Using data from two detailed, nationally representative, household datasets – the National Family Health Survey and the India Human Development survey – we explore whether women who are economically empowered (through work, earnings, or wealth) are less likely to experience domestic violence. We find that, while working women may be at a greater risk of violence, higher earnings are associated ...

Smoking is the principal preventable cause of ill health worldwide. It not only affects smokers themselves but is also extremely harmful to non-smokers who inhale environmental tobacco smoke (ETS). In non-smoking adults, ETS exposure causes lung and other cancers, ischaemic heart disease, stroke, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, asthma and other respiratory illnesses. Perhaps less well kn...

Cycling is popular among children, but results in thousands of injuries annually. In recent years, many states and localities have enacted bicycle helmet laws. We examine direct and indirect effects of these laws on injuries. Using hospital-level panel data and triple difference models, we find helmet laws are associated with reductions in bicycle-related head injuries among children. However, ...

as a signatory of different international instruments approbating women’s empowerment, bangladesh is committed to playing a lead role especially in the harmonious field of gender-sensitive employment for its citizens. many laws and regulations have been made to combat the ideas and practices of depriving women of their rights. but the provisions regarding the rights of women in these instrument...

maternity child health is one of the important and essential aspects of health services that must be considered as a priority in administrative programs because mothers and their children more than other people in the community are affected by perilous environmental factors. they are very vulnerable that lead to disease, failure to thrive, inability and death. every year, poor hygiene leads to ...

in some anecdotal sources, reports on defect of women`s faith is quoted. existence of such hadiths and inappropriate behavior of some men with women in islamic societies is become a pretext which triggered the islamic opponents and claim that islamic laws are against women. the precise study of exact meanings of words and concepts of these hadiths will eliminate misgivings about islam and women...

Worldwide, more than 185,000 children under 18 years die from road traffic accidents annually (each four minutes a child death occurred due to road crashes); with most casualties from developing countries. 95% of road traffic fatalities among children occur in developing countries. Many more children are injured, often severely, and suffering from different disabilities. Road accidents cause ex...

Armed conflicts are as old humanity itself. In past, regular armies were not established. The individuals, ordinarily the adults of hostile tribes, used to participate in armed conflicts. However, participation children was also common certain situations. Although would have been active participants, they engaged a strategic tool and proved be most vulnerable segment such situation. With passag...