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Population Studies-a Journal of Demography, 2011

The study examines overall and region-specific mortality changes and regional mortality variation... more The study examines overall and region-specific mortality changes and regional mortality variation in India since the 1970s, using data from the Sample Registration System (SRS). An evaluation of the quality of SRS data confirms their reliability for children and adults under age 60. The results suggest the convergence of mortality across the regions of India with important inter-state differences in the pace of health improvements over time. After spectacular progress during the 1970s and the 1980s, many Indian states have witnessed slower mortality improvements in both young and adult age groups. India faces difficulties in making further reductions in infant mortality and in the burden of chronic and man-made diseases at adult ages.

Asian Population Studies, 2010

This study attempts to evaluate the factors affecting adult mortality with special emphasis on th... more This study attempts to evaluate the factors affecting adult mortality with special emphasis on the lifestyle factors using the 1998–1999 National Family Health Survey (NFHS). The sample size, N, in this analysis is 330,267. It includes those aged 15–59 of which 2.6 per cent died during adulthood. In the Poisson regression model, the independent variables used are age, sex, place of residence, lifestyle factors of other members of the family, standard of living, literacy composition, caste, religion, mass media exposure, household type, fuel for cooking and region of residence. This analysis has been adjusted for the clustering of deaths at the family level. The findings suggest that there is a strong positive relationship between lifestyle factors and premature mortality, even after controlling for other background characteristics of the deceased person. Further, age, standard of living index (SLI), literacy composition, religion, household type and region of residence are some important determinants of adult mortality in India.

Using data from the National Family and Health Survey, 1992-93 and 2005-06, this paper examines t... more Using data from the National Family and Health Survey, 1992-93 and 2005-06, this paper examines the linkages of poverty reduction and fertility change in Indian states. The official cutoff point of poverty is applied to the composite wealth index (based on economic proxies) in defining the poor. Fertility changes are measured with respect to changes in total fertility rate (TFR) and fertility preferences indicators. Results indicate that the level of fertility has declined both among the poor and non-poor in most of the states but in varying degrees. While the contribution of the poor to the decline in fertility was about 10 percent in the country, it was maximum in the states like Chhattisgarh (44 percent) followed by Madhya Pradesh (29 percent). The states of Bihar and Jharkhand showed little decline in the fertility level, though poverty had reduced substantially in these states. The decline in fertility level and preferences are largely reflected in contraceptive use and less in increase in age at marriage. The poor and non-poor differential in contraceptive use has narrowed down in many of the states. The study concludes that the association of decline in poverty and fertility is weak and the effect of space (region) is large in relation to the change in contraceptive use.

International Family Planning Perspectives, 2007

CONTEXT: Although there is a growing body of research examining the issue of nonconsensual sex am... more CONTEXT: Although there is a growing body of research examining the issue of nonconsensual sex among adolescents, few studies have looked at coerced sex within marriage in settings where early marriage is common, or at sex that may not be perceived as forced, but that is unwanted.

Using data from the National Family and Health Survey, 1992-93 and 2005-06, this paper examines t... more Using data from the National Family and Health Survey, 1992-93 and 2005-06, this paper examines the linkages of poverty reduction and fertility change in Indian states. The official cutoff point of poverty is applied to the composite wealth index (based on economic proxies) in defining the poor. Fertility changes are measured with respect to changes in total fertility rate (TFR) and fertility preferences indicators. Results indicate that the level of fertility has declined both among the poor and non-poor in most of the states but in varying degrees. While the contribution of the poor to the decline in fertility was about 10 percent in the country, it was maximum in the states like Chhattisgarh (44 percent) followed by Madhya Pradesh (29 percent). The states of Bihar and Jharkhand showed little decline in the fertility level, though poverty had reduced substantially in these states. The decline in fertility level and preferences are largely reflected in contraceptive use and less in increase in age at marriage. The poor and non-poor differential in contraceptive use has narrowed down in many of the states. The study concludes that the association of decline in poverty and fertility is weak and the effect of space (region) is large in relation to the change in contraceptive use.

Interventions that include men during pregnancy and childbirth have shown to yield positive healt... more Interventions that include men during pregnancy and childbirth have shown to yield positive health benefits to women and their children. Most previous studies in India examined male involvement during pregnancy and childbirth using qualitative data. In order to gain a quantitative insight on the subject, primary data collected from men aged 15-54 from rural Ahmadnagar in India is used to examine men's involvement during pregnancy and child birth. The indicators of men's involvement are designed to measure presence of men during antenatal visits and child birth, type of assistance provided during pregnancy, and men's involvement in deciding the place of delivery and the person to conduct the delivery. This study, for the first time, uses a measure of social network and gender role attitudes in explaining men's involvement during pregnancy and child birth in India. The results reveal that a substantial proportion of men are involved during pregnancy and child birth in rural Ahmadnagar. Gender role attitudes and social network are important predictors of men's involvement during pregnancy and child birth.

The study examines variation of mortality and mortality trends among different regions in India s... more The study examines variation of mortality and mortality trends among different regions in India since the 1970s by using data of the Sample Registration System (SRS). Evaluation of the SRS data quality confirms reliability for children and adult ages under 60. Analysis of temporary life expectancy between the exact ages 0 and 60 years shows that after a spectacular progress during the 1970s and the 1980s, improvements in longevity slowed down in the 1990s and 2000s. Gini coefficient and dispersion measure of mortality confirm the convergence of mortality across the regions in India between 1971-75 and 2000-2004. In spite of this trend, a substantial difference between higher longevity in the south and lower longevity in the north was noteworthy in 2001-2004. Age-decomposition of temporary life expectancy by age group 0-14 and 15-59 suggests that the steep longevity increase in the 1970s-80s was largely driven by mortality reduction of children under age 15. In the 1990s and the early 2000s, the contribution of both young and adult age groups into the longevity increase has diminished. India faces difficulties in making progress in further reduction of infant death to the minimum levels and also in fight with chronic and man-made diseases at older ages.

Journal of Adolescence, 2010

Youth participation in civil society and political life is increasingly recognised to be an impor... more Youth participation in civil society and political life is increasingly recognised to be an important development objective. Nonetheless, research that sheds light on the extent to which youth participate in these arenas, and the factors that facilitate or inhibit such participation remain limited in most developing countries including India. Drawing on data from a representative survey of young people in the state of Maharashtra, India, this paper explores the extent of and the factors associated with youth participation in civil society, their adherence to pro-social values, and their participation in political processes. Findings suggest that for many youth, particularly for young women, opportunities to engage in civil society and political life are limited, and that pro-social values are not uniformly observed. Findings underline the importance of education, agency and close parental interaction in facilitating youth participation in civil society and political life and their expression of pro-social values. Ó

Asian Population Studies, 2010

... IN INDIA 1970–2005' BY AALOK RANJAN CHAURASIA PUBLISHED ONLINE IN AS... more ... IN INDIA 1970–2005' BY AALOK RANJAN CHAURASIA PUBLISHED ONLINE IN ASIAN POPULATION STUDIES, 25 MARCH 2010. View full textDownload full text Full access. DOI: 10.1080/17441730.2010.512765 Faujdar Ram * , Abhishek Singh & Nandita Saikia ...

Journal of Biosocial Science, 2006

Data from the District Level Household Survey (2002) conducted by the Reproductive and Child Heal... more Data from the District Level Household Survey (2002) conducted by the Reproductive and Child Health Project in India has been used to examine the impact of utilization of antenatal care services on improvement in maternal health in rural areas of Uttar Pradesh, India. Multilevel analysis shows that after controlling for other socioeconomic and demographic factors, utilization of antenatal care services may lead to the utilization of other maternal health related services such as institutional delivery, delivery assisted by trained professionals, seeking advice for pregnancy complications, and seeking advice for post-delivery complications. There is strong clustering of utilization of services within the primary sampling units (i.e. villages) and districts.

Population Studies-a Journal of Demography, 2011

The study examines overall and region-specific mortality changes and regional mortality variation... more The study examines overall and region-specific mortality changes and regional mortality variation in India since the 1970s, using data from the Sample Registration System (SRS). An evaluation of the quality of SRS data confirms their reliability for children and adults under age 60. The results suggest the convergence of mortality across the regions of India with important inter-state differences in the pace of health improvements over time. After spectacular progress during the 1970s and the 1980s, many Indian states have witnessed slower mortality improvements in both young and adult age groups. India faces difficulties in making further reductions in infant mortality and in the burden of chronic and man-made diseases at adult ages.

Asian Population Studies, 2010

This study attempts to evaluate the factors affecting adult mortality with special emphasis on th... more This study attempts to evaluate the factors affecting adult mortality with special emphasis on the lifestyle factors using the 1998–1999 National Family Health Survey (NFHS). The sample size, N, in this analysis is 330,267. It includes those aged 15–59 of which 2.6 per cent died during adulthood. In the Poisson regression model, the independent variables used are age, sex, place of residence, lifestyle factors of other members of the family, standard of living, literacy composition, caste, religion, mass media exposure, household type, fuel for cooking and region of residence. This analysis has been adjusted for the clustering of deaths at the family level. The findings suggest that there is a strong positive relationship between lifestyle factors and premature mortality, even after controlling for other background characteristics of the deceased person. Further, age, standard of living index (SLI), literacy composition, religion, household type and region of residence are some important determinants of adult mortality in India.

Using data from the National Family and Health Survey, 1992-93 and 2005-06, this paper examines t... more Using data from the National Family and Health Survey, 1992-93 and 2005-06, this paper examines the linkages of poverty reduction and fertility change in Indian states. The official cutoff point of poverty is applied to the composite wealth index (based on economic proxies) in defining the poor. Fertility changes are measured with respect to changes in total fertility rate (TFR) and fertility preferences indicators. Results indicate that the level of fertility has declined both among the poor and non-poor in most of the states but in varying degrees. While the contribution of the poor to the decline in fertility was about 10 percent in the country, it was maximum in the states like Chhattisgarh (44 percent) followed by Madhya Pradesh (29 percent). The states of Bihar and Jharkhand showed little decline in the fertility level, though poverty had reduced substantially in these states. The decline in fertility level and preferences are largely reflected in contraceptive use and less in increase in age at marriage. The poor and non-poor differential in contraceptive use has narrowed down in many of the states. The study concludes that the association of decline in poverty and fertility is weak and the effect of space (region) is large in relation to the change in contraceptive use.

International Family Planning Perspectives, 2007

CONTEXT: Although there is a growing body of research examining the issue of nonconsensual sex am... more CONTEXT: Although there is a growing body of research examining the issue of nonconsensual sex among adolescents, few studies have looked at coerced sex within marriage in settings where early marriage is common, or at sex that may not be perceived as forced, but that is unwanted.

Using data from the National Family and Health Survey, 1992-93 and 2005-06, this paper examines t... more Using data from the National Family and Health Survey, 1992-93 and 2005-06, this paper examines the linkages of poverty reduction and fertility change in Indian states. The official cutoff point of poverty is applied to the composite wealth index (based on economic proxies) in defining the poor. Fertility changes are measured with respect to changes in total fertility rate (TFR) and fertility preferences indicators. Results indicate that the level of fertility has declined both among the poor and non-poor in most of the states but in varying degrees. While the contribution of the poor to the decline in fertility was about 10 percent in the country, it was maximum in the states like Chhattisgarh (44 percent) followed by Madhya Pradesh (29 percent). The states of Bihar and Jharkhand showed little decline in the fertility level, though poverty had reduced substantially in these states. The decline in fertility level and preferences are largely reflected in contraceptive use and less in increase in age at marriage. The poor and non-poor differential in contraceptive use has narrowed down in many of the states. The study concludes that the association of decline in poverty and fertility is weak and the effect of space (region) is large in relation to the change in contraceptive use.

Interventions that include men during pregnancy and childbirth have shown to yield positive healt... more Interventions that include men during pregnancy and childbirth have shown to yield positive health benefits to women and their children. Most previous studies in India examined male involvement during pregnancy and childbirth using qualitative data. In order to gain a quantitative insight on the subject, primary data collected from men aged 15-54 from rural Ahmadnagar in India is used to examine men's involvement during pregnancy and child birth. The indicators of men's involvement are designed to measure presence of men during antenatal visits and child birth, type of assistance provided during pregnancy, and men's involvement in deciding the place of delivery and the person to conduct the delivery. This study, for the first time, uses a measure of social network and gender role attitudes in explaining men's involvement during pregnancy and child birth in India. The results reveal that a substantial proportion of men are involved during pregnancy and child birth in rural Ahmadnagar. Gender role attitudes and social network are important predictors of men's involvement during pregnancy and child birth.

The study examines variation of mortality and mortality trends among different regions in India s... more The study examines variation of mortality and mortality trends among different regions in India since the 1970s by using data of the Sample Registration System (SRS). Evaluation of the SRS data quality confirms reliability for children and adult ages under 60. Analysis of temporary life expectancy between the exact ages 0 and 60 years shows that after a spectacular progress during the 1970s and the 1980s, improvements in longevity slowed down in the 1990s and 2000s. Gini coefficient and dispersion measure of mortality confirm the convergence of mortality across the regions in India between 1971-75 and 2000-2004. In spite of this trend, a substantial difference between higher longevity in the south and lower longevity in the north was noteworthy in 2001-2004. Age-decomposition of temporary life expectancy by age group 0-14 and 15-59 suggests that the steep longevity increase in the 1970s-80s was largely driven by mortality reduction of children under age 15. In the 1990s and the early 2000s, the contribution of both young and adult age groups into the longevity increase has diminished. India faces difficulties in making progress in further reduction of infant death to the minimum levels and also in fight with chronic and man-made diseases at older ages.

Journal of Adolescence, 2010

Youth participation in civil society and political life is increasingly recognised to be an impor... more Youth participation in civil society and political life is increasingly recognised to be an important development objective. Nonetheless, research that sheds light on the extent to which youth participate in these arenas, and the factors that facilitate or inhibit such participation remain limited in most developing countries including India. Drawing on data from a representative survey of young people in the state of Maharashtra, India, this paper explores the extent of and the factors associated with youth participation in civil society, their adherence to pro-social values, and their participation in political processes. Findings suggest that for many youth, particularly for young women, opportunities to engage in civil society and political life are limited, and that pro-social values are not uniformly observed. Findings underline the importance of education, agency and close parental interaction in facilitating youth participation in civil society and political life and their expression of pro-social values. Ó

Asian Population Studies, 2010

... IN INDIA 1970–2005' BY AALOK RANJAN CHAURASIA PUBLISHED ONLINE IN AS... more ... IN INDIA 1970–2005' BY AALOK RANJAN CHAURASIA PUBLISHED ONLINE IN ASIAN POPULATION STUDIES, 25 MARCH 2010. View full textDownload full text Full access. DOI: 10.1080/17441730.2010.512765 Faujdar Ram * , Abhishek Singh & Nandita Saikia ...

Journal of Biosocial Science, 2006

Data from the District Level Household Survey (2002) conducted by the Reproductive and Child Heal... more Data from the District Level Household Survey (2002) conducted by the Reproductive and Child Health Project in India has been used to examine the impact of utilization of antenatal care services on improvement in maternal health in rural areas of Uttar Pradesh, India. Multilevel analysis shows that after controlling for other socioeconomic and demographic factors, utilization of antenatal care services may lead to the utilization of other maternal health related services such as institutional delivery, delivery assisted by trained professionals, seeking advice for pregnancy complications, and seeking advice for post-delivery complications. There is strong clustering of utilization of services within the primary sampling units (i.e. villages) and districts.