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A study of gender differentials in the prevalence of tuberculosis based on NFHS-2 and NFHS-3 data

Indian Journal of Community Medicine, 2010
Background: Worldwide, the case notification rate of tuberculosis has been reported to be higher for men than women. In India also, the prevalence of TB is higher among males as compared to females but it is important to study the trend of gender gap in ...
Sharma P, Kumar Ashok, Singh Padam
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An action plan to assess the current situation of maternal & newborn care at government health facilities in Jharkhand, India [PDF]

Maternal and child health care especially safe motherhood services are an important factor in the primary health care and are the responsibility of the government and ministry of health.
Kumar, Sudesh, Singh, Janet
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Changing Trends and Determinants of Hysterectomy among ReproductiveAged Women in India: A Comparative Analysis of NFHS-4 and NFHS-5 Data

International Journal of Social Science and Economic Research
Hysterectomy, the surgical removal of the uterus, is one of the most common gynecological procedures performed worldwide, yet its prevalence and determinants vary significantly across contexts. In India, concerns about the rising rates of hysterectomy, particularly among women of reproductive age, necessitate a comprehensive understanding of its ...
Lini G. R, Aiswarya P.V
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Awareness and the demand for environmental quality: Drinking water in urban India [PDF]

The demand for environmental quality is often presumed to be low in developingcountries due to poverty. Less attention has been paid to the possibility that lack of awareness about the adverse health effects of environmental pollution could also keep the
E.Somanathan, Jyotsna Jalan, Saraswata Chaudhuri   +2 more
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Prevalence and determinants of anaemia among women of reproductive age in Aspirational Districts of India: an analysis of NFHS 4 and NFHS 5 data

BMC Public Health
Background Over one-third of women worldwide suffer from anaemia. The prevalence of anaemia is particularly pronounced among women of reproductive age (WRA) in developing countries, such as India.
Subhojit Let, Seema Tiwari, Aditya Singh, Mahashweta Chakrabarty   +3 more
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On the Compression of Reproductive Spans: the case of Andhra Pradesh in India

, 2004
Many women in Andhra Pradesh marry early, have two or three children and accept voluntary sterilization at very early ages. The state has recently succeeded in reducing fertility to near replacement levels.
Hutted, Inge, Padmadas, Sabu S., Willekens, Frans   +2 more
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Regional Disparities in Child Mortality: Insights From NFHS-4 and NFHS-5 Data

Current Developments in Nutrition
Jayant Popli, Apoorva Nambiar, Satish Agnihotri   +2 more
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Primary Education in India: Prospects of meeting the MDG Target [PDF]

This paper uses two large repeated cross-sections, one for the early 1990’s, and one for the late 1990’s, to describe growth in school enrolment and completion rates for boys and girls in India, and to explore the extent to which enrolment and completion
Bernarda Zamora, Sonia Bhalotra
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Assessment of childhood undernutrition in India using National Family Health Surveys: Severity of anthropometric failure and contributing factors. [PDF]

PLoS One
Kundu RN, Hossain MG, Bharati S, Ayesha U, Shanta SS, Bharati P.   +5 more
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Women Empowerment in Assam [PDF]

The present paper is an attempt to analyze the status of women and their empowerment in terms of various indicators such as access to education, employment, household decision making power, financial autonomy, freedom of movement, exposure to media ...
Mahanta, Bidisha, Nayak, Purusottam
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