The Indian government has expressed a strong commitment towards education for all, however, India still has one of the lowest female literacy rates in Asia. In 1991, less than 40 percent of the 330 million women aged 7 and over were literate, which means today there are over 200 million illiterate women in India. This low level of literacy not only has a negative impact on women’s lives but als...

Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, RD Gardi Medical College, Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh, India Department of Peadiatrics, RD Gardi Medical College, Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh, India Department of Pathology, RD Gardi Medical College, Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh, India Department of Public Health Sciences, Global Health (IHCAR), Stockholm, Sweden Department of Women and Children’s Health, International ...

R. P. S. Abhijith Kumar, Sagarika Dev, Brijesh Kumar Mishra and N. Sathyamurthy* Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Mohali, Sector 81, SAS Nagar, Manauli 140 306, India Department of Chemistry, Umeå University, Umeå 90187, Sweden Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, Kanpur 208 016, India Present address: MCM DAV College for Women, Sector-36, Chandigarh...

1 Pharmacology Division, Nandha College of Pharmacy, Koorapalayam Pirivu, Pitchandampalayam, Erode-District., Tamilnadu–638052, India; 2 Pharmacology Division, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Post Box–38, Guru Jambheshwar University of Science and Technology, Hisar, Haryana -125001, India; 3 Department of Food and Nutrition, Vellalar College for Women, Erode-District, Tamilnadu–38009, In...

Epidemiological studies, especially cohort studies have many limitations in countries like India. The present population based molecular epidemiolohgical cohort study was planned to address the prevalence, risk factors and natural history of uterine cervical HPV infection in women in an area of suburban dwellings in South India. Epidemiological data, blood samples and cervical scrape smears wer...

Two weeks after 13 women died after surgical sterilisation at a camp in the central Indian state of Chhattisgarh, the cause of their deaths remains unknown. Laboratory reports have confirmed the presence of toxins in the drugs given to these women. However, the postmortem examinations of seven of the women indicate they had septicaemia, which can result from poor hygiene during surgery, accordi...

BACKGROUND There has been much discussion about whether female feticide occurs in certain immigrant groups in Canada. We examined data on live births in Ontario and compared sex ratios in different groups according to the mother's country or region of birth and parity. METHODS We completed a population-based study of 766,688 singleton live births between 2002 and 2007. We used birth records p...

Tribal development in India has been a success as the primitive societies living in remote rural areas are now educating their children and living in desirable standards. It is interesting to note that apart from several governmental efforts, the contributions of non-governmental organizations in providing training and development in different sectors of economy especially the tribal population...

Introduction: Aging may increase physical or functional limitations, and India has a rapidly aging population. This study aimed to assess the prevalence and correlates of difficulties with Activities of Daily Living (ADL) and Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (IADL) among older adults in India. Methods: The cross-sectional sample consisted of 31,477 individuals (≥ 60 years) from the Long...

BACKGROUND A cultural preference for sons has been well documented in India, resulting in skewed sex ratios, especially exhibited in northwest India. Previous research has shown that family sex composition is associated with family planning (FP) use and couples' desire for more children. This study examines family sex composition and fertility and FP behaviors in urban Uttar Pradesh, India; lit...