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Introduction
Jitender Prasad is a PhD Research Scholar in the Department of Family & Generations at the International Institute for Population Sciences, Mumbai. His research interests include population ageing, health, well-being, mental health, health systems, and health policy for the elderly. He also works on geographical themes such as water quality, waste management, etc.
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This study examined directional flow and patterns of intergenerational monetary transfers in India amidst changing family structures and an aging population, specifically emphasizing the gender dynamics of older parents.
Methods
Data from the Longitudinal Ageing Study in India (wave-1) was analyzed, involving 30,147 individuals aged 60+ who ha...
This study analyzes the impact of disasters on the health of older adults in India, using data from LASI Wave-1 (2017-18) with 2,487 participants. Descriptive and multivariate analyses examined the link between health outcomes and disasters in older adults. The research reveals that drought, floods, and earthquakes are prevalent disaster, while tra...
The study aims to understand employees’ knowledge, awareness, and overall perception of drinking water quality in the Iron and Steel Industry in Burnpur, India. Further, this study evaluated drinking water’s physicochemical and bacteriological properties collected from different company sites. This study uses a mixed-method approach with individual...
This study examines the gender-specific determinants of the components of frailty in a community-dwelling setting in India. Using data from the Longitudinal Ageing Study in India (LASI) Wave-1, this study employed 30,978 (14,885 male and 16,093 female) older adults (aged 60+) to fulfil the study objective. The modified Fried frailty phenotype crite...
This study aims to assess drinking water quality using the physicochemical and microbiological characteristics and their impact on human health. We analysed selected water parameters from four different locations in Madurai city, India. Additionally, an in-depth interview with 70 individuals was conducted to record their responses on drinking water...
Considering the widespread transmission of Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) globally, India is also facing the same crisis. As India already has inadequate waste treatment facilities, and the sudden outbreak of the COVID-19 virus has led to significant
growth of Bio-medical waste (BMW), consequently safe disposal of a large quantity of waste has beco...
The purpose of this Cross-sectional survey was to determine self-adaptive coping mechanisms associated with health distresses among the urban community dwelling 50 elderly (Male=33, Female=17) population amidst pandemic situation in India. The respondents were telephonically interviewed. An open-ended semi-structured questionnaire comprising of fif...
