on mortality, no attempt made understand impact mortality states India. Method Using data from multiple sources under...

India launched the Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM) in 2021 to strengthen digital health ecosystem by developing and integrating data records registries. We apply system control knob framework assess progress of ABDM analyzing five indicators. Data from dashboard reveal notable beneficiary registration (400 million, as June 3, 2023) linkage (273 million). The registrations over 208,000 facilities 190,000 care professionals have been verified ABDM. However, inter-state variation is...

To assess anthropometric failure, we commonly use measures that include child stunting, wasting and underweight. However, these often oversimplify the multidimensional nature of failure. We propose a Comprehensive Failure Assessment (CFA) measure unifies dimensions on unitary scale, where ‘all failure’ is 1, ‘no 0 other failure combinations fall between 1. CFA assigns relevant weights to different offers visual representation cumulative pathway from all failures no failures. This nuanced...

Demography of Ageing Policies and Programmes The Living Conditions the Elderly Perceptions Life Histories Conceptual Issues A Re-Examination Recommendations for Policy Actions

Despite renewed policy priorities to universalise health coverage, unmet need for healthcare is long-standing concern in India. The recent data suggests the amounts a notable share of twelve per cent. While studies have examined inequalities utilisation single axes social power, there was no consensus on role intersectionality between class, caste and gender shaping need. Utilising from National Sample survey 75th round (2017-18), this paper identifies factors contributing such investigate...

This paper analyses the Indian National Family Health Survey (2005-2006) data to present certain broad descriptive features of child health inequalities in India and their distribution across well-defined socio-economic groups classified by gender sector-of-origin, dispersal space. study finds that poorer sections population are beleaguered with ill whether quest for survival or due anxieties pertaining nutrition. The concentration index value indicators under-five mortality, full...

Using two rounds of the Indian Human Development Survey (2004–05 & 2011–12), this study evaluates levels household confidence in governance institutions across states. The observed broad pattern conveys that although there is a marginal improvement (from 0.582 2004–05 to 0.602 2011–12) institutions, still exists great deal deficit it. analysing socioeconomic determinants degree confidence, we find over time regional identities along with class, caste, and other attributes shape institutions....

Abstract This paper examines inequalities in child malnutrition India through three distinct — although inter‐related types of empirical analysis. First, it reports the socio‐economic childhood across different Indian states. Second, decomposes gap between children belonging to poor and non‐poor households understand disadvantageous distribution health determinants their effects. analysis indicates that endowments positive maternal characteristics are significant widening among households....

Huge investments have been made in improving the health system of India since early independence, which has resulted outcomes such as infant and maternal maternity rates life expectancy levels to exhibit impressive reductions increments, respectively. Although at national level these impressive, it is appalling state level. States Kerala Tamil Nadu always topped displaying low mortality associated with high workers infrastructure contrast states like Bihar Uttar Pradesh. In present study, we...

Abstract Though India has achieved near-universal primary school attendance and bridged the gender gap, secondary technical education schooling remains low. Household ability to pay for norms at household societal levels are possible reasons variations in quality of schooling. Although various studies have examined gap enrolment discontinuation, there limited on differentials educational spending Indian households. Using data from 174,810 college-going children aged 6–22 years 75th round...

Human resources for health including professionals and skilled workers are crucial in shaping outcomes. But the shortage of human healthcare services is a reality hence it has been cause concern lower-middle income countries like India. The present exercise based on census data situation analysis size, composition distribution available Indian services. It also explores relationship between educational development availability alongside association density outcomes across states observed...

Abstract In a short span of four months, the COVID-19 pandemic has added over 0.4 million deaths worldwide, which are untimely, premature and unwarranted. The USA, Italy, Germany Sweden worst affected countries, accounting to 40% globally. main objective this study is examine impact attributable on longevity, years potential life lost (YPLL) disability adjusted (DALY) in Sweden. Data from United Nation Population Projection, Statista centre for disease control prevention were used analyses....