Results 81 to 90 of about 5,458 (176)
Journal of Family Medicine and Primary CareABSTRACT Background: Family planning (FP) services are pivotal in assessing a country’s healthcare efficacy. Despite India’s strides in FP promotion, disparities persist in its utilization rates.
Namratha Kulkarni +2 more
openaire +3 more sources
Total Fertility Rate Over Two Decades in India: Trend Analysis from a National Survey
Indian Journal of Public HealthBackground: The decline in total fertility rate (TFR) in India represents a major demographic shift, moving from traditionally high fertility rates, high infant mortality, and cultural expectations, to lower birth rates driven by modernization ...
Ashima Aggarwal, Immanuel Joshua
doaj +1 more source
PLoS ONEObjectiveTobacco consumption is associated with an increased risk of morbidity and mortality. India is one of the largest consumers of tobacco worldwide.
Shibaji Gupta +4 more
doaj +1 more source
Tobacco use among Indian states: Key findings from the latest demographic health survey 2019–2020
Tobacco Prevention and Cessation, 2021 Balram Rai, Mahadev Bramhankar
doaj +1 more source
ABSTRACT Background: In India, the issue of anaemia during pregnancy, defined by low haemoglobin levels, continues as a major public health concern. Recent national surveys indicate a rising anaemia rate among pregnant women, regardless of large-scale nutritional programmes.
Sanjay Karande, R. L. Shinde
openaire +1 more source
National Journal of Community MedicineBackground: Anemia, characterized by low red blood cell and haemoglobin levels, affects 1.62 billion people globally. It is a major public health concern among reproductive-age women in India, particularly in Northeast regions, where prevalence remains high.
Sabrina Sultana Rahman, Ruma Talukdar
openaire +2 more sources
Maternal Health in Haryana: Evidences from NFHS
Journal of Chemistry, Environmental Sciences and its Applications, 2017 The paper is based on National Family Health Survey (NFHS) Haryana data collected during third and fourth round of survey. In terms of maternal health care indicators like ANC, IFA consumption, TT, assisted births, institutional births and PNC, Haryana performed better than India for parameters like TT, assisted deliveries and PNC; at par for IFA ...
openaire +2 more sources
Dynamics of caste and early childbearing in India: a perspective of three decades
BMC Women's HealthBackground Early childbearing disrupts girls’ otherwise healthy growth into adulthood and adversely affects their education, livelihood, and health. Individual, sociocultural, economic, environmental, and health service-related factors contribute to ...
Manas Ranjan Pradhan +3 more
doaj +1 more source
BMJ OpenObjectives The objective of this study is to examine the trends in geographical inequality of opportunity in maternal health services in India considering the Every Newborn Action Plan (ENAP) 2025 coverage targets.Setting India.Participants Women in the ...
Rakhi Dandona +2 more
doaj +1 more source
BMC Women's HealthAbstractPurposeAccording to the 4th and 5th rounds of National Family Health Survey (NFHS), there is high prevalence of hysterectomies in the three states of Andhra Pradesh Telangana and Bihar. The three said states have more than double the number of hysterectomies taking place than the national average.
Shri Kant Singh +2 more
openaire +3 more sources