Using data from the Census of India and the National Family Health Survey (NFHS), this paper analyzes trends in child sex ratios (0-6 years of age) and the increase in son preference in India. Latest census data (2011) shows that the child sex ratios (females per 1,000 males) have decreased compared to data from the last five decades. Increasing son preference and neglect of daughters is occurr...

Breast cancer has become an important public health problem and is the second most common cause of cancer incidence (115,251 cases) and cancer deaths (53,592 deaths) in women in India (Ferlay et al., 2010), accounting for an estimated 22% of cancer cases and 17% of the cancer deaths annually in women in India. Despite the fact that India contributes 8% of global burden of disease, there are no ...

India is home to the highest number of adolescents in the world. Adolescents in India suffer from lack of knowledge and empowerment to make informed sexual and reproductive health decisions. This paper analyses the prevalence of reproductive tract infections and sexually transmitted infections (RTI/STI) and treatment seeking behavior among married adolescent women in India aged 15-19 years. Dat...

The world has a population of 6 billion. India alone has a population of 1 billion. This is despite the fact that India was the first country in the world to have a population policy. It is important to understand the factors that led to this population explosion and the complex links between population growth rates and levels of development. Indeed, many feel that the family planning program s...

BACKGROUND Major increases in HIV-1 prevalence in India have been predicted. Incident infections need to be tracked to understand the epidemic's course, especially in some southern states of India where the epidemic is more advanced. To estimate incidence, we investigated the prevalence of HIV-1 in young people attending antenatal and sexually transmitted infection (STI) clinics in India. MET...

Every day, approximately 1000 women die due to complications of pregnancy and childbirth — nearly all of these deaths are preventable. Access to family planning is also known to play an important role in reducing maternal mortality. Health services include all services dealing with the diagnosis and treatment of disease, or the promotion, maintenance and restoration of health. They include pers...

Institution of marriage is witnessed in every type of society around the world. It can be perceived as a legal contract, a religious rite and a social practice that varies by legal jurisdiction, religious doctrine and culture [1]. Irrespective to the type and culture, main objective of this social practice is to carry over traditional values, economic wealth and resources across generations. Ad...

This article presents evidence from two states of India, Bihar and Maharashtra, on the process of "dehabilitation" among male and female leprosy patients, and suggests gender-sensitive interventions to address existing problems in leprosy control. While the study investigated a wide range of gender differences in the impact of leprosy, this article focuses on only two-marriage and family reacti...

Volume 1, Issue 4 November December 2012 Page 56 Abstract: The Entrepreneurship is very important criteria for economic development. The role of women entrepreneurs cannot be ignored in this process. There is a significant contribution of women entrepreneurs in the growth of developing nations in the real world. Even though women's contributions to the business are one of the major engines of g...