Shobha Rao
Biographic Data
| ID | 5815470 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Shobha Rao |
| GIVEN NAMES | Shobha |
| FAMILY NAME | Rao |
| SIGNATURE | RAO S |
| AFFILIATIONS | Agharkar Research Institute |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 14 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 14 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1994 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Can conditional cash transfers promote delayed childbearing? Evidence from the ‘Second Honeymoon Package’ in rural Maharashtra, India
In 2007 the District Health Services in Satara District, Maharashtra, India, undertook an innovative programme, ‘the Second Honeymoon Package’ (SHP), which aimed to reduce the rate of population growth by offering conditional cash transfers (CCTs) to newly married couples who agreed to postpone their first birth by two or three years. The approach differed from India's traditional family planning programme, based mainly on female sterilisation, b…
Dietary diversification for prevention of anaemia among women of childbearing age from rural India
Objective To assess the impact of an intervention modifying dietary habits for the prevention of anaemia in rural India. Design Intervention study with data on anthropometric (weight, height) measurements, Hb and diet pattern. As per the cut-off for Hb in the government programme, women with Hb 11 g/dl formed the non-supplemented group. Settings Three villages near Pune city, Maharashtra, India. Subjects Rural non-pregnant women ( n 317) of child…
A Question Module for Assessing Community Stigma Towards Hiv in Rural India
This paper describes a simple question module to assess community stigma in rural India. Fear of stigma is known to prevent people from seeking HIV testing and to contribute to further disease transmission, yet relatively little attention has been paid to community stigma and ways of measuring it. The module, based on a vignette of a fictional HIV-positive woman, was administered to 494 married women and 186 unmarried male and female adolescents …
Economic Development, Women's Social and Economic Empowerment and Reproductive Health in Rural India
This paper analyses the relationships between economic development, women's social and economic empowerment and reproductive health in rural India using both state- and micro-level data. While previous studies have examined the separate effects of economic development on women's empowerment and reproductive health, and the interrelationships between empowerment and reproductive health indicators, to our knowledge ours is the first to examine the …
Migrating husbands and changing cardiovascular risk factors in the wife: A cross sectional study in Asian Indian women
OBJECTIVE: The authors studied the influence of migration of husband on cardiovascular risk factors in Asian Indian women. METHODS: Population-based studies in women aged 35-70 years were performed in four urban and five rural locations. 4608 (rural 2604 and urban 2004) of the targeted 8000 (57%) were enrolled. Demographic details, lifestyle factors, anthropometry, fasting glucose and cholesterol were measured. Multivariate logistic and quadratic…
Social dimensions related to anaemia among women of childbearing age from rural India
Objective To examine various sociodemographic aspects related to consumption of micronutrient-rich foods like green leafy vegetables (GLV), which will be helpful in modifying dietary habits, a strategy that merits consideration for prevention of anaemia. Design Cross-sectional study for collecting data on socio-economic and anthropometric (weight, height) variables, Hb, dietary pattern (FFQ) and peripheral smear examination for classifying nutrit…
Early life undernutrition and adolescent pregnancy outcome in rural India
Our findings indicate that in view of prevailing socio-cultural conditions, good nutrition in early life for girls is essential to prevent post-menarcheal height growth while health education programmes are essential to prevent early conception in rural India. These observations have wider implications for similar rural settings especially in other developing countries
Social class-related gradient in the association of skeletal growth with blood pressure among adolescent boys in India
Objective In view of the fact that height differences between socio-economic groups are apparent early in childhood, it is of interest to examine whether skeletal growth is reflective of the social class gradient in CVD risk. The present study examined blood pressure levels, adiposity and growth of adolescent boys from high and low social classes. Design In a cross-sectional study, skeletal growth (height and sitting height), adiposity (weight, B…
Energy costs of daily activities for women in rural India
Objective In view of the paucity of data on energy costs, the present study aimed to estimate these for typical daily activities performed by women in rural India. Design A cross-sectional study covering 26 different activities was done by indirect calorimetry using the OxylogTM instrument (Morgan). Settings Villages about 30–40 km from Pune city, Maharashtra, India. Subjects Energy costs were measured on 22 rural Indian women aged 18–45 years. R…
Rapid assessment of maternal activity among rural Indian mothers (Pune Maternal Nutrition Study)
Objective To develop an activity questionnaire for objective and rapid assessment of maternal habitual physical activity with the aim of describing its relationship with birth size. Design Prospective observational study. Setting Six villages near Pune, Maharashtra, India. Subjects Seven hundred and ninety-seven rural Indian mothers were studied after excluding abortions and termination of pregnancies, foetal anomalies, etc. Method Principal comp…
Dairy Cattle Rearing by Landless Rural Women in Pondicherry: A Path to Empowerment
Rearing one or two cows for milk is an important source of livelihood for landless women in Pondicherry in south Indin. 1 Possession of dairy animals means more than increased income for them: it means financial security, status, self-confidence and an opportunity to liave some control over their lives. Preferring this alternative to exhnusting agricultural labour, the women are self-employed, with flexible work ing hours and maintain better heal…
Intake of Micronutrient-Rich Foods in Rural Indian Mothers Is Associated with the Size of Their Babies at Birth: Pune Maternal Nutrition Study
The family: A neglected determinant of health in South Asia
Reversing the Flow: Agricultural Development and Changing Migration Patterns in Rural Maharashtra
In this paper we investigate the impact of rapid change from subsistence to irrigated farming [in Maharashtra, India,] and human dynamic responses to these changes from a longitudinal perspective (1975 to 1987). The study focuses on a single village, providing an in-depth and extensive analysis of both in and out-migration, characteristics of migrants, motivations for migration, experience at destination, and links with home areas, both social an…
Economic Development, Women's Social and Economic Empowerment and Reproductive Health in Rural India
This paper analyses the relationships between economic development, women's social and economic empowerment and reproductive health in rural India using both state- and micro-level data. While previous studies have examined the separate effects of economic development on women's empowerment and reproductive health, and the interrelationships between empowerment and reproductive health indicators, to our knowledge ours is the first to examine the …
Migrating husbands and changing cardiovascular risk factors in the wife: A cross sectional study in Asian Indian women
OBJECTIVE: The authors studied the influence of migration of husband on cardiovascular risk factors in Asian Indian women. METHODS: Population-based studies in women aged 35-70 years were performed in four urban and five rural locations. 4608 (rural 2604 and urban 2004) of the targeted 8000 (57%) were enrolled. Demographic details, lifestyle factors, anthropometry, fasting glucose and cholesterol were measured. Multivariate logistic and quadratic…
Reversing the Flow: Agricultural Development and Changing Migration Patterns in Rural Maharashtra
In this paper we investigate the impact of rapid change from subsistence to irrigated farming [in Maharashtra, India,] and human dynamic responses to these changes from a longitudinal perspective (1975 to 1987). The study focuses on a single village, providing an in-depth and extensive analysis of both in and out-migration, characteristics of migrants, motivations for migration, experience at destination, and links with home areas, both social an…
Reversing the Flow: Agricultural Development and Changing Migration Patterns in Rural Maharashtra
In this paper we investigate the impact of rapid change from subsistence to irrigated farming [in Maharashtra, India,] and human dynamic responses to these changes from a longitudinal perspective (1975 to 1987). The study focuses on a single village, providing an in-depth and extensive analysis of both in and out-migration, characteristics of migrants, motivations for migration, experience at destination, and links with home areas, both social an…
The family: A neglected determinant of health in South Asia
Intake of Micronutrient-Rich Foods in Rural Indian Mothers Is Associated with the Size of Their Babies at Birth: Pune Maternal Nutrition Study
Dairy Cattle Rearing by Landless Rural Women in Pondicherry: A Path to Empowerment
Rearing one or two cows for milk is an important source of livelihood for landless women in Pondicherry in south Indin. 1 Possession of dairy animals means more than increased income for them: it means financial security, status, self-confidence and an opportunity to liave some control over their lives. Preferring this alternative to exhnusting agricultural labour, the women are self-employed, with flexible work ing hours and maintain better heal…
Rapid assessment of maternal activity among rural Indian mothers (Pune Maternal Nutrition Study)
Objective To develop an activity questionnaire for objective and rapid assessment of maternal habitual physical activity with the aim of describing its relationship with birth size. Design Prospective observational study. Setting Six villages near Pune, Maharashtra, India. Subjects Seven hundred and ninety-seven rural Indian mothers were studied after excluding abortions and termination of pregnancies, foetal anomalies, etc. Method Principal comp…
Energy costs of daily activities for women in rural India
Objective In view of the paucity of data on energy costs, the present study aimed to estimate these for typical daily activities performed by women in rural India. Design A cross-sectional study covering 26 different activities was done by indirect calorimetry using the OxylogTM instrument (Morgan). Settings Villages about 30–40 km from Pune city, Maharashtra, India. Subjects Energy costs were measured on 22 rural Indian women aged 18–45 years. R…
Social class-related gradient in the association of skeletal growth with blood pressure among adolescent boys in India
Objective In view of the fact that height differences between socio-economic groups are apparent early in childhood, it is of interest to examine whether skeletal growth is reflective of the social class gradient in CVD risk. The present study examined blood pressure levels, adiposity and growth of adolescent boys from high and low social classes. Design In a cross-sectional study, skeletal growth (height and sitting height), adiposity (weight, B…
Early life undernutrition and adolescent pregnancy outcome in rural India
Our findings indicate that in view of prevailing socio-cultural conditions, good nutrition in early life for girls is essential to prevent post-menarcheal height growth while health education programmes are essential to prevent early conception in rural India. These observations have wider implications for similar rural settings especially in other developing countries
Social dimensions related to anaemia among women of childbearing age from rural India
Objective To examine various sociodemographic aspects related to consumption of micronutrient-rich foods like green leafy vegetables (GLV), which will be helpful in modifying dietary habits, a strategy that merits consideration for prevention of anaemia. Design Cross-sectional study for collecting data on socio-economic and anthropometric (weight, height) variables, Hb, dietary pattern (FFQ) and peripheral smear examination for classifying nutrit…
Migrating husbands and changing cardiovascular risk factors in the wife: A cross sectional study in Asian Indian women
OBJECTIVE: The authors studied the influence of migration of husband on cardiovascular risk factors in Asian Indian women. METHODS: Population-based studies in women aged 35-70 years were performed in four urban and five rural locations. 4608 (rural 2604 and urban 2004) of the targeted 8000 (57%) were enrolled. Demographic details, lifestyle factors, anthropometry, fasting glucose and cholesterol were measured. Multivariate logistic and quadratic…
A Question Module for Assessing Community Stigma Towards Hiv in Rural India
This paper describes a simple question module to assess community stigma in rural India. Fear of stigma is known to prevent people from seeking HIV testing and to contribute to further disease transmission, yet relatively little attention has been paid to community stigma and ways of measuring it. The module, based on a vignette of a fictional HIV-positive woman, was administered to 494 married women and 186 unmarried male and female adolescents …
Economic Development, Women's Social and Economic Empowerment and Reproductive Health in Rural India
This paper analyses the relationships between economic development, women's social and economic empowerment and reproductive health in rural India using both state- and micro-level data. While previous studies have examined the separate effects of economic development on women's empowerment and reproductive health, and the interrelationships between empowerment and reproductive health indicators, to our knowledge ours is the first to examine the …
Dietary diversification for prevention of anaemia among women of childbearing age from rural India
Objective To assess the impact of an intervention modifying dietary habits for the prevention of anaemia in rural India. Design Intervention study with data on anthropometric (weight, height) measurements, Hb and diet pattern. As per the cut-off for Hb in the government programme, women with Hb 11 g/dl formed the non-supplemented group. Settings Three villages near Pune city, Maharashtra, India. Subjects Rural non-pregnant women ( n 317) of child…
Can conditional cash transfers promote delayed childbearing? Evidence from the ‘Second Honeymoon Package’ in rural Maharashtra, India
In 2007 the District Health Services in Satara District, Maharashtra, India, undertook an innovative programme, ‘the Second Honeymoon Package’ (SHP), which aimed to reduce the rate of population growth by offering conditional cash transfers (CCTs) to newly married couples who agreed to postpone their first birth by two or three years. The approach differed from India's traditional family planning programme, based mainly on female sterilisation, b…
Medicine (10 works) · Demography (9 works) · Demography (8 works) · Geography (7 works) · Socioeconomics (7 works) · Child Nutrition and Water Access (6 works) · Economics (6 works) · Economic growth (5 works) · Environmental health (5 works) · Population (5 works)