Abhishek Singh
Biographic Data
| ID | 3582887 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Abhishek Singh |
| GIVEN NAMES | Abhishek |
| FAMILY NAME | Singh |
| SIGNATURE | SINGH A |
| AFFILIATIONS | International Institute for Population Sciences |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-6263-4410 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 91 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 105 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 91 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1936 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 6 |
Examining the association between structural-level patriarchy and intimate partner violence
Typography as a Multimodal and Social Semiotic Resource in Arundhati Roy’s The God of Small Things
Although typography was traditionally regarded as a transparent medium for linguistic content, recent developments in multimodal stylistics and social semiotics have established it as an active semiotic resource that significantly shapes narrative representation and reader interpretation in postcolonial literary studies. Despite this theoretical advancement, postcolonial fiction has comparatively underexplored the interpretive role of typographic…
Clustering of hypertension and clustering of diabetes at the household level and variations in disease awareness within households in India
Objective Despite rising prevalence, very limited evidence is available on the clustering of hypertension and clustering of diabetes at household level in India. This study examines the clustering of hypertension and clustering of diabetes at household level among members aged 15 years and above in India. Methods Clustering of hypertension is defined as two or more members of the household having hypertension. Clustering of diabetes is defined as…
Mapping hit and run hotspots in Maharashtra India through a GIS based forensic and investigative approach
Women, Law and Power
A digital adaptation of the WHO’s Self-Help Plus psychological intervention to alleviate stress among community health workers
Psychological distress and risk of burnout among community health workers (CHWs) in low- and middle-income countries represent a serious global public health concern and threat to efficient health system functioning and resilience. This mixed methods study aimed to test the acceptability, feasibility and preliminary effectiveness of a digital adaptation of the WHO’s evidence-based Self-Help Plus (SH+) psychological intervention among CHWs, called…
Traditional or Modern Contraception? Association Between Health Worker Contact and Contraceptive Choice in India
Despite greater availability and affordability of modern contraception, the use of traditional contraception is rising in India. We examined the relationship between Indian women's contact with a community health worker (CHW) and discussion of family planning (FP) with their contraceptive use. We analyzed data from 306,037 nonpregnant, non‐sterilized married women in the 2019–2021 National Family Health Survey (NFHS). Multinomial regression model…
Evaluation of a Positive Psychological Intervention to Reduce Work Stress among Rural Community Health Workers in India
Efforts to reduce work stress among frontline health workers in India, namely the rural Accredited Social Health Activists or ‘ASHAs’ (resident women, lay health workers) have predominantly emphasized on ‘extrinsic’ variables (e.g., financial incentives, or enhanced supervision), with little consideration of ‘intrinsic’ factors like the wellbeing of ASHAs themselves or building their abilities in managing work stress. ‘Character-strengths’ based …
Social strife at work
Purpose The importance of workplace inclusion continues to gain scholarly acclaim. However, in reality, many employees choose to ostracize their colleagues post workplace relationship strife. With this notion the present study aims to delve into the intricate linkages between workplace relationship conflict (WRC) and employee ostracism behavior (EOB), exploring the serial mediating roles of relational identification (RI) and emotional energy (EE)…
Clustering of hypertension and clustering of diabetes within households across districts of India
Despite the rising prevalence of hypertension and diabetes, limited evidence exists on clustering of hypertension and clustering of diabetes within households in India, prompting this study to examine the issue among individuals aged 15 years and above across all 707 districts in India. Clustering here is defined as two or more household members having a disease. We examined clustering for hypertension and clustering for diabetes separately, usin…
Mapping son preference in India, 2002–2021
Background: Despite widespread interest in son preference in India, the study of its spatial distribution and trends by parity at the district level is limited. Objective: This study investigates spatial patterns and temporal trends in son preference by parity across districts of India from 2002 to 2021. Methods: We applied model-based area-level small area estimation techniques on data from consecutive rounds of the Indian National Family Health…
The Mumbai Dabbawalas
This case study describes the operational sustainable process of Mumbai's lifeline Dabbawalas. It examines the key characteristics that have aided in their accomplishment. The Mumbai Dabbawalas are a special case study in efficient and trustworthy food delivery. The case examines a number of Dabbawala system components, including their mission, information management, material mobility, human resource management system, and processes. It also hig…
Development of a remote implementation support strategy to enhance integration of depression treatment into primary care settings in rural India
Introduction: Contextually responsive implementation support strategies are needed to enhance the integration of mental health services into primary health care. Technical assistance is widely used as a core "capacity building" strategy, primarily for increasing the motivation and capacity of individuals (e.g., frontline workers) to adopt evidence-based interventions in healthcare settings. This article documents the systematic design of a techni…
Development of a character-strengths based coaching program for rural community health workers to address their work stress in Madhya Pradesh, India
While rural ‘Accredited Social Health Activists (ASHAs)’ delivering primary care at the village-level in India experience high levels of work stress and burnout, little is known about the potential of positive psychology interventions in helping them respond to stressful situations. We aim to describe a systematic approach to designing and developing a ‘character-strengths based’ coaching program for rural ASHAs to help reduce their work-stress a…
Demystifying the nexus between empowering leadership and employee proactivity
Employee proactivity has elicited great interest among academicians and practitioners alike. However, unfortunately, the underlying mechanisms and theoretical boundaries that amplify or dampen employee proactive behaviour at work remain under researched. Thus, to accelerate the discourse on employee proactive behaviour, this study explores the relationship between empowering leadership and employee proactivity through person-job fit and person-or…
Stress Alleviation Methods for community-Based Health ActiVists (SAMBHAV)
Background: Community health workers (CHWs) face high levels of stress (both professional and personal) and risk of burnout, highlighting the need for efforts to promote their mental health and well-being. This study seeks to develop a digital stress reduction program for CHWs in rural India. Methods: A stepwise design process was employed to adapt and digitize the evidence-based World Health Organization's Self-Help Plus (SH+) intervention for a…
Integrating an algorithmic and health systems thinking approach to improve the uptake of government antenatal nutrition services in Vidisha, Madhya Pradesh (India), 2018 to 2021
In 2018, the Government of Madhya Pradesh initiated the feasibility testing of integrating an algorithmic approach (assess, give, counsel, treat) to strengthen antenatal nutrition services in routine government-funded programmes coupled with a health system thinking approach to strengthen the health service delivery platform. Implementation phases included (1) an evidence review and stakeholder consultations (April 2018) and (2) a health systems …
Soil variability mapping and delineation of site-specific management zones using fuzzy clustering analysis in a Mid-Himalayan Watershed, India
Effect of preterm birth on early neonatal, late neonatal, and postneonatal mortality in India
Despite India having a high burden of infant deaths and preterm birth, there is a clear lack of studies documenting association between preterm birth and infant mortality in India. Additionally, existing studies have failed to account for unobserved heterogeneity while linking preterm birth with infant mortality. Hence, the present study examines association of preterm birth with early neonatal death (ENND), late neonatal death (LNND), and postne…
Curate
Nowadays we access news on smartphones and tablets and this virtual news reading is increasing day by day, so there is an obvious need for reading news in personalised virtual app interactions. We collectively analysed a set of studies that addressed the concerns in the process involve in the development of versatile news app interfaces. The goal of this application is to deliver the news extracted from different platforms at a single place as fa…
Clinico-pathological evaluation of neck swellings at our tertiary care hospital
Introduction: Neck swelling can be a cause of major concern to the patients as well as the doctor in respect to the diagnosis and treatment. The neck contains a substantial amount of lymph nodes that is 35-50% of all total lymph nodes. The main causes of a neck mass are classified as congenital, inflammatory and neoplastic. FNAC is a cost-effective method and quick for sampling superficial masses found in the neck. The technique can be done in ou…
Effect of Periodic Oral Prophylaxis on Periodontal Health in Fixed Orthodontic Patients
Background: In addition to providing good alignment, fixed orthodontic treatment improves dentoalveolar and maxillomandibular function. Periodic oral prophylaxis was utilised in this study to assess the periodontal health of fixed orthodontic patients. Materials & Methods: A total of 240 fixed orthodontic patients participated in the study. Two study groups, each with 120 patients, were constituted as follows: All first premolar extraction with f…
Using machine learning to understand determinants of IUD use in India
Intra-uterine devices (IUDs) are a safe and effective method to delay or space pregnancies and are available for free or at low cost in the Indian public health system; yet, IUD uptake in India remains low. Limited quantitative research using national data has explored factors that may affect IUD use. Machine Learning (ML) techniques allow us to explore determinants of low prevalence behaviors in survey research, such as IUD use. We applied ML to…
Intra-cluster correlations in socio-demographic variables and their implications
Individuals who share similar socio-economic and cultural characteristics also share similar health outcomes. Consequently, they have a propensity to cluster together, which results in positive intra-class correlation coefficients (ICCs) in their socio-demographic and behavioural characteristics. In this study, using data from four rounds of the National Family Health Survey (NFHS), we estimated the ICC for selected socio-demographic and behaviou…
Interpregnancy Interval and Child Health Outcomes in India
Our findings indicate that IPIs shorter than 12 months are a risk factor for diarrhea and/or ARI, and IPIs shorter than 12 months and 12-17 months are risk factors for stunting and underweight among children under 5 in India. Mother fixed-effects models allowed us to adjust our estimates for unobserved heterogeneity; this has rarely been done before. Increases in birth spacing may improve child health outcomes in India
Development of the India Patriarchy Index
While existing indices of gender equality measure the role of women’s status and position, they inadequately contextualize the broader construct of patriarchy, a social system that underlies many gender inequitable practices. An index capturing patriarchy may afford increased understanding of this social system, and may serve to complement other gender equality indices. This paper involves the development and testing of a novel composite measure,…
Trends in malnutrition among children in India
The consequences of unintended births for maternal and child health in India
Data from the Indian National Family Health Survey, 2005-06 were used to explore how pregnancy intention at the time of conception influences a variety of maternal and child health and health care outcomes. Results indicate that mistimed children are more likely than wanted children to be delivered without a skilled attendant present (OR = 1.3), to not receive all recommended vaccinations (OR = 1.4), and to die during the neonatal and postneonata…
Who Marries Whom? Changing Mate Selection Preferences in Urban India and Emerging Implications on Social Institutions
La structure spatiale de la fécondité indienne et ses déterminants
Cette recherche a pour objectif d'examiner les structures spatiales de la fécondité en Inde et ses déterminants. Nous avons utilisé les données du recensement indien de 2011 et celles de la troisième phase de l'Enquête auprès des ménages au niveau des districts (District Level Household Survey) menée en Inde en 2007-2008. Les variables dépendante et indépendantes sont définies au niveau de chacun des 640 districts composant le territoire indien, …
Explaining the rural-urban gap in infant mortality in India
Prior studies suggest that infant mortality in rural areas of India is substantially higher than in urban areas. However, little is known about the determinants explaining such excess of rural mortality
Trends in Inequality in Food Consumption and Calorie Intake in India
Infant and child mortality in India
Gender Differentials in Inequality of Educational Opportunities
Couples’ reproductive goals in India and their policy relevance
The extent to which couples agree with each other on fertility intentions, sex of the next child, and the intention to use family planning in future has a major role not only in determining family size but also in the process of fertility transition. The present paper investigates this question in Uttar Pradesh, India. Quantitative data from the District Level Household Survey conducted in 2002-2004 has been used in the present analysis. Our anal…
Association between Intimate Partner Violence and Contraceptive Use Discontinuation in India
Research on the association between experiences of intimate partner violence (IPV) and contraceptive use discontinuation in low‐ and middle‐income countries (LMICs) is limited. This study aims to fill this important gap using microdata collected from women aged 15–49 in the 2015–2016 National Family Health Survey (NFHS). Analyses used multivariable multinomial logistic regressions stratified by long‐acting reversible contraceptive methods (LARC)/…
Spatial heterogeneity in son preference across India's 640 districts
Son preference is culturally rooted across generations in India. While the social and economic implications of son preference are widely acknowledged, there is little evidence on spatial heterogeneity, especially at the district level
Factors Influencing the Sex Ratio at Birth in India
Previous research on sex ratio at birth (SRB) in India has largely relied on macro‐analysis of census data that do not contain the breadth of factors needed to explain patterns in SRB. Additionally, no previous research has examined the differentiation of factors associated with SRB across birth orders, a key determinant in societies affected by son preference. This study aims to fill these gaps using micro‐data related to 553,461 births occurrin…
The Association Between Unintended Births and Poor Child Development in India
Evidence on the association between unintended births and poor child development in developing countries is limited. We used data from three waves of the Young Lives study on childhood poverty conducted in Andhra Pradesh in 2002, 2006–07, and 2009 to examine the association between unintended births and poor child development in India. Multivariable linear regression models were used to examine the association between unintended births and four i…
Human resource inequalities at the base of India's public health care system
This paper examines the extent of inequalities in human resource provision at India's Heath Sub-Centres (HSC)--first level of service provision in the public health system. 'Within state' inequality explained about 71% and 'between state' inequality explained the remaining 29% of the overall inter-HSC inequality. The Northern states had a lower health worker share relative to the extent of their HSC provision. Contextual factors that contributed …
Inequality in length of life in India
How Interviewers Affect Responses to Sensitive Questions on the Justification for Wife Beating, the Refusal to have Conjugal Sex, and Domestic Violence in India
Despite a general understanding that interviewers might cause measurement errors on sensitive questions in sample surveys, there is relatively little research on interviewer effects on responses to questions on women justifying a woman's refusal to have sex with her husband, women justifying wife beating, women's experience of physical and sexual violence, and whether the woman's father ever beat her mother. This study examines interviewer effect…
Measuring contraceptive use in India
Indiaâ s National Family Health Surveys (NFHS) have provided critical population-level data to inform public policy and research. Although fertility declined, NFHS-4 (2015â 2016) reported lower modern contraceptive and female sterilization use compared with
Gender bias in hospitalization financing from borrowings, selling of assets, contribution from relatives or friends in India
What Explains the Decline in Neonatal Mortality in India in the Last Three Decades? Evidence from Three Rounds of NFHS Surveys
Identifying the factors that have contributed to recent declines in neonatal mortality in India may help determine which policies and programs are most likely to facilitate further reductions. We use data from the 1992–93, 2005–06, and 2015–16 National Family Health Surveys (NFHS) to examine trends in neonatal mortality in India. We use multivariable decomposition to estimate the contribution of different factors to the change in neonatal mortali…
Gender differentials in feeding practices, health care utilization and nutritional status of children in Northern India
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to determine the gender differentials in childhood feeding practices, health care utilization and nutritional status of children by birth order and sex composition of previous living children in Northern India. Design/methodology/approach In this paper, data were drawn from India’s 2006 National Family Health Survey. A variety of different analytic methods were used to look for gender differentials in childhoo…
Antenatal care use in Brazil and India
This paper investigates the extent of socioeconomic inequalities in antenatal care use and related medical procedures in Brazil and India, which represent transition economies with contrasting geographical and sociocultural composition and health care provision. Concentration indices and regression analyses applied on recent Demographic Health Survey data reveal high and proportionate distribution of antenatal coverage in Brazil, whereas the Indi…
Village Size in India
India is predominantly a rural and agrarian society, and 72 percent of India's population lives in villages according to the 2001 census. Village size varies considerably in the country, with some villages having fewer than 50 residents and some having more than 10,000 residents. The study first examines the growth of villages in India using census data. It then establishes linkages between the size of villages and their level of socio-economic a…
On the Use of Series in Hindu Mathematics
Fungitoxic activity of some essential oils
Is Antenatal Care Effective in Improving Maternal Health in Rural Uttar Pradesh? Evidence From a District Level Household Survey
Data from the District Level Household Survey (2002) conducted by the Reproductive and Child Health Project in India has been used to examine the impact of utilization of antenatal care services on improvement in maternal health in rural areas of Uttar Pradesh, India. Multilevel analysis shows that after controlling for other socioeconomic and demographic factors, utilization of antenatal care services may lead to the utilization of other materna…
Couples’ reproductive goals in India and their policy relevance
The extent to which couples agree with each other on fertility intentions, sex of the next child, and the intention to use family planning in future has a major role not only in determining family size but also in the process of fertility transition. The present paper investigates this question in Uttar Pradesh, India. Quantitative data from the District Level Household Survey conducted in 2002-2004 has been used in the present analysis. Our anal…
Jharkhand since Independence
We use data from the Census of India, Sample Registration System (SRS), National Family Health Surveys (NFHS), Rapid Household Survey (RHS-RCH) and District Level Household Survey (DLHS-RCH) to examine the socio-economic and demographic profile of Jharkhand. Data from various censuses are employed to study the changes in the socio-economic and demographic profile of Jharkhand since independence. All the districts that existed in the Census of 200…
Village Size in India
India is predominantly a rural and agrarian society, and 72 percent of India's population lives in villages according to the 2001 census. Village size varies considerably in the country, with some villages having fewer than 50 residents and some having more than 10,000 residents. The study first examines the growth of villages in India using census data. It then establishes linkages between the size of villages and their level of socio-economic a…
Does Type of Household Affect Maternal Health? Evidence From India
The present paper examines the association between the type of household and maternal health in India using data from the National Family Health Survey 1998–99. The indicators of maternal health used in the analysis are contraceptive use, visit to obtain antenatal care in the first trimester, safe delivery and nutritional status of women measured in terms of body mass index (BMI). Binary and multinomial logistic regressions are used to establish …
Economic Inequalities in Maternal Health Care
BACKGROUND: The use of maternal health care is limited in India despite several programmatic efforts for its improvement since the late 1980's. The use of maternal health care is typically patterned on socioeconomic and cultural contours. However, there is no clear perspective about how socioeconomic differences over time have contributed towards the use of maternal health care in India. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS: Using data from three round…
Associations Between Early Marriage and Young Women’s Marital and Reproductive Health Outcomes
Trends in malnutrition among children in India
Concordance Between Partners in Desired Waiting Time to Birth for Newlyweds in India
Examining waiting time to birth among newlywed couples is likely to provide insights into the desire for spacing births among newlywed husbands and wives. Data from the Indian National Family Health Survey of 2005–06 are used to examine the desired waiting time (DWT) to birth among newlywed couples. The dependent variable is spousal concordance on desired waiting times. Overall 65% of couples have concordant desired waiting times. Among discordan…
Sterilization Regret Among Married Women in India
CONTEXT: In India, female sterilization accounts for 66% of contraceptive use, and age at sterilization is declining. It is likely that some women regret having been sterilized, but data on the prevalence of, and the social and economic correlates of, regret at the national level are insufficient. METHODS: Data for analysis came from 30,999 sterilized women aged 15-49 interviewed in the 2005-2006 Indian National Family Health Survey. Logistic reg…
The Consequences of Unintended Pregnancy for Maternal and Child Health in Rural India
Antenatal care use in Brazil and India
This paper investigates the extent of socioeconomic inequalities in antenatal care use and related medical procedures in Brazil and India, which represent transition economies with contrasting geographical and sociocultural composition and health care provision. Concentration indices and regression analyses applied on recent Demographic Health Survey data reveal high and proportionate distribution of antenatal coverage in Brazil, whereas the Indi…
The consequences of unintended births for maternal and child health in India
Data from the Indian National Family Health Survey, 2005-06 were used to explore how pregnancy intention at the time of conception influences a variety of maternal and child health and health care outcomes. Results indicate that mistimed children are more likely than wanted children to be delivered without a skilled attendant present (OR = 1.3), to not receive all recommended vaccinations (OR = 1.4), and to die during the neonatal and postneonata…
Adult Male Mortality in India
This paper presents levels and trends of adult male mortality in India and its major states during the post-independence period applying the widowhood method on census data. It also estimates adult male mortality for all the districts from major states of India. We adjusted widowhood estimates for possible bias due to remarriages and examined the sensitivity of adjusted estimates to different scenarios of remarriage rates. Comparison of widowhood…
Infant and child mortality in India
Human resource inequalities at the base of India's public health care system
This paper examines the extent of inequalities in human resource provision at India's Heath Sub-Centres (HSC)--first level of service provision in the public health system. 'Within state' inequality explained about 71% and 'between state' inequality explained the remaining 29% of the overall inter-HSC inequality. The Northern states had a lower health worker share relative to the extent of their HSC provision. Contextual factors that contributed …
Gender Differentials in Inequality of Educational Opportunities
Explaining the rural-urban gap in infant mortality in India
Prior studies suggest that infant mortality in rural areas of India is substantially higher than in urban areas. However, little is known about the determinants explaining such excess of rural mortality
Is Economic Inequality in Infant Mortality Higher in Urban Than in Rural India
Who Marries Whom? Changing Mate Selection Preferences in Urban India and Emerging Implications on Social Institutions
Post-Sterilization Autonomy Among Young Mothers in South India
This study examined the post-sterilization autonomy of women in south India in the context of early sterilization and low fertility. Quantitative data were taken from the third round of the National Family Health Survey (NFHS-3) carried out in 2005–06, and qualitative data from one village each in Kerala and Tamil Nadu during 2010–11. The incident rate ratios and thematic analysis showed that among currently married women under the age of 30 year…
Global, regional, and national comparative risk assessment of 79 behavioural, environmental and occupational, and metabolic risks or clusters of risks in 188 countries, 1990–2013
Global, regional, and national disability-adjusted life years (Dalys) for 306 diseases and injuries and healthy life expectancy (Hale) for 188 countries, 1990–2013
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