Chander Shekhar
Biographic Data
| ID | 149491 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Chander Shekhar |
| GIVEN NAMES | Chander |
| FAMILY NAME | Shekhar |
| SIGNATURE | SHEKHAR C |
| AFFILIATIONS | International Institute for Population Sciences |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-6090-8470 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 26 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 26 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2010 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Delayed motherhood and maternal health risks in India: Findings from a generalized linear model analysis
Introduction: Delayed motherhood, defined as childbirth at advanced maternal age (≥35 years), is a growing trend globally and increasingly observed in India, driven by shifts in socio-economic conditions, rising female education, and urbanization. While studies from high-income countries have linked advanced maternal age to adverse maternal outcomes, including nutritional risks and obstetric complications, evidence from nationally representative …
“Wandering Through the Wilderness of Despair”: A Critical Study of The Railway Men as an Environmental Disaster
The Bhopal gas disaster of 1984 remains one of history’s most devastating industrial tragedies, leaving lasting socio-economic and ecological scars. This study examines the disaster through the lens of eco-media, focusing on The Railway Men (2023), directed by Shiv Rawail. The series highlights the environmental implications of the toxic gas leak from the Union Carbide plant, exposing the ecological devastation and human suffering it caused. Usin…
Adult children’s educational attainment and its relationship with older parents’ life satisfaction in India
Life satisfaction is an important component of successful aging and is known to be associated with health, well-being, and longevity. This study examines the association between children’s educational attainment and life satisfaction among older parents in India while also exploring the moderating effect of the children’s and parents’ sex on the examined relationship. Additionally, the study aims to identify potential mediators and pathways that …
Distribution and determinants of early marriage and motherhood: A multilevel and geospatial analysis of 707 districts in India
The findings underscore the critical role of education, economic empowerment, and media literacy in mitigating early marriage and motherhood risks. The study calls for multi-sectoral interventions in geographical hotspots to break the cycle of early family formation and promote reproductive health. Policies enhancing educational opportunities, addressing economic disadvantages, and considering district-specific factors are essential. Comprehensiv…
Association between high-risk fertility behaviour and anaemia among urban Indian women (15–49 years)
The findings exposed that maternal high-risk fertility behaviour is a significant factor in raising the chance of anaemia in ever-married urban women of reproductive age in forms of the short birth interval, advanced maternal age, and advanced maternal age & higher order. Policy and choice-based family planning techniques should be employed to minimize the high-risk fertility behaviour among Indian urban women. This might aid in the reduction of …
Children’s Educational Attainment and Older Parents’ Food Insecurity: Evidence From India
Objectives: To examine the relationship between children’s educational attainment and the risk of food insecurity among older parents and to determine if this relationship varies by the sex and residence of the children. Methods: This study utilized data from the Longitudinal Ageing Survey in India (LASI, 2017-18), comprising 25,914 individuals aged 60+ with at least one living child. Logistic regression, interaction analysis, and propensity scor…
Female sterilisation in India: Examining the role of women’s own decision making and information given to client
India has a very high prevalence of female sterilisation compared to other countries in the world, with a prevailing situation of very low level of information about contraceptive options given to women. It is well established in demographic research that, there exists a strong association between knowledge of contraceptive methods and type of contraception chosen. Present study uses data from 3 consecutive rounds of National Family Health Survey…
Patterns in age at first marriage and its determinants in India: A historical perspective of last 30 years (1992–2021)
Reproductive health and well-being of a woman are associated with factors such as menarche, first marriage, first sex, first birth, and menopause. The beginning of these events also brings about significant changes in women's lives. Despite marrying early being acknowledged as a detrimental and discriminatory socio-cultural global practice, a huge proportion of girls are being married at an early age, often detrimental to maternal and child healt…
Key drivers of reversal of trend in childhood anaemia in India: Evidence from Indian demographic and health surveys, 2016–21
These findings may have vital implications for the ongoing Anaemia Mukt Bharat Programme, one of the government's dream projects in India
Relationship between children’s educational attainment and parental depression among Indian elderly parents
Social network members play a crucial role in shaping one’s health. Children can be considered the most proximal members of one’s social network; thus, the upward transmission of human capital from children to parents could be expected. Using nationally representative data from the Longitudinal Ageing Study in India (LASI, 2017-2018), this study investigated the relationship between children’s education and parental depression among Indian older …
Trend and determinants of early marriage in Rajasthan: Evidence from the national family health survey
Does the prenatal factor or the postnatal factor contribute more to changes in the child sex ratio in India? An investigation in the context of fertility and mortality transition
There has been a drastic decline in the child sex ratio (number of females per 1000 males between ages 0 and 4) in India and many of its states. This study aimed to examine if prenatal factors, such as change in sex ratio at birth, or postnatal factors, such as change in relative mortality of females and males, contribute to this more by analysing the dynamics of the child sex ratio. Changes in the child sex ratio during 2001–2011 were decomposed…
Variation and determinants of early initiation of breastfeeding in high and low neonatal mortality settings in India
Early initiation of breastfeeding (EIBF) is considered one of the most cost-effective interventions for infant survival and well-being. This study aimed to examine the variations in, and determinants of, early initiation of breastfeeding among women in high and low neonatal mortality rate (NMR) settings in India using data from the fourth round of the National Family Health Survey conducted in 2015–16. At 35%, EIBF was found to be disproportionat…
Unmet need for treatment-seeking from public health facilities in India: An analysis of sociodemographic, regional and disease-wise variations
Treatment-seeking behaviour is closely associated with the health status of individuals and countries. About 800 million people have no access to health services in the developing world. Though the situation has been improving, the inequalities across geographical regions, socioeconomic status, and disease types continued to persist. The available literature suggests research gaps in examining the unmet need for treatment-seeking from public heal…
Covert use of reversible contraceptive methods and its association with husband’s egalitarian gender attitude in India
The study reveals that husband's low egalitarian gender attitude can be a potential barrier between spouses, preventing them from opening up about their fertility preferences and contraceptive needs to each other. A couple-oriented approach to family planning is needed so that both members of a couple can satisfy their fertility desires and preferences eventually
Age pattern of gestational arrest in India and its regions: Evidence from NFHS-4 (2015–2016)
Incidence of treatment for postabortion complications in India, 2015
Abortion has been legal under broad criteria in India since 1971. However, access to legal abortion services remains poor. In the past decade, medication abortion (MA) has become widely available in India and use of this method outside of health facilities accounts for over 70% of all abortions. Morbidity from unsafe abortion remains an important health issue. The informal providers who are the primary source of MA may have poor knowledge of the …
The impact of air pollution on deaths, disease burden, and life expectancy across the states of India: The Global Burden of Disease Study 2017
Background Air pollution is a major planetary health risk, with India estimated to have some of the worst levels globally. To inform action at subnational levels in India, we estimated the exposure to air pollution and its impact on deaths, disease burden, and life expectancy in every state of India in 2017. Methods We estimated exposure to air pollution, including ambient particulate matter pollution, defined as the annual average gridded concen…
Setting priorities in child health research in India for 2016-2025: A CHNRI exercise undertaken by the Indian Council for Medical Research and INCLEN Trust
BACKGROUND: Millennium Development Goal 4 (MDGs) mobilised countries to reduce child mortality by two thirds the 1990 rate in 2015. While India did not reach MDG 4, it considerably reduced child mortality in the MDG-era. Efficient and targeted interventions and adequate monitoring are necessary to further progress in improvements to child health. Looking forward to the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG)-era, the Indian Council of Medical Research…
Provision of medical methods of abortion in facilities in India in 2015: A six state comparison
Medical methods of abortion, MMA, has been legal in India since 2002. Guidelines stipulate that it should be administered by a provider or acquired via prescription. 1.2 million women having abortions in India use MMA acquired from health facilities [Singh, S., Shekhar, C., Acharya, R., Moore, A. M., Stillman, M., Pradhan, M. R., ... Browne, A. (2018). The incidence of abortion and unintended pregnancy in India, 2015. The Lancet Global Health , 6…
Variations in Marriage Squeeze by Region, Religion, and Caste in India
Marriage squeeze is a demographic phenomenon underlining the asymmetry between the availability of potential brides and grooms in a population. Since mate selection is very specific and bound by religion, caste, and region in India, existing demographic and sociocultural variability reflects even more emphatically on marriage squeeze in these subgroups. The last round of the Indian census (2011) was used for this study. To capture the marriage sq…
Sources, Providers and Self-Reported Complications among Indian Women Seeking Induced Abortion: Evidence from the National Family Health Survey (2015–16)
This article attempts to find types of sources and providers, and likelihood of self-reported complication among Indian women. Fifty-three percent of abortions are done at private health facilities. Only one in every 5 women went to public health facilities, and the rest did not go anywhere (27.5%). Doctors are the major abortion service providers (52.3%) in India. Eighteen percent of women who sought abortion reported some complication. Logit re…
Indigenous and tribal peoples' health (The Lancet–Lowitja Institute Global Collaboration): A population study
Smokeless tobacco use among adult males in India and selected states: Assessment of education and occupation linkages
This article is an effort to analyze the influence of education and occupation as critical determinants of smokeless tobacco use among adult males in India and its selected states. Global Adult Tobacco Survey (GATS) India 2009–10 data are used to analyze the prevalence of smokeless tobacco use among adult males aged 15 years and above (N = 33,767) by their different education and occupational status. Bivariate and multivariate (Cox proportional s…
Rawaih Gulshan i Qutbshahi: A Lesser Known Persian Work on the City of Hyderabad and Qutbshahi Buildings
The description of a city in Persian is one of its fascinating characteristics. For poets and writers, the subject matter gives the opportunity to admix poetic imagination with historical realities as well as the actual existing features of the buildings, such as, gardens and water bodies. A beautiful description of Devgiri or Daulatabad in the works of Amir Khusrau is illustrative of the point. There are numerous descriptions of the beautiful ci…
Trend and determinants of early marriage in Rajasthan: Evidence from the national family health survey
Variations in Marriage Squeeze by Region, Religion, and Caste in India
Marriage squeeze is a demographic phenomenon underlining the asymmetry between the availability of potential brides and grooms in a population. Since mate selection is very specific and bound by religion, caste, and region in India, existing demographic and sociocultural variability reflects even more emphatically on marriage squeeze in these subgroups. The last round of the Indian census (2011) was used for this study. To capture the marriage sq…
Role of Induced Abortion in Attaining Reproductive Goals in Kyrgyzstan: A Study Based on KRDHS-1997
Estimates indicate that about 42 million pregnancies are voluntarily terminated every year at the global level, of which more than 80% occur in developing countries. Abortion has been one of the major reproductive health concerns in post-Soviet nations, especially when it is commonly used as a means of fertility regulation. On average, every woman has had around 1.6 abortions in Kyrgyzstan. This paper attempts to measure the role of abortion in f…
Rawaih Gulshan i Qutbshahi: A Lesser Known Persian Work on the City of Hyderabad and Qutbshahi Buildings
The description of a city in Persian is one of its fascinating characteristics. For poets and writers, the subject matter gives the opportunity to admix poetic imagination with historical realities as well as the actual existing features of the buildings, such as, gardens and water bodies. A beautiful description of Devgiri or Daulatabad in the works of Amir Khusrau is illustrative of the point. There are numerous descriptions of the beautiful ci…
Indigenous and tribal peoples' health (The Lancet–Lowitja Institute Global Collaboration): A population study
Smokeless tobacco use among adult males in India and selected states: Assessment of education and occupation linkages
This article is an effort to analyze the influence of education and occupation as critical determinants of smokeless tobacco use among adult males in India and its selected states. Global Adult Tobacco Survey (GATS) India 2009–10 data are used to analyze the prevalence of smokeless tobacco use among adult males aged 15 years and above (N = 33,767) by their different education and occupational status. Bivariate and multivariate (Cox proportional s…
Sources, Providers and Self-Reported Complications among Indian Women Seeking Induced Abortion: Evidence from the National Family Health Survey (2015–16)
This article attempts to find types of sources and providers, and likelihood of self-reported complication among Indian women. Fifty-three percent of abortions are done at private health facilities. Only one in every 5 women went to public health facilities, and the rest did not go anywhere (27.5%). Doctors are the major abortion service providers (52.3%) in India. Eighteen percent of women who sought abortion reported some complication. Logit re…
The impact of air pollution on deaths, disease burden, and life expectancy across the states of India: The Global Burden of Disease Study 2017
Background Air pollution is a major planetary health risk, with India estimated to have some of the worst levels globally. To inform action at subnational levels in India, we estimated the exposure to air pollution and its impact on deaths, disease burden, and life expectancy in every state of India in 2017. Methods We estimated exposure to air pollution, including ambient particulate matter pollution, defined as the annual average gridded concen…
Setting priorities in child health research in India for 2016-2025: A CHNRI exercise undertaken by the Indian Council for Medical Research and INCLEN Trust
BACKGROUND: Millennium Development Goal 4 (MDGs) mobilised countries to reduce child mortality by two thirds the 1990 rate in 2015. While India did not reach MDG 4, it considerably reduced child mortality in the MDG-era. Efficient and targeted interventions and adequate monitoring are necessary to further progress in improvements to child health. Looking forward to the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG)-era, the Indian Council of Medical Research…
Provision of medical methods of abortion in facilities in India in 2015: A six state comparison
Medical methods of abortion, MMA, has been legal in India since 2002. Guidelines stipulate that it should be administered by a provider or acquired via prescription. 1.2 million women having abortions in India use MMA acquired from health facilities [Singh, S., Shekhar, C., Acharya, R., Moore, A. M., Stillman, M., Pradhan, M. R., ... Browne, A. (2018). The incidence of abortion and unintended pregnancy in India, 2015. The Lancet Global Health , 6…
Variations in Marriage Squeeze by Region, Religion, and Caste in India
Marriage squeeze is a demographic phenomenon underlining the asymmetry between the availability of potential brides and grooms in a population. Since mate selection is very specific and bound by religion, caste, and region in India, existing demographic and sociocultural variability reflects even more emphatically on marriage squeeze in these subgroups. The last round of the Indian census (2011) was used for this study. To capture the marriage sq…
Incidence of treatment for postabortion complications in India, 2015
Abortion has been legal under broad criteria in India since 1971. However, access to legal abortion services remains poor. In the past decade, medication abortion (MA) has become widely available in India and use of this method outside of health facilities accounts for over 70% of all abortions. Morbidity from unsafe abortion remains an important health issue. The informal providers who are the primary source of MA may have poor knowledge of the …
Age pattern of gestational arrest in India and its regions: Evidence from NFHS-4 (2015–2016)
Does the prenatal factor or the postnatal factor contribute more to changes in the child sex ratio in India? An investigation in the context of fertility and mortality transition
There has been a drastic decline in the child sex ratio (number of females per 1000 males between ages 0 and 4) in India and many of its states. This study aimed to examine if prenatal factors, such as change in sex ratio at birth, or postnatal factors, such as change in relative mortality of females and males, contribute to this more by analysing the dynamics of the child sex ratio. Changes in the child sex ratio during 2001–2011 were decomposed…
Variation and determinants of early initiation of breastfeeding in high and low neonatal mortality settings in India
Early initiation of breastfeeding (EIBF) is considered one of the most cost-effective interventions for infant survival and well-being. This study aimed to examine the variations in, and determinants of, early initiation of breastfeeding among women in high and low neonatal mortality rate (NMR) settings in India using data from the fourth round of the National Family Health Survey conducted in 2015–16. At 35%, EIBF was found to be disproportionat…
Unmet need for treatment-seeking from public health facilities in India: An analysis of sociodemographic, regional and disease-wise variations
Treatment-seeking behaviour is closely associated with the health status of individuals and countries. About 800 million people have no access to health services in the developing world. Though the situation has been improving, the inequalities across geographical regions, socioeconomic status, and disease types continued to persist. The available literature suggests research gaps in examining the unmet need for treatment-seeking from public heal…
Covert use of reversible contraceptive methods and its association with husband’s egalitarian gender attitude in India
The study reveals that husband's low egalitarian gender attitude can be a potential barrier between spouses, preventing them from opening up about their fertility preferences and contraceptive needs to each other. A couple-oriented approach to family planning is needed so that both members of a couple can satisfy their fertility desires and preferences eventually
Female sterilisation in India: Examining the role of women’s own decision making and information given to client
India has a very high prevalence of female sterilisation compared to other countries in the world, with a prevailing situation of very low level of information about contraceptive options given to women. It is well established in demographic research that, there exists a strong association between knowledge of contraceptive methods and type of contraception chosen. Present study uses data from 3 consecutive rounds of National Family Health Survey…
Patterns in age at first marriage and its determinants in India: A historical perspective of last 30 years (1992–2021)
Reproductive health and well-being of a woman are associated with factors such as menarche, first marriage, first sex, first birth, and menopause. The beginning of these events also brings about significant changes in women's lives. Despite marrying early being acknowledged as a detrimental and discriminatory socio-cultural global practice, a huge proportion of girls are being married at an early age, often detrimental to maternal and child healt…
Key drivers of reversal of trend in childhood anaemia in India: Evidence from Indian demographic and health surveys, 2016–21
These findings may have vital implications for the ongoing Anaemia Mukt Bharat Programme, one of the government's dream projects in India
Relationship between children’s educational attainment and parental depression among Indian elderly parents
Social network members play a crucial role in shaping one’s health. Children can be considered the most proximal members of one’s social network; thus, the upward transmission of human capital from children to parents could be expected. Using nationally representative data from the Longitudinal Ageing Study in India (LASI, 2017-2018), this study investigated the relationship between children’s education and parental depression among Indian older …
Trend and determinants of early marriage in Rajasthan: Evidence from the national family health survey
Adult children’s educational attainment and its relationship with older parents’ life satisfaction in India
Life satisfaction is an important component of successful aging and is known to be associated with health, well-being, and longevity. This study examines the association between children’s educational attainment and life satisfaction among older parents in India while also exploring the moderating effect of the children’s and parents’ sex on the examined relationship. Additionally, the study aims to identify potential mediators and pathways that …
Distribution and determinants of early marriage and motherhood: A multilevel and geospatial analysis of 707 districts in India
The findings underscore the critical role of education, economic empowerment, and media literacy in mitigating early marriage and motherhood risks. The study calls for multi-sectoral interventions in geographical hotspots to break the cycle of early family formation and promote reproductive health. Policies enhancing educational opportunities, addressing economic disadvantages, and considering district-specific factors are essential. Comprehensiv…
Association between high-risk fertility behaviour and anaemia among urban Indian women (15–49 years)
The findings exposed that maternal high-risk fertility behaviour is a significant factor in raising the chance of anaemia in ever-married urban women of reproductive age in forms of the short birth interval, advanced maternal age, and advanced maternal age & higher order. Policy and choice-based family planning techniques should be employed to minimize the high-risk fertility behaviour among Indian urban women. This might aid in the reduction of …
Children’s Educational Attainment and Older Parents’ Food Insecurity: Evidence From India
Objectives: To examine the relationship between children’s educational attainment and the risk of food insecurity among older parents and to determine if this relationship varies by the sex and residence of the children. Methods: This study utilized data from the Longitudinal Ageing Survey in India (LASI, 2017-18), comprising 25,914 individuals aged 60+ with at least one living child. Logistic regression, interaction analysis, and propensity scor…
Delayed motherhood and maternal health risks in India: Findings from a generalized linear model analysis
Introduction: Delayed motherhood, defined as childbirth at advanced maternal age (≥35 years), is a growing trend globally and increasingly observed in India, driven by shifts in socio-economic conditions, rising female education, and urbanization. While studies from high-income countries have linked advanced maternal age to adverse maternal outcomes, including nutritional risks and obstetric complications, evidence from nationally representative …
Medicine (21 works) · Global Maternal and Child Health (18 works) · Environmental health (17 works) · Population (17 works) · Demography (16 works) · Demographic Trends and Gender Preferences (11 works) · Sociology (11 works) · Demography (10 works) · Economic growth (9 works) · Pregnancy (9 works)