Aparajita Gogoi
Biographic Data
| ID | 7561655 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Aparajita Gogoi |
| GIVEN NAMES | Aparajita |
| FAMILY NAME | Gogoi |
| SIGNATURE | GOGOI A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Centre for Catalyzing Change, National Secretariat for White Ribbon Alliance, New Delhi, India |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
In spite of patriarchy
BACKGROUND: In the context of rural Bihar where few women work outside the home, what scope do adolescent girls and young women have to transition into wage work and careers? While the mobility of girls is still widely restricted to secure their marriageability, the spread of higher schooling and the internet has inflated aspirations and levelled them out across boys, girls and social classes. METHODS: The present study drew on 45 focus group dis…
Dignity and respect in maternity care
Presence of birth companion—a deterrent to disrespectful behaviours towards women during delivery
Birthing women require support, particularly emotional support, during the process of labour and delivery. Traditionally, across cultures, this support was made available by the continuous presence of a companion during labour, childbirth and the immediate post-partum period. However, this practice is not universal, especially in health facilities in low- and middle-income countries. This cross-sectional study was conducted in 18 tertiary health …
Transforming the attitudes of young men about gender roles and the acceptability of violence against women, Bihar
Although the importance of working with young men to transform traditional gender norms has been widely acknowledged, programmes for young men remain sparse in highly gender stratified settings such as India, and those that have been implemented have not reached those in rural areas and those out-of-school. Drawing on data from a cluster randomised controlled trial with panel surveys, of a gender-transformative life skills education and sports-co…
Improving maternal health through social accountability
As maternal health specialists accelerate efforts towards Millennium Development Goal Five, attention is focusing on how to best improve service accountability to target communities as a strategy for more effective policy implementation. We present a case study of efforts to improve accountability in Orissa, India, focusing on the role of local women, intermediary groups, health providers and elected politicians. We highlight three drivers of suc…
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Improving maternal health through social accountability
As maternal health specialists accelerate efforts towards Millennium Development Goal Five, attention is focusing on how to best improve service accountability to target communities as a strategy for more effective policy implementation. We present a case study of efforts to improve accountability in Orissa, India, focusing on the role of local women, intermediary groups, health providers and elected politicians. We highlight three drivers of suc…
Transforming the attitudes of young men about gender roles and the acceptability of violence against women, Bihar
Although the importance of working with young men to transform traditional gender norms has been widely acknowledged, programmes for young men remain sparse in highly gender stratified settings such as India, and those that have been implemented have not reached those in rural areas and those out-of-school. Drawing on data from a cluster randomised controlled trial with panel surveys, of a gender-transformative life skills education and sports-co…
Presence of birth companion—a deterrent to disrespectful behaviours towards women during delivery
Birthing women require support, particularly emotional support, during the process of labour and delivery. Traditionally, across cultures, this support was made available by the continuous presence of a companion during labour, childbirth and the immediate post-partum period. However, this practice is not universal, especially in health facilities in low- and middle-income countries. This cross-sectional study was conducted in 18 tertiary health …
Dignity and respect in maternity care
In spite of patriarchy
BACKGROUND: In the context of rural Bihar where few women work outside the home, what scope do adolescent girls and young women have to transition into wage work and careers? While the mobility of girls is still widely restricted to secure their marriageability, the spread of higher schooling and the internet has inflated aspirations and levelled them out across boys, girls and social classes. METHODS: The present study drew on 45 focus group dis…
Sociology (4 works) · Global Maternal and Child Health (3 works) · Medicine (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Developmental psychology (2 works) · Economic growth (2 works) · Economics (2 works) · Gender Studies (2 works) · Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health (2 works)