Jagdish C Bhatia
Biographic Data
| ID | 1737055 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Jagdish C Bhatia |
| GIVEN NAMES | Jagdish C |
| FAMILY NAME | Bhatia |
| SIGNATURE | BHATIA J C |
| AFFILIATIONS | Indian Institute of Management Bangalore |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 109 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 10 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1971 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2004 |
| H-INDEX | 6 |
Mothers’ Perceptions and Attitudes towards Maternal Morbidity in Rural West Bengal
The determinants of maternal morbidity are now receiving considerable attention. A study on maternal (obstetric) morbidity was conducted in three districts of West Bengal, India, where focus group discussions (FGD) revealed women’s perceptions, knowledge and awareness of lacunae in the health system. Women’s perspectives culled through FGD need to be incorporated into health policy and administration to improve women’s reproductive healthcare and…
Health-care seeking and expenditure by young Indian mothers in the public and private sectors
A total of 421 young married mothers in Karnataka State, India, were followed up at monthly intervals for 1 year. Results are presented on self-reported morbidity, treatment-seeking behaviour and health expenditures. A total of 911 completed illness episodes were reported, of which 58% resulted in consultations with practitioners, mostly working in the private sector. Amongst those who did consult physicians, an average of 1.76 visits was made pe…
Methodological Issues in Community‐based Studies of Gynecological Morbidity
This report describes the lessons learned from a series of community‐based studies of gynecological morbidity among young married women in Karnataka State, India. Women's self‐reports of symptoms of illness were found to be responsive to the context of the interview and the nature of questioning. In particular, women appeared much readier to report symptoms to lay interviewers after being invited to undergo a clinical examination in the near futu…
Levels and Determinants of Gynecological Morbidity in a District of South India
This article presents the results of an assessment of gynecological morbidity among 385 women with young children residing in a district of Karnataka State, South India. All three main modes of assessment (clinical examination, laboratory tests, and self-reports) reveal a high burden of reproductive tract infections. The two most common conditions, identified by laboratory tests, were bacterial vaginosis and mucopurulent cervicitis. Approximately…
Obstetric morbidity in south India
Self-Reported Symptoms of Gynecological Morbidity and their Treatment in South India
This article presents an analysis of self-reported symptoms of gynecological problems among 3,600 recent mothers in Karnataka State, India. Approximately one-third of all women reported at least one current symptom; the most common were a feeling of weakness and tiredness (suggestive of anemia); menstrual disorders; white or colored vaginal discharge (suggestive of lower reproductive tract infection); and lower abdominal pain and discharge with f…
Levels and Causes of Maternal Mortality in Southern India
Most studies of maternal mortality are hospital based. However, in developing countries, where many such deaths take place in the home, hospital statistics do not reflect the true extent of maternal mortality. Furthermore, the socioeconomic and demographic factors and health behavior affecting maternal mortality are rarely known. A study conducted in 1986 in South India demonstrates a new approach to investigating maternal mortality that combines…
Traditional healers and modern medicine
Family planning and indigenous medicine practitioners
Role of the indigenous medicine practitioner in two areas of India—Report of a study
Traditional healers and modern medicine
Self-Reported Symptoms of Gynecological Morbidity and their Treatment in South India
This article presents an analysis of self-reported symptoms of gynecological problems among 3,600 recent mothers in Karnataka State, India. Approximately one-third of all women reported at least one current symptom; the most common were a feeling of weakness and tiredness (suggestive of anemia); menstrual disorders; white or colored vaginal discharge (suggestive of lower reproductive tract infection); and lower abdominal pain and discharge with f…
Role of the indigenous medicine practitioner in two areas of India—Report of a study
Levels and Causes of Maternal Mortality in Southern India
Most studies of maternal mortality are hospital based. However, in developing countries, where many such deaths take place in the home, hospital statistics do not reflect the true extent of maternal mortality. Furthermore, the socioeconomic and demographic factors and health behavior affecting maternal mortality are rarely known. A study conducted in 1986 in South India demonstrates a new approach to investigating maternal mortality that combines…
Levels and Determinants of Gynecological Morbidity in a District of South India
This article presents the results of an assessment of gynecological morbidity among 385 women with young children residing in a district of Karnataka State, South India. All three main modes of assessment (clinical examination, laboratory tests, and self-reports) reveal a high burden of reproductive tract infections. The two most common conditions, identified by laboratory tests, were bacterial vaginosis and mucopurulent cervicitis. Approximately…
Obstetric morbidity in south India
Family planning and indigenous medicine practitioners
Methodological Issues in Community‐based Studies of Gynecological Morbidity
This report describes the lessons learned from a series of community‐based studies of gynecological morbidity among young married women in Karnataka State, India. Women's self‐reports of symptoms of illness were found to be responsive to the context of the interview and the nature of questioning. In particular, women appeared much readier to report symptoms to lay interviewers after being invited to undergo a clinical examination in the near futu…
Role of the indigenous medicine practitioner in two areas of India—Report of a study
Family planning and indigenous medicine practitioners
Traditional healers and modern medicine
Levels and Causes of Maternal Mortality in Southern India
Most studies of maternal mortality are hospital based. However, in developing countries, where many such deaths take place in the home, hospital statistics do not reflect the true extent of maternal mortality. Furthermore, the socioeconomic and demographic factors and health behavior affecting maternal mortality are rarely known. A study conducted in 1986 in South India demonstrates a new approach to investigating maternal mortality that combines…
Self-Reported Symptoms of Gynecological Morbidity and their Treatment in South India
This article presents an analysis of self-reported symptoms of gynecological problems among 3,600 recent mothers in Karnataka State, India. Approximately one-third of all women reported at least one current symptom; the most common were a feeling of weakness and tiredness (suggestive of anemia); menstrual disorders; white or colored vaginal discharge (suggestive of lower reproductive tract infection); and lower abdominal pain and discharge with f…
Obstetric morbidity in south India
Levels and Determinants of Gynecological Morbidity in a District of South India
This article presents the results of an assessment of gynecological morbidity among 385 women with young children residing in a district of Karnataka State, South India. All three main modes of assessment (clinical examination, laboratory tests, and self-reports) reveal a high burden of reproductive tract infections. The two most common conditions, identified by laboratory tests, were bacterial vaginosis and mucopurulent cervicitis. Approximately…
Methodological Issues in Community‐based Studies of Gynecological Morbidity
This report describes the lessons learned from a series of community‐based studies of gynecological morbidity among young married women in Karnataka State, India. Women's self‐reports of symptoms of illness were found to be responsive to the context of the interview and the nature of questioning. In particular, women appeared much readier to report symptoms to lay interviewers after being invited to undergo a clinical examination in the near futu…
Health-care seeking and expenditure by young Indian mothers in the public and private sectors
A total of 421 young married mothers in Karnataka State, India, were followed up at monthly intervals for 1 year. Results are presented on self-reported morbidity, treatment-seeking behaviour and health expenditures. A total of 911 completed illness episodes were reported, of which 58% resulted in consultations with practitioners, mostly working in the private sector. Amongst those who did consult physicians, an average of 1.76 visits was made pe…
Mothers’ Perceptions and Attitudes towards Maternal Morbidity in Rural West Bengal
The determinants of maternal morbidity are now receiving considerable attention. A study on maternal (obstetric) morbidity was conducted in three districts of West Bengal, India, where focus group discussions (FGD) revealed women’s perceptions, knowledge and awareness of lacunae in the health system. Women’s perspectives culled through FGD need to be incorporated into health policy and administration to improve women’s reproductive healthcare and…
Medicine (9 works) · Global Maternal and Child Health (7 works) · Nursing (5 works) · Environmental health (4 works) · Family medicine (4 works) · Public health (4 works) · Reproductive Health and Contraception (4 works) · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (3 works) · Demography (3 works) · Obstetrics (3 works)