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Introduction
I hold a keen interest in population issues and have a master's and a doctorate in Population science. My major research interests are gender-based issues specially violence against women, menstrual hygiene management, women’s nutrition, and sex ratios. My doctoral thesis focuses on the consequences of declining sex ratios on marriage practices and trends in India, especially male marriage squeeze in Punjab and Haryana.
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June 2013 - May 2014
Education
August 2012 - June 2013
Field of study
- Intimate Partner Violence: Prevalence, Causes and Consequences in South Asia
August 2011 - June 2012
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Publications (15)
The objective was to explore the determinants of menstrual hygienic practices and its effect on Reproductive Tract Infections (RTI) among ever married women in India.
Methods:
District Level Household and Facility Survey-3 (DLHS) India data have been used in the study. The respondents constituted ever married women (N = 577,758) in the age group o...
We investigated the relationship between child marriage among young women and their level of empowerment with spousal physical violence in two culturally distinct states of India (Bihar and Tamil Nadu) using nationally representative survey data. Empowerment index was calculated taking into account parameters such as mobility, economic independence...
This study examined the relationship between Intimate Partner
Violence (IPV) and unintended pregnancy among young women in South
Asia using Demographic and Health Survey data from India (2005–2006),
Bangladesh (2007) and Nepal (2011). The respondents were adolescent
and young adult married women aged 15–24 years who had at least one
childbirth in t...
Menstrual health problems are a largely neglected priority within the sexual and reproductive health domain in most low-income countries. We examined the prevalence of menstrual health problems and their association with various socio-economic, demographic, and reproductive health factors using a population-based survey. Pain during menstruation (5...
The sex ratio in India has been worsening over the last few years which has been trailed by several social problems. Due to distorted sex ratio over the years the current situation of female deficit has severely groped northwestern states of India. Among which the states of Punjab and Haryana are the worst affected. The one of the foremost problem...
The emergence of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in childhood poses a serious risk to a healthy adult life. The present study aimed to estimate the prevalence of NCDs among children and adolescents in slums and non-slums areas of four metropolitan cities of India, and in rural areas of the respective states The study further, investigated the effe...
The study aims to assess the quality of birthweight data collected in two surveys, including the National Family Health Survey (NFHS) and the Comprehensive National Nutrition Survey (CNNS), and as reported in the statistics from the Health Management Information System (HMIS). The study also aims to assess the implications of the data on the estima...
Purpose
Alcohol and tobacco consumption are significant public health concerns and considered some of the riskiest behaviors among students. Despite strong indications of heavy consumption of these substances, certain sections of the student population remain unexplored regarding their consumption patterns and associated factors, including research...
Background: Contraceptive discontinuation for reasons other than the desire to get pregnant is a significant public health concern. This study aimed to understand the elaborated role of side effects and method failure behind modern reversible contraception method discontinuation among married women aged 15-49 years in India.Methods: The analysis wa...
Continuum of care throughout pregnancy, delivery and post-delivery has proved to be a critical health intervention for improving the health of mothers and their newborn children. Using data from the fourth wave of the National Family Health Survey (NFHS-4) conducted in 2015–16, this study examined the correlates of utilization of maternal health ca...
Menstrual Hygiene Management (MHM) among the adolescent and young women is a serious public health problem. This paper examines the socioeconomic inequalities contributing to the use of hygienic menstrual absorbent during menstruation among unmarried young women in India and the Empowered Action Group (EAG) states. District Level Household and Faci...
We investigated the prevalence of different stages of hypertension and their association with selected sociodemographic factors among adult women in India. The study used data from the WHO Study on Global Aging and Adult Health (SAGE) Wave I (2007). The respondents included women ages 18-49 (N=6,555) who provided complete information on their systo...
Menstruation among women is an integral part and a natural process that starts with menarche and stops at menopause. Women use sanitary pad, clothes and other methods to prevent blood stains from becoming evident. This paper examines the prevalence and discrepancies in the use of hygienic method during menstruation among unmarried women in India us...
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Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) is partial or total removal of the external female genitalia or other injury to the female genital organs whether for cultural or other non-therapeutic reasons (WHO). More than 100 million women and girls are estimated to have had FGM worldwide, mostly from the African continent. Every year around 2 million girls are...
