Children's responses to risk in agricultural work in Andhra Pradesh, India

Annual risk of tuberculous infection in Andhra Pradesh, India.

BACKGROUND There is paucity of information on epidemiological situation of Tuberculosis (TB) in Andhra Pradesh. The DOTS strategy under the Revised National Tuberculosis Control Programme (RNTCP) was introduced in the year 2000 to cover the entire State by 2005. OBJECTIVES To estimate the prevalence of tuberculous infection among children 5-9 years of age and to compute the average Annual Ris...

Background of the Agricultural Power Supply Situation in India and Andhra Pradesh

Since independence in 1947, the power sector in India has been virtually controlled by the Government of India, which created State Electricity Boards that were responsible for the complete supply chain of power, including generation, transmission, and distribution. The reasons for this centralisation, based on socialist ideology, included no-monopoly instincts (profits were reinvested, fair-la...

ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH IN INDIA Priorities in Andhra Pradesh

Andhra Pradesh (AP) is a state in southeastern India with a population of approximately 76 million and an average population density of 242 people per square kilometer. The eastern boundary of the state is formed by the Bay of Bengal, and other boundaries are shared with the states of Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Orissa, and Tamil Nadu. The three largest cities in AP are Hyderabad (I...

Pattern of Development in India - A study in Andhra Pradesh

Compression of women's reproductive spans in Andhra Pradesh, India.

CONTEXT The total fertility rate in Andhra Pradesh, India, has recently decreased to near-replacement level; however, the reasons for the fertility decline are unknown. METHODS Data from the second round of the National Family Health Survey were used to examine the reproductive span-the duration between first marriage and menopause or sterilization-among 4,032 ever-married women aged 15-49 li...