Shireen Jejeebhoy
Biographic Data
| ID | 1445568 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Shireen Jejeebhoy |
| GIVEN NAMES | Shireen |
| FAMILY NAME | Jejeebhoy |
| SIGNATURE | JEJEEBHOY S |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 25 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1997 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Adolescents' perceptions of health from disadvantaged urban communities
Abortion Experiences of Unmarried Young Women In India
Romance and Sex
Using qualitative and survey data in a rural and an urban slum setting in Pune district, India, this paper describes patterns of pre-marital romantic partnerships among young people aged 15-24, in spite of norms that discourage opposite-sex interaction before marriage. 25-40% of young men and 14-17% of young women reported opposite-sex friends. Most young people devised strategies to interact with others, largely from the same neighbourhood. Ther…
Investigating women's s gynaecological morbidity in India
This paper discusses major lessons learnt from seven community-based prevalence studies of gynaecological morbidity among poor women in India, methodological challenges associated with this research and implications for future research: (i) close interaction with the community is an important determinant of a successful study; (ii) appropriate medical treatment should be provided to respondents, as it maybe the only opportunity to address many wo…
Women's Education, Autonomy and Reproductive Behaviour
Adolescents' perceptions of health from disadvantaged urban communities
Romance and Sex
Using qualitative and survey data in a rural and an urban slum setting in Pune district, India, this paper describes patterns of pre-marital romantic partnerships among young people aged 15-24, in spite of norms that discourage opposite-sex interaction before marriage. 25-40% of young men and 14-17% of young women reported opposite-sex friends. Most young people devised strategies to interact with others, largely from the same neighbourhood. Ther…
Investigating women's s gynaecological morbidity in India
This paper discusses major lessons learnt from seven community-based prevalence studies of gynaecological morbidity among poor women in India, methodological challenges associated with this research and implications for future research: (i) close interaction with the community is an important determinant of a successful study; (ii) appropriate medical treatment should be provided to respondents, as it maybe the only opportunity to address many wo…
Women's Education, Autonomy and Reproductive Behaviour
Investigating women's s gynaecological morbidity in India
This paper discusses major lessons learnt from seven community-based prevalence studies of gynaecological morbidity among poor women in India, methodological challenges associated with this research and implications for future research: (i) close interaction with the community is an important determinant of a successful study; (ii) appropriate medical treatment should be provided to respondents, as it maybe the only opportunity to address many wo…
Romance and Sex
Using qualitative and survey data in a rural and an urban slum setting in Pune district, India, this paper describes patterns of pre-marital romantic partnerships among young people aged 15-24, in spite of norms that discourage opposite-sex interaction before marriage. 25-40% of young men and 14-17% of young women reported opposite-sex friends. Most young people devised strategies to interact with others, largely from the same neighbourhood. Ther…
Abortion Experiences of Unmarried Young Women In India
Adolescents' perceptions of health from disadvantaged urban communities
Sociology (5 works) · Medicine (4 works) · Population (4 works) · Psychology (4 works) · Demography (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Reproductive health (3 works) · Demographic Trends and Gender Preferences (2 works) · Economic growth (2 works) · Environmental health (2 works)