Faujdar Ram
Biographic Data
| ID | 274113 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Faujdar Ram |
| GIVEN NAMES | Faujdar |
| FAMILY NAME | Ram |
| SIGNATURE | RAM F |
| AFFILIATIONS | International Institute for Population Sciences |
| ORCID | 0009-0002-7389-2727 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 22 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 19 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 22 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2006 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
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…
Increasing role of abstinence and infecundity in non-use of contraceptive methods in India
This paper assesses the reasons for non-use of contraceptive methods, and the possible complexity of reported data on women in India. The study used recent data from two successive rounds of the National Family Health Survey (NFHS) (2005–06: N =37,296; 2015–16: N =247,024), which surveyed currently married women aged 15–49 years. The reporting on non-use of contraceptives and the changing pattern of the reasons for non-use were analysed, classifi…
Socioeconomic and demographic predictors of high blood pressure, diabetes, asthma and heart disease among adults engaged in various occupations
In India, non-communicable diseases (NCDs) accounted for nearly 62% of all deaths in 2016. Four NCDs – high blood pressure, diabetes, asthma and heart disease – together accounted for over 34% of these deaths. Using data from two rounds of the India Human Development Surveys (IHDSs), levels and changes in the prevalence rates of the four NCDs (based on diagnosed cases) among adults aged 15–69 years in India between 2004–05 and 2011–12 were examin…
Is economic inequality in family planning in India associated with the private sector?
This study examined the pattern of economic disparity in the modern contraceptive prevalence rate (mCPR) among women receiving contraceptives from the public and private health sectors in India, using data from all four rounds of the National Family Health Survey conducted between 1992–93 and 2015–16. The mCPR was measured for currently married women aged 15–49 years. A concentration index was calculated and a pooled binary logistic regression an…
Contraceptive use and its effect on Indian women’s empowerment
The positive effect of women’s empowerment on the use of contraceptives is well established. However, the reverse effect, i.e. the potential effect of use of contraceptives on women’s empowerment, is relatively unexplored. This study examined the direct impact of contraceptive use on women’s empowerment in currently married women aged 15–49 years in India using data from the National Family Health Survey-4 conducted in 2015–16. A two-stage least …
Association between the total fertility rate and under-five child sex ratio in India
This study examined the relationship between the total fertility rate and under-five child sex ratio to understand the role of fertility in the phenomenon of missing girls in India. Using data from the last four decennial censuses for the fifteen major states of India and their districts, covering more than 90% of the population of India, the study showed that there was a major decline in the female to male child sex ratio from 1981 to 2011 in mo…
Health workers’ outreach and intention to use contraceptives among married women in India
Increased scope of outreach of frontline health workers to provide FP communication and services will not only help in building knowledge of contraceptive methods but will also increase women's intention to use a method. For India, this may be the most promising way to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals 3.7, which calls for universal access to reproductive health services
Association of behavioral risk factors with self-reported and symptom or measured chronic diseases among adult population (18–69 years) in India
The prevalence of chronic diseases and their association with BRFs and socioeconomic and demographic covariates differ markedly when assessed against self-reported criteria versus symptom or measured criteria. Adequate intake of fruits and vegetables is a crucial behavior that controls and delays the onset of chronic diseases. The study suggests that the National Program should remain focused on behavioral risk factors for maximum returns on heal…
Formation of Traditional Gender Attitudes among Young Married Women in Rural North Dinajpur, West Bengal
Despite the prevalence of gender inequality in developing countries like India, little attention has been paid on the process of gender norm acquisition among its population. This study thus, addresses the gap by exploring formation of gender attitude among women (specifically about their appropriate roles and their rights as well as legitimacy of domestic violence) taking religious affiliation and other possible determinants into account. Data w…
Indigenous and tribal peoples' health (The Lancet–Lowitja Institute Global Collaboration)
Influence of Family Structure on Child Health
This paper examines the association between family structure and child health in India using the third round of the National Family Health Survey, conducted during 2005–06. Two important child health indicators – underweight and full immunization – are used as dependent variables. Descriptive and multivariate statistics are deployed to establish the relationship between family structure and child health. The results of the descriptive statistics …
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…
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
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…
Trends in selective abortions of girls in India
Results of a national mass media campaign in India to warn against the dangers of smokeless tobacco consumption
Social marketing campaigns that utilise mass media are feasible and efficacious interventions for tobacco control in India. Implications for future mass media tobacco control programming in India are discussed
Trends and geographic differentials in mortality under age 60 in India
The study examines overall and region-specific mortality changes and regional mortality variation in India since the 1970s, using data from the Sample Registration System (SRS). An evaluation of the quality of SRS data confirms their reliability for children and adults under age 60. The results suggest the convergence of mortality across the regions of India with important inter-state differences in the pace of health improvements over time. Afte…
Associations Between Early Marriage and Young Women’s Marital and Reproductive Health Outcomes
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…
Trends and geographic differentials in mortality under age 60 in India
The study examines overall and region-specific mortality changes and regional mortality variation in India since the 1970s, using data from the Sample Registration System (SRS). An evaluation of the quality of SRS data confirms their reliability for children and adults under age 60. The results suggest the convergence of mortality across the regions of India with important inter-state differences in the pace of health improvements over time. Afte…
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
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…
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…
Associations Between Early Marriage and Young Women’s Marital and Reproductive Health Outcomes
Trends in selective abortions of girls in India
Results of a national mass media campaign in India to warn against the dangers of smokeless tobacco consumption
Social marketing campaigns that utilise mass media are feasible and efficacious interventions for tobacco control in India. Implications for future mass media tobacco control programming in India are discussed
Trends and geographic differentials in mortality under age 60 in India
The study examines overall and region-specific mortality changes and regional mortality variation in India since the 1970s, using data from the Sample Registration System (SRS). An evaluation of the quality of SRS data confirms their reliability for children and adults under age 60. The results suggest the convergence of mortality across the regions of India with important inter-state differences in the pace of health improvements over time. Afte…
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…
Influence of Family Structure on Child Health
This paper examines the association between family structure and child health in India using the third round of the National Family Health Survey, conducted during 2005–06. Two important child health indicators – underweight and full immunization – are used as dependent variables. Descriptive and multivariate statistics are deployed to establish the relationship between family structure and child health. The results of the descriptive statistics …
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…
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
Indigenous and tribal peoples' health (The Lancet–Lowitja Institute Global Collaboration)
Formation of Traditional Gender Attitudes among Young Married Women in Rural North Dinajpur, West Bengal
Despite the prevalence of gender inequality in developing countries like India, little attention has been paid on the process of gender norm acquisition among its population. This study thus, addresses the gap by exploring formation of gender attitude among women (specifically about their appropriate roles and their rights as well as legitimacy of domestic violence) taking religious affiliation and other possible determinants into account. Data w…
Association of behavioral risk factors with self-reported and symptom or measured chronic diseases among adult population (18–69 years) in India
The prevalence of chronic diseases and their association with BRFs and socioeconomic and demographic covariates differ markedly when assessed against self-reported criteria versus symptom or measured criteria. Adequate intake of fruits and vegetables is a crucial behavior that controls and delays the onset of chronic diseases. The study suggests that the National Program should remain focused on behavioral risk factors for maximum returns on heal…
Socioeconomic and demographic predictors of high blood pressure, diabetes, asthma and heart disease among adults engaged in various occupations
In India, non-communicable diseases (NCDs) accounted for nearly 62% of all deaths in 2016. Four NCDs – high blood pressure, diabetes, asthma and heart disease – together accounted for over 34% of these deaths. Using data from two rounds of the India Human Development Surveys (IHDSs), levels and changes in the prevalence rates of the four NCDs (based on diagnosed cases) among adults aged 15–69 years in India between 2004–05 and 2011–12 were examin…
Is economic inequality in family planning in India associated with the private sector?
This study examined the pattern of economic disparity in the modern contraceptive prevalence rate (mCPR) among women receiving contraceptives from the public and private health sectors in India, using data from all four rounds of the National Family Health Survey conducted between 1992–93 and 2015–16. The mCPR was measured for currently married women aged 15–49 years. A concentration index was calculated and a pooled binary logistic regression an…
Contraceptive use and its effect on Indian women’s empowerment
The positive effect of women’s empowerment on the use of contraceptives is well established. However, the reverse effect, i.e. the potential effect of use of contraceptives on women’s empowerment, is relatively unexplored. This study examined the direct impact of contraceptive use on women’s empowerment in currently married women aged 15–49 years in India using data from the National Family Health Survey-4 conducted in 2015–16. A two-stage least …
Association between the total fertility rate and under-five child sex ratio in India
This study examined the relationship between the total fertility rate and under-five child sex ratio to understand the role of fertility in the phenomenon of missing girls in India. Using data from the last four decennial censuses for the fifteen major states of India and their districts, covering more than 90% of the population of India, the study showed that there was a major decline in the female to male child sex ratio from 1981 to 2011 in mo…
Health workers’ outreach and intention to use contraceptives among married women in India
Increased scope of outreach of frontline health workers to provide FP communication and services will not only help in building knowledge of contraceptive methods but will also increase women's intention to use a method. For India, this may be the most promising way to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals 3.7, which calls for universal access to reproductive health services
Increasing role of abstinence and infecundity in non-use of contraceptive methods in India
This paper assesses the reasons for non-use of contraceptive methods, and the possible complexity of reported data on women in India. The study used recent data from two successive rounds of the National Family Health Survey (NFHS) (2005–06: N =37,296; 2015–16: N =247,024), which surveyed currently married women aged 15–49 years. The reporting on non-use of contraceptives and the changing pattern of the reasons for non-use were analysed, classifi…
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…
Medicine (17 works) · Population (16 works) · Demography (15 works) · Global Maternal and Child Health (14 works) · Sociology (14 works) · Demographic Trends and Gender Preferences (10 works) · Environmental health (10 works) · Economic growth (9 works) · Socioeconomics (9 works) · Geography (8 works)