Abstract Background Since 2005, India has experienced an impressive 77% reduction in maternal mortality compared to the global average of 43%. What explains this performance terms and improvement health outcomes? This paper evaluates effect household wealth status on India, also separates out Empowered Action Group (EAG) states Southern India. The results are discussed light various pro-poor programmes policies designed reduce existing supply side gaps healthcare system Using multiple...

Research on impact of publicly financed health insurance has paid relatively little attention to the nature healthcare provision schemes engage. India's National Health Insurance Scheme or RSBY was made universal by Chhattisgarh State in 2012. In State, public and private sectors provide hospital services a context extensive gender, social, economic geographical inequities. This study examined enrolment, utilization (public private) out pocket (OOP) expenditure for insured uninsured,...

<h3>Importance</h3> The rates of cesarean deliveries have more than doubled in India, from 8% 2005 to 17% 2016. World Health Organization recommends that should not exceed 10% 15% all any country. An understanding the association private and public facilities with increase delivery India is needed. <h3>Objective</h3> To assess vs sector health care estimate potential cost savings if followed recommendation for deliveries. <h3>Design, Setting, Participants</h3> This cross-sectional study used...

In the past decade, India has seen introduction of many 'publicly funded health insurance' schemes (PFHIs) that claim to cover approximately 300 million people and are essentially forms purchasing care from both public private providers reduce out-of-pocket expenditure (OOPE) for hospitalization.Data a recent government-organized nationwide household survey, The National Sample Survey 71st Round, were used analyse effectiveness equity tax-funded services PFHIs as distinct but overlapping...

There has been a relative reduction of tobacco consumption between Global Adult Tobacco Survey-India (GATS-India) 2009–10 and GATS-India 2016–17. However, in terms absolute numbers, India still the highest number consumers. Therefore, this paper aims to examine socioeconomic correlates delineate factors contributing change smoking smokeless use from GATS (2009–10) (2016–17) India. We used multivariable binary logistic regressions demographic for both rounds survey. Further decomposition...

Introduction: Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the single largest contributor to non-communicable (NCD) deaths, with hypertension contributing a significant proportion of these deaths. This study aims provide estimates prevalence, awareness, treatment and control at sub-national levels in India identifies well under-performing states respect diagnosis hypertension. Methods: The utilises data from Longitudinal Study Ageing (LASI), nationally representative survey more than 72,000 individuals....

This paper analyses the patterns and trends in mortality rates of infants children under age 5 India (1992-2016) quantifies variation performance between different geographical states through three rounds nationally representative household surveys.Three cross-sectional survey data.The study is conducted at national level: its selected good-performing states, namely Haryana, Kerala, Maharashtra, Punjab Tamil Nadu, poor-performing Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh Uttar Pradesh.Adopting a...

Social isolation is a growing public health concern, particularly among cancer survivors who face persistent challenges in maintaining social connections following treatment. While its impact on mental increasingly recognized, the underlying pathways and contextual differences across rural urban settings remain underexplored. This study aimed to identify psychosocial personal factors that contribute perceived U.S. assess how mediates relationship between these health. We also examined...

Objectives: There is a significant gap in evidence regarding the health-seeking behaviour of short-distance drivers (SDDs) traveling less than 800 km single direction within India, resulting an absence healthcare programmes or interventions specifically designed for this group. This exploratory qualitative assessment was conducted to understand experiences and perceptions SDDs health services available human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Methods: In-depth interviews were 2022 with 86 primary...

ABSTRACT Non‐communicable diseases (NCDs) account for a major portion of morbidity and mortality worldwide, with older persons being especially vulnerable due to age‐related health concerns. The burden chronic among India's aging population is understudied, particularly in terms gender age differences. study utilized data from the Longitudinal Ageing Study India (LASI), wave 1 (2017–18), comprising sample 66,606 adults aged 45 years above. We performed Mmultivariable logistic regression...

The study investigates the disparities between prevalence of self-reported and measured hypertension among adults role cognitive impairment in such disparities. used data from first wave Longitudinal Aging Study India, a nationally representative survey 72,250 individuals. Percentage distributions were calculated for impairment, hypertension, objective measures along with explanatory variables. Multivariable logistic regression was performed to assess association other factors hypertension....

A number of studies have assessed the effectiveness antenatal care (ANC) on uptake institutional delivery care. However, none address issue association between different components ANC i.e. component which is independent health systems (timing and visits), depends (specific procedures that women receive) with delivery.Data for study has been taken from DHS conducted in six selected South South-East Asian countries during 1998-2013. The two dimensions are key predictors. outcome variable a...

Diseases and illnesses of the gastrointestinal system (GIS) have grown in last decade due to considerable lifestyle changes. People with (GI) diseases a high prevalence depression, stress, anxiety, impaired central nervous functioning. Therefore, this study aims explore factors associated self-reported problems among Indian elderly relationship between non-communicable (NCDs), such as hypertension, heart diseases, diabetes, neurological or psychiatric disorder.This uses data from...

A total of 100 children coming for routine immunization to pediatric outpatient department were included and divided into experiment (n = 50) control groups. Experiment group received live music therapy during procedure. Control no intervention. The Modified Behavior Pain Scale (MBPS), 10-point pain levels, distress levels documented by parents. Duration crying was recorded investigators. Pre- postimmunization blood pressures heart rates parents holding the also measured Independent paired t...

•Temporal trends in inequalities infant and child mortality over two half decades India.•Relative change survey periods.•Scatter plots to identify states with largest among wealth index groups.•Concentration Index by various background characteristics decomposition analysis factors contributing inequality between richest poorest groups.•Gap the groups has narrowed most India recent years.

Despite threefold increase in investment (from Rs. 28,500 million to 90,000 during 2014-17) the allocation of funds for Clean India movement, creating awareness and various social movements, more than half rural population (52.1%) country still defecates open. This study aims examine prevalence improved sanitation facilities safe stool disposal its states. It also further establish inter-linkages between child health.

The aim of this article is to examine the impact maternal and child health care (MCH) service utilization on timing initiation type contraceptive use in subsequent months after delivery most recent child. required data were extracted from India’s third round National Family Health Survey conducted during 2005-2006, which first time provides 5 years retrospective monthly information about history. Overall, 36,115 currently married women who had delivered live birth preceding survey included...

As institutional delivery centers usually have much better modern facilities and hygienic conditions in India, utilization of services could improve maternal child health. The objective this paper is to address the issue whether women were consistent delivering births an care center over successive pregnancies India investigate factors associated with delivery. We applied multivariate multilevel models that allow for a strong dependence between outcomes at same unit third round National...

Literature asserts that prenatal care is an imperative factor for subsequent health utilization. However, in the Indian settings presence of selection bias while determining impact ANC visits on institutional delivery has been overlooked by researchers. Therefore this paper aims to examine net utilization after removing using recent round National Family Health survey data. The analysis carried out two separate models, first model 1-2 compared with no visit and second three or more antenatal...

of breast feeding; Breastfeeding promotion network India; Aaganwadi workers; Ante-natal check-up In 1929, Hoefer and Hardy had observed that there was a positive association between breastfeeding the intelligence among children aged 7 to 13 years.Further in 1950, Douglas reported duration an inverse relationship with age at which child started walking.For mother, it has been further seen

Abstract Background Hypertension (HTN) is a leading cause of mortality and morbidity in developing countries. For India, the hidden burden undiagnosed hypertension major concern. This study aims to assess explain socio-economic inequalities among self-reported hypertensives India. Methods The utilized data from Longitudinal Aging Study India (LASI), nationally-representative survey more than 72,000 older adults. used funnel plots, multivariable logistic regression, concentration indices,...

Post abortion contraceptive use is an important area in provisioning of services associated with child birth planning. This study examines the factors related to type and timing initiation contraception adoption among women who had undergone induced abortion. Study also tries identify role personnel provided service on decision family planning using complementary log-log model India.The uses secondary data from fifth round National Family Household Survey conducted during 2019-21. For,...