R C Ahuja
Biographic Data
| ID | 6330501 |
|---|---|
| NAME | R C Ahuja |
| GIVEN NAMES | R C |
| FAMILY NAME | Ahuja |
| SIGNATURE | AHUJA R C |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 9 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 3 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2008 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Effect of knowledge of community health workers on essential newborn health care
BACKGROUND: This study explored the relationship between the knowledge of community health workers (CHWs)-anganwadi workers (AWWs) and auxiliary nurse midwives (ANMs)-and their antenatal home visit coverage and effectiveness of the visits, in terms of essential newborn health care practices at the household level in rural India. METHODS: We used data from 302 AWWs and 86 ANMs and data from recently delivered women (RDW) (n=13,023) who were reside…
The Effect of Rural-to-Urban Migration on Obesity and Diabetes in India
BACKGROUND: Migration from rural areas of India contributes to urbanisation and may increase the risk of obesity and diabetes. We tested the hypotheses that rural-to-urban migrants have a higher prevalence of obesity and diabetes than rural nonmigrants, that migrants would have an intermediate prevalence of obesity and diabetes compared with life-long urban and rural dwellers, and that longer time since migration would be associated with a higher…
NGO facilitation of a government community-based maternal and neonatal health programme in rural India
Socio-economic disparities in health have been well documented around the world. This study examines whether NGO facilitation of the government's community-based health programme improved the equity of maternal and newborn health in rural Uttar Pradesh, India. A quasi-experimental study design included one intervention district and one comparison district of rural Uttar Pradesh. A household survey conducted between January and June 2003 establish…
NGO facilitation of a government community-based maternal and neonatal health programme in rural India
Socio-economic disparities in health have been well documented around the world. This study examines whether NGO facilitation of the government's community-based health programme improved the equity of maternal and newborn health in rural Uttar Pradesh, India. A quasi-experimental study design included one intervention district and one comparison district of rural Uttar Pradesh. A household survey conducted between January and June 2003 establish…
Effect of knowledge of community health workers on essential newborn health care
BACKGROUND: This study explored the relationship between the knowledge of community health workers (CHWs)-anganwadi workers (AWWs) and auxiliary nurse midwives (ANMs)-and their antenatal home visit coverage and effectiveness of the visits, in terms of essential newborn health care practices at the household level in rural India. METHODS: We used data from 302 AWWs and 86 ANMs and data from recently delivered women (RDW) (n=13,023) who were reside…
NGO facilitation of a government community-based maternal and neonatal health programme in rural India
Socio-economic disparities in health have been well documented around the world. This study examines whether NGO facilitation of the government's community-based health programme improved the equity of maternal and newborn health in rural Uttar Pradesh, India. A quasi-experimental study design included one intervention district and one comparison district of rural Uttar Pradesh. A household survey conducted between January and June 2003 establish…
The Effect of Rural-to-Urban Migration on Obesity and Diabetes in India
BACKGROUND: Migration from rural areas of India contributes to urbanisation and may increase the risk of obesity and diabetes. We tested the hypotheses that rural-to-urban migrants have a higher prevalence of obesity and diabetes than rural nonmigrants, that migrants would have an intermediate prevalence of obesity and diabetes compared with life-long urban and rural dwellers, and that longer time since migration would be associated with a higher…
Effect of knowledge of community health workers on essential newborn health care
BACKGROUND: This study explored the relationship between the knowledge of community health workers (CHWs)-anganwadi workers (AWWs) and auxiliary nurse midwives (ANMs)-and their antenatal home visit coverage and effectiveness of the visits, in terms of essential newborn health care practices at the household level in rural India. METHODS: We used data from 302 AWWs and 86 ANMs and data from recently delivered women (RDW) (n=13,023) who were reside…
Medicine (3 works) · Confidence interval (2 works) · Demography (2 works) · Environmental health (2 works) · Global Maternal and Child Health (2 works) · Healthcare Systems and Reforms (2 works) · Nursing (2 works) · Biology (1 work) · Body mass index (1 work) · Breastfeeding (1 work)