Alka Barua
Biographic Data
| ID | 3603351 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Alka Barua |
| GIVEN NAMES | Alka |
| FAMILY NAME | Barua |
| SIGNATURE | BARUA A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Ahmedabad University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-8590-6810 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 14 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 2 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2001 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
If a woman has even one daughter, I refuse to perform the abortion: Sex determination and safe abortion in India
In India, safe abortion services are sought mainly in the private sector for reasons of privacy, confidentiality, and the absence of delays and coercion to use contraception. In recent years, the declining sex ratio has received much attention, and implementation of the Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (PCPNDT) Act (2003) has become stringent. However, rather than targeting sex determination, many inspection visits target aborti…
Reproductive health-seeking by married adolescent girls in Maharashtra, India
In India, most adolescent girls 15–19 years old are married. A study was conducted in 1995–1997 in Ahmednagar district of Maharashtra, India to gain insight into whether and how their reproductive health needs are met, especially for gynaecological problems, family planning and perceived fertility problems. It included a survey among 302 married girls of this age, and in-depth interviews with 74 girls, 37 husbands and 53 mothers-in-law. Girls wer…
Reproductive health-seeking by married adolescent girls in Maharashtra, India
In India, most adolescent girls 15–19 years old are married. A study was conducted in 1995–1997 in Ahmednagar district of Maharashtra, India to gain insight into whether and how their reproductive health needs are met, especially for gynaecological problems, family planning and perceived fertility problems. It included a survey among 302 married girls of this age, and in-depth interviews with 74 girls, 37 husbands and 53 mothers-in-law. Girls wer…
If a woman has even one daughter, I refuse to perform the abortion: Sex determination and safe abortion in India
In India, safe abortion services are sought mainly in the private sector for reasons of privacy, confidentiality, and the absence of delays and coercion to use contraception. In recent years, the declining sex ratio has received much attention, and implementation of the Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (PCPNDT) Act (2003) has become stringent. However, rather than targeting sex determination, many inspection visits target aborti…
Reproductive health-seeking by married adolescent girls in Maharashtra, India
In India, most adolescent girls 15–19 years old are married. A study was conducted in 1995–1997 in Ahmednagar district of Maharashtra, India to gain insight into whether and how their reproductive health needs are met, especially for gynaecological problems, family planning and perceived fertility problems. It included a survey among 302 married girls of this age, and in-depth interviews with 74 girls, 37 husbands and 53 mothers-in-law. Girls wer…
If a woman has even one daughter, I refuse to perform the abortion: Sex determination and safe abortion in India
In India, safe abortion services are sought mainly in the private sector for reasons of privacy, confidentiality, and the absence of delays and coercion to use contraception. In recent years, the declining sex ratio has received much attention, and implementation of the Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (PCPNDT) Act (2003) has become stringent. However, rather than targeting sex determination, many inspection visits target aborti…
Abortion (2 works) · Demographic Trends and Gender Preferences (2 works) · Environmental health (2 works) · Family planning (2 works) · Global Maternal and Child Health (2 works) · Medicine (2 works) · Population (2 works) · Pregnancy (2 works) · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (1 works) · Child marriage (1 works)