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Anthropological Review, 2020 Motherhood is often claimed as the most positive and fulfilling experience. Nevertheless, there exist several women whose motherhood was associated with suffering, ill-health and even death.
Roy Shreyasi, Sen Jaydip
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Agricultural Reviews, 2022 In India there are wide variations in the malnutrition status between the States as it is having diversified climatic conditions. This study investigates the current situation of malnutrition among adults of Karnataka state. In this review the secondary data of NFHS-4 (2015-16) and NFHS-5 (2019-20) were used for analysis. The data certainly showed that
Chaitanya Itagi +1 more
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A Study of Some Predictors of Anaemia in Children of Under-Five Years in India
Asian Journal of Medical Sciences, 2013 Background: The major nutritional problem among young children in India is anaemia that affects the ability to study and work and is significantly associated with increased morbidity and mortality.
Sankar Goswami
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Study of Nutritional Anemia in Children Admitted to Pediatric Department in Rural Teaching Hospital of Telangana [PDF]
Perspectives In Medical ResearchBackground: Globally, around 600 million preschool and school aged children are affected by anemia. According to World Health Organization, 65.5% of preschool children in southeast asia are anemic.
Sumathi Kotapuri +2 more
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Trends and socioeconomic-spatial inequalities in hypertension among Muslim women in India, 2015-2021: evidence from the National Family Health Surveys. [PDF]
Front Public HealthIntroductionHypertension is a growing public health concern in India, but little is known about how socioeconomic and spatial inequalities shape hypertension risk within religious minority populations.
Hashmi Z, Singh A.
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Decreasing fertility trend in Sikkim: An area of concern
BLDE University Journal of Health Sciences, 2022 AIMS: Factors determining low fertility in Sikkim, India. PRIMARY OBJECTIVE: The primary objective was to determine the factors for the low fertility in Sikkim.
Bal Krishna Chauhan +1 more
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Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care, 2022 Background: Hypertension is a major modifiable risk factor for cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases. The association between different risk factors including smoking and hypertension is studied extensively; however, there is a paucity of ...
G S Vidya +5 more
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Demographic Research, 2022 Background: India's National Family Health Surveys (NFHS) have provided critical population-level data to inform public policy and research. Although fertility declined, NFHS-4 (2015-2016) reported lower modern contraceptive and female sterilization use ...
Kaushalendra Kumar +2 more
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Postnatal Care Utilisation Among Adolescent Mothers in India: A Pooled Cross-Sectional Study of NFHS-4 and NFHS-5. [PDF]
Public Health ChallABSTRACT Although postnatal care (PNC) is a critical component of maternal health services, empirical evidence on its utilisation and associated factors among adolescent mothers in India remains limited. Using nationally representative data from the fourth (2015–16) and fifth (2019–21) rounds of the National Family Health Survey, this
Singh A +4 more
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BMC Public Health, 2023 Aim Recent National Family Health Survey results portray striking improvements in most population and health indicators, including fertility, family planning, maternal and child health, gender treatment, household environments, and health insurance ...
S. K. Singh +5 more
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