scholarly journals Factors associated with body mass index among slum dwelling women in India: an analysis of the 2005–2006 Indian National Family Health Survey

2017 ◽  
Vol Volume 10 ◽  
pp. 27-31 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maya Laxmi Patel ◽  
Raywat Deonandan
Keyword(s):  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
Health Survey ◽  
Family Health ◽  
National Family Health Survey ◽  
Factors Associated ◽  
National Family ◽  
Women In India

scholarly journals Individual and Contextual Factors Associated with Married Women’s HIV Status in India, National Family Health Survey- 3

2017 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 31
Author(s):  
Tapati Dutta ◽  
S K Singh ◽  
Subrato K Mondal ◽  
Lopamudra Paul
Keyword(s):  
Health Survey ◽  
Sex Workers ◽  
Drug Users ◽  
Hiv Transmission ◽  
Family Health ◽  
Married Women ◽  
National Family Health Survey ◽  
Hiv Status ◽  
National Family ◽  
Women In India

<div><p><em>There are increasing concerns related to feminization of </em><em>human immunodeficiency virus</em><em> (HIV) in India especially its showing up among married women. Nuances of HIV related risk and vulnerability are myriad among them (married women) who are either oblivious to their partner’s risk behavior, unaware of their partners’ or own sero-status and often cannot negotiate safer sex. Dearth of evidence on HIV prevention programs indicating gendered outcomes further obscures the situation. </em><em>National Family Health Survey- 3 data of India were reviewed to identify </em><em>individual and familial correlates in their marital families, which </em><em>might be associated with the </em><em>HIV status among married women in India. </em><em>Bivariate and regression methods were used</em><em>. </em><em>Findings indicated key factors which </em><em>add to the vulnerability of married women’s risk-proneness to contract HIV. It calls </em><em>for more socio-behavioral and implem</em><em>entation research </em><em>addressing HIV transmission and prevention among married women in India, where typically the thrust has been mostly on HIV high risk populations like female sex workers, injecting drug users and men who have sex with men. </em></p></div>

scholarly journals Utilization, Equity and Determinants of Full Antenatal Care in India: Analysis from the National Family Health Survey 4

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gunjan Kumar ◽  
Tarun Shankar Choudhary ◽  
Akanksha Srivast ◽  
Ravi Praksah Updhyay ◽  
Sunita Taneja ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Antenatal Care ◽  
Health Survey ◽  
Tetanus Toxoid ◽  
Maternal Education ◽  
Family Health ◽  
National Family Health Survey ◽  
Multivariable Logistic Regression Model ◽  
Factors Associated ◽  
National Family ◽  
Antenatal Visits

Abstract Objectives: We examined the utilisation, equity and determinants of full antenatal care (ANC), defined as 4 or more antenatal visits, at least one tetanus toxoid (TT) injection and consumption of iron folic acid (IFA) for a minimum of 100 days, in India. Methods: We analysed a sample of 190,898 women from India's National Family Health Survey 4. Concentration curves and concentration index were used to assess equity in full ANC utilisation. Multivariable logistic regression model was used to examine the factors associated with full ANC utilization. Results: In India, 21% of pregnant women utilised full ANC, ranging from 2.3% - 65.9% across states. Overall, 51.6% had 4 or more ANC visits, 30.8% consumed IFA for atleast 100 days, and 91.1% had one or more doses of tetanus toxoid. Registration of pregnancy, utilisation of government’s Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) and health insurance coverage were associated with higher odds of full ANC utilisation. Lower maternal education, lower wealth quintile(s), lack of father’s participation during antenatal visits, higher birth order, teenage and unintended pregnancy were associated with lower odds of full ANC utilisation. Full ANC utilisation was inequitable across area of residence, caste and maternal education. Conclusions: Full ANC utilization in India was inadequate and inequitable. Although half of the women did not receive the minimum recommended ANC visits, the utilisation of TT immunisation was almost universal. The positive association of full ANC with ICDS utilisation and child’s father involvement may be leveraged for increasing the uptake of full ANC. Strategies to address the socio-demographic factors associated with low and inequitable utilisation of full ANC are imperative for strengthening India’s maternal health program. Key words: Antenatal care, India, NFHS-4

scholarly journals The effect of media on domestic violence norms: Evidence from India

2014 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Kuhuk Bhushan ◽  
Prakarsh Singh
Keyword(s):  
Domestic Violence ◽  
Health Survey ◽  
Gender Norms ◽  
Family Health ◽  
National Family Health Survey ◽  
Difference In Differences ◽  
National Family ◽  
Women In India

Greater access to media may influence norms about domestic violence. It may lead to greater acceptance of violence due to an increase in the incidence of violence or to lower acceptance due to a change in gender norms. Applying a difference-in-differences methodology to the National Family Health Survey, India (1998-99 and 2005-06), we find evidence that regularly accessing television and radio leads to a small but statistically significant reduction in the probability of women accepting domestic violence. The effect of regularly accessing both media is equivalent to the effect of three additional years of education on reducing acceptability of domestic violence. This suggests that increasing access to both media may lead to greater empowerment of women in India.

scholarly journals Utilization, Equity and Determinants of Full Antenatal Care in India: Analysis from the National Family Health Survey 4

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gunjan Kumar ◽  
Tarun Shankar Choudhary ◽  
Akanksha Srivast ◽  
Ravi Praksah Updhyay ◽  
Sunita Taneja ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Antenatal Care ◽  
Health Survey ◽  
Tetanus Toxoid ◽  
Maternal Education ◽  
Family Health ◽  
National Family Health Survey ◽  
Binary Logistic Regression Model ◽  
Factors Associated ◽  
National Family ◽  
Antenatal Visits

Abstract Objectives We estimated the utilisation, determinants and equity of full antenatal care (ANC), defined as 4 or more antenatal visits, at least one tetanus toxoid (TT) injection and consumption of iron folic acid (IFA) for a minimum of 100 days, in India. Methods We used data from India’s National Family Health Survey-4. Concentration curves and concentration index were used to assess equity in full ANC utilisation. Multivariable binary logistic regression model was used to examine the factors associated with full ANC utilization. Results In India, 21% of pregnant women utilised full ANC, ranging from 2.3% - 65.9% across states. Overall, 51.6% had 4 or more ANC visits, 30.8% consumed IFA for atleast 100 days, and 91.1% had one or more doses of tetanus toxoid. Registration of pregnancy, utilisation of government’s Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) and health insurance coverage were associated with higher odds of full ANC utilisation. Lower maternal education, lower wealth quintile(s), lack of father’s participation during antenatal visits, higher birth order, teenage and unintended pregnancy were associated with lower odds of full ANC utilisation. Full ANC utilisation was inequitable across area of residence, caste and maternal education. Conclusions Full ANC utilization in India was inadequate and inequitable. Although half of the women did not receive the minimum recommended ANC visits, the utilisation of TT immunisation was almost universal. The positive association of full ANC with ICDS utilisation and child’s father involvement may be leveraged for increasing the uptake of full ANC. Strategies to address the socio-demographic factors associated with low and inequitable utilisation of full ANC are imperative for strengthening India’s maternal health program.

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