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Estimating wealth effects without expenditure data - or tears : with an application to educational enrollments in states of India [PDF]

This paper has an empirical and overtly methodological goal. The authors propose and defend a method for estimating the effect of household economic status on educational outcomes without direct survey information on income or expenditures.
Filmer, Deon, Pritchett, Lant
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Induced abortion potential among Indian women [PDF]

Information on abortion is limited and inaccurate especially in the developing world, which has led to several speculations on the prevalence of abortion in this region. A rise in prevalence of abortion is mostly accounted for in terms of increase in the
Mala Ramanathan, S. Irudaya Rajan, U.S. Mishra   +2 more
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Trends, Geographic patterns and Determinants of Caesarean sections in Karnataka: Insights from the National Family Health Survey

Clinical Epidemiology and Global Health
Background: The rising Caesarean section (C-section) rates in India, including Karnataka, raise concerns about over-medicalization. C-sections, when medically indicated, can be lifesaving; however, their unnecessary use poses risks to both mothers and ...
Deepa Durgadasimi, Anjugam Sugavanam, Vaishali R N   +2 more
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Mothers’ Employment and their Children’s Schooling: a Joint Multilevel Analysis for India [PDF]

This paper studies the relation between mothers’ employment and their children’s schooling in India, where a high number of children are not attending school at compulsory school age. Using the second National Family Health Survey, the results of a joint
F. Francavilla, Gianna Claudia Giannelli, Leonardo Grilli   +2 more
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Progress and determinants of household access to improved drinking water in India using a Water Access Index: insights from the National Family Health Survey towards achieving SDG 6.1

BMJ Open
Background and objective Access to clean drinking water is essential for health and development. Despite global and national initiatives, many regions in India continue to face inadequate water access.
Sourav Biswas, Zeba Khanam, Asraful Alam, Lakshminarayan Satpati   +3 more
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The Changing Role of Auxiliary Nurse Midwife (ANM) in India: Implications for Maternal and Child Health (MCH) [PDF]

The world’s democracy and its second most populous country, India was the first developing country to have a national family planning program and has implemented countrywide reproductive health programs such as RCH I.
Mavalankar, Dileep, Vora Kranti
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Empowering Women: Inheritance Rights and Female Education in India [PDF]

This paper examines the impact of property inheritance rights on education of women. Using plausibly exogenous variation created by amendments to female inheritance laws in India, I nd that exposure to improved inheritance rights increased mean female ...
Roy, Sanchari
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Factors associated with unintended pregnancies in India among married women over the past one and half decade (2005–2021): a multivariable decomposition analysis

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
Background Along with other low- and middle-income countries unintended pregnancies are a matter of grave concern for India as well as world. Preventing unintended pregnancy can significantly reduce fertility as well as population health.
Sanjiv Singh, Kaushalendra Kumar Singh
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Prevalence and Determinants of Hysterectomy Among Women Aged 15–49 in Kerala: Analysis of NFHS-4 and NFHS-5 Data

International Journal For Multidisciplinary Research
Background: Hysterectomy, the surgical removal of the uterus, is one of the most common gynecological procedures performed globally. While its prevalence has declined in several high-income countries due to advances in conservative treatment, India has shown a gradual increase in hysterectomy rates.
Jishnu Raj, Anithakumari K R, Soorya V
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Greek Farm Households: Income inequality, poverty and distributional impact of farm income [PDF]

This paper examines the incidence of income inequality and poverty, and the impact of farm income on inequality. A detailed typology of farm households (FHs) is developed, based on Household Budget Survey micro-data.
Pavlos Karanikolas, Stavros Zografakis
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