A5053945844- Urban Transport and Accessibility
- Older Adults Driving Studies
- Healthcare Systems and Reforms
- COVID-19 epidemiological studies
- Employment and Welfare Studies
- Health disparities and outcomes
- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Social and Economic Development in India
- Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology
- Pharmaceutical Economics and Policy
- Indian Economic and Social Development
- COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts
- HIV/AIDS Impact and Responses
- Global Maternal and Child Health
- Global Health Care Issues
- Biotechnology and Related Fields
- Migration, Aging, and Tourism Studies
- Transportation and Mobility Innovations
- Workplace Health and Well-being
- Retirement, Disability, and Employment
- Aging, Elder Care, and Social Issues
- South Asian Studies and Diaspora
- South Asian Studies and Conflicts
- Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
- Global Healthcare and Medical Tourism
Social Change and Development
2019-2024
Institute for Social and Economic Change
1970-2024
National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences
2020-2023
University of California, Los Angeles
2016
In the context of socially sustainable urban development, comfortable, safe, and accessible public transport is crucial to motivating people travel more sustainably. Using framework given by Masoumi Fastenmeier (2016) examine concepts safety security, we explore how perceptions about different modes shaped mobility older adults in Bengaluru, India.
There is evidence that more than one third of tuberculosis (TB) cases in India go undiagnosed each year and it pronounced among female patients. While there are studies available on the socioeconomic, cultural gender-related dimensions TB diagnosis delays patients India, intersections gender, informal work not sufficiently studied. The present study aims to fill this gap by examining delay linked contingencies working arrangements for women from lower socio economic background.The draws 80...
Available evidence shows that India's ongoing COVID-19 pandemic response has adversely affected the national tuberculosis elimination program.The study attempted to understand barriers successful treatment adherence for female (TB) patients due disruptions caused by pandemic.The draws on qualitative in-depth interviews conducted with and TB health visitors from Bengaluru city before during period using a grounded theory approach.While potential push who worked in informal arrangements...
Abstract Background Mobility, one of the basic daily activities, helps in carrying out routine work, which contributes to people’s well-being. A lack friendly and accessible infrastructure may act as a barrier, limits older adults’ contributions participation society. Hence, it is important have an enabling environment for adults carry their activities independently at ease. There ample research evidence about effective interventions on urban mobility infrastructures, but there regarding...
In developing countries, a substantial share of the older population is employed (WHO, 2007), which anticipated to triple between 2020 and 2050, bolstered by rise bridge employment in later life. Bridge jobs are part-time, informal work arrangements that serve as transitional phase full-time retirement. While transport access for adults primary policy concern age-friendly cities framework, their experiences encountering negotiating labour geographies, particularly systems employment,...
Mobility, access to transport and healthcare play a crucial part in healthy ageing. However, these often posechallenges for older adults the global South. This study applies three concepts of 'motility' (access, competence appropriation), explore inequalities barriers services Bengaluru, India. The paper draws on interviews with sixty adults, aged 50 years over, residing urban Bengaluru. A semi-structured in-depth interview guide was employed inequalities. Applying thematic analysis, we...
Abstract Despite the recent policy impetus for age-friendly cities, there is still scope more geographical insights into ageing in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Cities LMICs, such as Bengaluru (India), are witnessing an increase size of older population their peripheral urban regions, but relatively little understanding risks exclusion later age these liminal zones. This study, set a ward Bengaluru, focuses on experiences exclusion/inclusion socio-economically marginalised adults...
Abstract Background: COVID-19 has affected the whole world. Apart from impact of outbreak on physical health, there been a significant mental health individuals. To address these concerns, our institute had started 24/7 national telephonic helpline to enable distressed individuals reach out and seek help or assistance. Aims: In this article, authors described details 126 tier-2 call backs types psychiatric disorders that were catered to, between March 29, 2020 May 31, 2020. Methodology:...
The article examines the drug pricing policy and cost containment measures in India by drawing on data of spending price variations cancer drugs. Results show that medicines held highest share out-of-pocket (OOP) medical expenditure private public sectors, it was more pronounced for sector outpatient care. Medicine has a positive significant causal association to OOP patients even when other costs, type care socio-economic backgrounds are controlled for. Further, there were recently approved...
Introduction: A person’s ability to live independently may be limited by physical and cognitive declines associated with ageing, including disabilities that affect mobility self-care. This study examines the delays accessing healthcare facilities among older adults who are frail or have disabilities, using three-delays model. Methods: qualitative was conducted during March April 2022 21 (aged 60 above) were disabled (using assistive devices) in Bengaluru nine key informants, consisting of...
With the expansion of low-income urban areas in low and middle-income countries (LMIC), recognition leisure opportunities for older women remains under-researched. This study uses a mobility framework to explore access adults neighbourhood Bengaluru, India. ethnographic included participant observations, 33 in-depth interviews with adults, key informants, supplemented by archival research mobility. The paper specifically focuses on religious tour through rural Tamil Nadu, India, which...
Background and objectives: Cities in the Global South are simultaneously witnessing wide-scale population ageing rapid urbanisation. There is overwhelming pressure on policy makers to rapidly envision provision age-friendly transport environments. In Indian cities, later-age mobilities face unique risks due traffic congestion inequities. However, research has treated congestion, equity as unrelated issues. This article goes a step ahead understand how policies mitigate can impact...