Priya Nanda
Biographic Data
| ID | 1446611 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Priya Nanda |
| GIVEN NAMES | Priya |
| FAMILY NAME | Nanda |
| SIGNATURE | NANDA P |
| AFFILIATIONS | Gates Foundation |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-1248-771X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 16 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 20 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 16 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2002 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
A behavioural science framework for tackling upstream challenges in health systems
Insights from behavioural science can inform a wide range of solutions including policy reforms, infrastructure changes, process reengineering, communications, devices and others. Its application in global health has, however, often focused on narrowly defined issues with linear theories of change that are relatively straightforward to study. Using behavioural science to examine ‘upstream’ actors in complex health systems holds promise as a compl…
Problematic problem diagnostics
The last few years has seen an explosion in digital health interventions, primarily using mobile phones (mHealth), designed to increase the effective coverage and quality of services provided by community health workers (CHWs),1 particularly in India. However, as acknowledged by the recent WHO Guideline: Recommendations on Digital Interventions for Health System Strengthening, the evidence base is weak and needs to be amplified to justify scaling…
Unmasking power as foundational to research on sexual and reproductive health and rights
Relations of power are intrinsic to the social \ndeterminants of sexual and reproductive \nhealth (SRH); they influence the content, \nquality and outcomes of SRH care; and they \nshape the negotiation and realisation of \nsexual and reproductive health and rights \n(SRHR) more broadly. Power dynamics \npervade how SRHR is understood, studied \nand acted on, in ways that are distinct from \nother health issues.1 For example, the deeply \nheld per…
Is unintended birth associated with physical intimate partner violence? Evidence from India
A growing number of studies have tested the association between intimate partner violence (IPV) and the unintendedness of pregnancy or birth, and most have suggested that unintendedness of pregnancy is a cause of IPV. However, about nine in every ten women face violence after delivering their first baby. This study examined the effects of the intendedness of births on physical IPV using data from the National Family Health Survey (2015–16). The m…
Impact of the Ananya program on reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health and nutrition in Bihar, India
The Government of Bihar (GoB) in India, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and several non-governmental organisations launched the Ananya program aimed to support the GoB to improve reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health and nutrition (RMNCHN) statewide
Improving primary health care delivery in Bihar, India
In 2010, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) partnered with the Government of Bihar (GoB), India to launch the Ananya program to improve reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health and nutrition (RMNCHN) outcomes. The program sought to address supply-and demand-side barriers to the adoption, coverage, quality, equity and health impact of select RMNCHN interventions. Approaches included strengthening frontline worker service delivery…
Trends in reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health and nutrition indicators during five years of piloting and scaling-up of Ananya interventions in Bihar, India
Trends in reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health
Health impact of self-help groups scaled-up statewide in Bihar, India
Impact of mHealth interventions for reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health and nutrition at scale
Evaluation of a large-scale reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health and nutrition program in Bihar, India, through an equity lens
Evaluation of a large-scale reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health and nutrition program in Bihar, India, through an equity lens Background Despite increasing focus on health inequities in low-and middle income countries, significant disparities persist. We analysed impacts of a statewide maternal and child health program among the most compared to the least marginalised women in Bihar, India
Health layering of self-help groups
Reproductive coercion in Uttar Pradesh, India
Increasing modern contraceptive use and gender equity are major foci of the recently ratified Sustainable Development Goals for 2030 and the Government of India. Coercion and sabotage by husbands and in-laws to inhibit women's access, initiation, continuation, and successful use of modern contraception methods (i.e., reproductive coercion) may contribute to low usage rates and unintended pregnancy in India; however, little is known about the exte…
Counseling During Maternal and Infant Health Visits and Postpartum Contraceptive Use in Uttar Pradesh, India
CONTEXT: Postpartum family planning is a compelling concern of global significance due to its salience to unplanned pregnancies, and to maternal and infant health in developing countries. Yet, women face the highest level of unmet need for contraception in the year following a birth. A cost-effective way to inform women about their risk of becoming pregnant after the birth of a child is to integrate family planning counseling and services with ma…
Understanding patterns of temporary method use among urban women from Uttar Pradesh, India
The calendar may not be well-suited to measure coital-dependent contraceptive use (e.g., condoms and traditional methods), as "continuous" monthly use may be overstated. A coital episode-specific data collection tool may produce more accurate records of contraceptive use in such contexts. Research findings also lead to useful programmatic recommendations for addressing unmet need and unintended pregnancies in urban Uttar Pradesh and beyond
Family Planning Use among Urban Poor Women from Six Cities of Uttar Pradesh, India
Gender Dimensions of User Fees
This paper looks at the implications of user fees for women’s utilization of health care services, based on selected studies in Africa. Lack of access to resources and inequitable decision-making power mean that when poor women face out-of-pocket costs such as user fees when seeking health care, the cost of care may become out of reach. Even though many poor women may be exempt from fees, there is little incentive for providers to apply exemption…
Gender Dimensions of User Fees
This paper looks at the implications of user fees for women’s utilization of health care services, based on selected studies in Africa. Lack of access to resources and inequitable decision-making power mean that when poor women face out-of-pocket costs such as user fees when seeking health care, the cost of care may become out of reach. Even though many poor women may be exempt from fees, there is little incentive for providers to apply exemption…
Family Planning Use among Urban Poor Women from Six Cities of Uttar Pradesh, India
Gender Dimensions of User Fees
This paper looks at the implications of user fees for women’s utilization of health care services, based on selected studies in Africa. Lack of access to resources and inequitable decision-making power mean that when poor women face out-of-pocket costs such as user fees when seeking health care, the cost of care may become out of reach. Even though many poor women may be exempt from fees, there is little incentive for providers to apply exemption…
Family Planning Use among Urban Poor Women from Six Cities of Uttar Pradesh, India
Understanding patterns of temporary method use among urban women from Uttar Pradesh, India
The calendar may not be well-suited to measure coital-dependent contraceptive use (e.g., condoms and traditional methods), as "continuous" monthly use may be overstated. A coital episode-specific data collection tool may produce more accurate records of contraceptive use in such contexts. Research findings also lead to useful programmatic recommendations for addressing unmet need and unintended pregnancies in urban Uttar Pradesh and beyond
Counseling During Maternal and Infant Health Visits and Postpartum Contraceptive Use in Uttar Pradesh, India
CONTEXT: Postpartum family planning is a compelling concern of global significance due to its salience to unplanned pregnancies, and to maternal and infant health in developing countries. Yet, women face the highest level of unmet need for contraception in the year following a birth. A cost-effective way to inform women about their risk of becoming pregnant after the birth of a child is to integrate family planning counseling and services with ma…
Reproductive coercion in Uttar Pradesh, India
Increasing modern contraceptive use and gender equity are major foci of the recently ratified Sustainable Development Goals for 2030 and the Government of India. Coercion and sabotage by husbands and in-laws to inhibit women's access, initiation, continuation, and successful use of modern contraception methods (i.e., reproductive coercion) may contribute to low usage rates and unintended pregnancy in India; however, little is known about the exte…
Is unintended birth associated with physical intimate partner violence? Evidence from India
A growing number of studies have tested the association between intimate partner violence (IPV) and the unintendedness of pregnancy or birth, and most have suggested that unintendedness of pregnancy is a cause of IPV. However, about nine in every ten women face violence after delivering their first baby. This study examined the effects of the intendedness of births on physical IPV using data from the National Family Health Survey (2015–16). The m…
Impact of the Ananya program on reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health and nutrition in Bihar, India
The Government of Bihar (GoB) in India, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and several non-governmental organisations launched the Ananya program aimed to support the GoB to improve reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health and nutrition (RMNCHN) statewide
Improving primary health care delivery in Bihar, India
In 2010, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) partnered with the Government of Bihar (GoB), India to launch the Ananya program to improve reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health and nutrition (RMNCHN) outcomes. The program sought to address supply-and demand-side barriers to the adoption, coverage, quality, equity and health impact of select RMNCHN interventions. Approaches included strengthening frontline worker service delivery…
Trends in reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health and nutrition indicators during five years of piloting and scaling-up of Ananya interventions in Bihar, India
Trends in reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health
Health impact of self-help groups scaled-up statewide in Bihar, India
Impact of mHealth interventions for reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health and nutrition at scale
Evaluation of a large-scale reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health and nutrition program in Bihar, India, through an equity lens
Evaluation of a large-scale reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health and nutrition program in Bihar, India, through an equity lens Background Despite increasing focus on health inequities in low-and middle income countries, significant disparities persist. We analysed impacts of a statewide maternal and child health program among the most compared to the least marginalised women in Bihar, India
Health layering of self-help groups
Problematic problem diagnostics
The last few years has seen an explosion in digital health interventions, primarily using mobile phones (mHealth), designed to increase the effective coverage and quality of services provided by community health workers (CHWs),1 particularly in India. However, as acknowledged by the recent WHO Guideline: Recommendations on Digital Interventions for Health System Strengthening, the evidence base is weak and needs to be amplified to justify scaling…
Unmasking power as foundational to research on sexual and reproductive health and rights
Relations of power are intrinsic to the social \ndeterminants of sexual and reproductive \nhealth (SRH); they influence the content, \nquality and outcomes of SRH care; and they \nshape the negotiation and realisation of \nsexual and reproductive health and rights \n(SRHR) more broadly. Power dynamics \npervade how SRHR is understood, studied \nand acted on, in ways that are distinct from \nother health issues.1 For example, the deeply \nheld per…
A behavioural science framework for tackling upstream challenges in health systems
Insights from behavioural science can inform a wide range of solutions including policy reforms, infrastructure changes, process reengineering, communications, devices and others. Its application in global health has, however, often focused on narrowly defined issues with linear theories of change that are relatively straightforward to study. Using behavioural science to examine ‘upstream’ actors in complex health systems holds promise as a compl…
Medicine (15 works) · Global Maternal and Child Health (14 works) · Environmental health (12 works) · Population (12 works) · Reproductive health (7 works) · Demographic Trends and Gender Preferences (6 works) · Demography (6 works) · Family medicine (6 works) · Geography (5 works) · Political science (5 works)