Balasubramanian Palanisamy
Biographic Data
| ID | 5992859 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Balasubramanian Palanisamy |
| GIVEN NAMES | Balasubramanian |
| FAMILY NAME | Palanisamy |
| SIGNATURE | PALANISAMY B |
| AFFILIATIONS | Sri Chandrasekharendra Saraswathi Viswa Mahavidyalaya |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 3 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Ensuring an enabling environment for abortion self-care
INTRODUCTION: India was one of the first countries to codify the right to abortion care under specific conditions. Yet an estimated three-quarters of all abortions in India are self-managed medication abortion (SMA). We analysed individual experiences with SMA to inform programmes and policy in India. METHODS: From January to August 2022, we conducted in-depth interviews with people who had SMAs (N=43) between 2016 and 2021 and with individuals w…
I Was Confident From the Bottom of My Heart That I Will be Fine With These Medicines ”
While the incidence of self‐managed abortion (SMA) in India is well‐documented, why the majority of abortions in India are self‐managed remains largely unanswered. This qualitative study explores factors that contribute to decision‐making about SMA in India. Between January and August 2022, we conducted 43 in‐depth interviews with people who self‐managed abortions across six Indian states, recruiting via accredited social health activists, clinic…
Ethics and professionalism among community health workers in Tamil Nadu, India
Community health workers (CHW) are the backbone of the public health system in developing countries. Little is known about the practice of ethics and professionalism in their work. This study was conducted to explore the experiential wisdom of ethics and professionalism among CHWs in Tamil Nadu. We conducted a qualitative study among 125 CHWs in six districts of Tamil Nadu. We found that the CHWs went beyond the call of their duty to do good to t…
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Ethics and professionalism among community health workers in Tamil Nadu, India
Community health workers (CHW) are the backbone of the public health system in developing countries. Little is known about the practice of ethics and professionalism in their work. This study was conducted to explore the experiential wisdom of ethics and professionalism among CHWs in Tamil Nadu. We conducted a qualitative study among 125 CHWs in six districts of Tamil Nadu. We found that the CHWs went beyond the call of their duty to do good to t…
I Was Confident From the Bottom of My Heart That I Will be Fine With These Medicines ”
While the incidence of self‐managed abortion (SMA) in India is well‐documented, why the majority of abortions in India are self‐managed remains largely unanswered. This qualitative study explores factors that contribute to decision‐making about SMA in India. Between January and August 2022, we conducted 43 in‐depth interviews with people who self‐managed abortions across six Indian states, recruiting via accredited social health activists, clinic…
Ensuring an enabling environment for abortion self-care
INTRODUCTION: India was one of the first countries to codify the right to abortion care under specific conditions. Yet an estimated three-quarters of all abortions in India are self-managed medication abortion (SMA). We analysed individual experiences with SMA to inform programmes and policy in India. METHODS: From January to August 2022, we conducted in-depth interviews with people who had SMAs (N=43) between 2016 and 2021 and with individuals w…
Qualitative research (3 works) · Abortion (2 works) · Medicine (2 works) · Reproductive Health and Contraception (2 works) · Reproductive Health and Technologies (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · Thematic analysis (2 works) · Criminology (1 work) · Distress (1 work) · Economic growth (1 work)