Arijit Nandi
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 80257 |
|---|---|
| NOME | Arijit Nandi |
| PRENOMES | Arijit |
| SOBRENOME | Nandi |
| ASSINATURA | NANDI A |
| AFILIAÇÕES | McGill University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-3399-0536 |
| VERIFICADO | Sim |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 57 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 226 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 57 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2005 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2026 |
| ÍNDICE H | 7 |
The afterlife of pre-capitalist spacetime and the urbanisation of Indian consciousness
The article re-reads Kaliprasanna Sinha’s Hootum Penchar Naksha as a formally mediated representation of the uneven transition from precapitalist spacetime to industrial capitalist spacetime in mid-nineteenth century Calcutta. Drawing on Henri Lefebvre’s theory on the production of space, I argue that HPN highlights the persistence of precapitalist spatial practices in an urban order increasingly regulated by a regime of abstract time and rationa…
Effect of family caregiving on depression outcome among older European adults
Our results support existing findings that high levels of caregiving may increase the prevalence of probable depression, while lower levels of caregiving do not. Accurate documentation of the relationship between caregiving and health outcomes is foundational in creating evidence-based policies to support healthy aging
Impact of Peru’s women’s emergency centres on the reporting of physical, psychological and sexual intimate partner violence
BACKGROUND: Violence against women is a global problem with serious consequences. In response, Peru established women's emergency centres or Centros de Emergencia Mujer (CEMs) in 1999, offering support services like psychological and legal counselling for women suffering from violence. CEMs also implemented preventive activities such as educational programmes and community outreach to prevent domestic violence. This study aimed to assess the impa…
Neonatal mortality and contraceptive utilization following abortion restriction in the Dominican Republic
Socioeconomic inequalities in adverse pregnancy outcomes in India
Although India has made substantial improvements in public health, it accounted for one-fifth of global maternal and neonatal deaths in 2015. Stillbirth, abortion, and miscarriage contribute to maternal and infant morbidity and mortality. There are known socioeconomic inequalities in adverse pregnancy outcomes. This study estimated changes in socioeconomic inequalities in rates of stillbirth, abortion, and miscarriage in India across 15 years. We…
Access to affordable daycare and women’s mental health in Rajasthan, India
Background: Women in India are often responsible for unpaid household work, family caregiving, and paid work, which can contribute to poorer mental health. The provision of childcare has the potential to improve women's mental health, but evidence on the effects of providing access to daycare is limited. Methods: We designed a cluster-randomised trial and used data from a sample of 2858 mothers with age-eligible children from 160 village hamlets …
Abortion Legal Reform and Neonatal Mortality in Mozambique
Patterns of antibiotic use for acute respiratory infections in under-three-year-old children in India
Background: Despite its mostly viral etiology, antibiotics are frequently used to treat acute respiratory infections (ARIs) in children. India is one of the largest global consumers of antibiotics and has one of the highest rates of resistance to antimicrobial treatments. However, the epidemiology of antibiotic treatment among young children in India is poorly understood. Methods: Using nationally representative household survey data from the Ind…
The intergenerational effect of tuition-free lower-secondary education on children’s nutritional outcomes in Africa
One in five child deaths under age 5 are a result of severe wasting. Malnutrition at early ages is linked to lifelong consequences, such as reduced cognitive skills, reduced earnings in adulthood and chronic health conditions. Countries worldwide have committed to addressing child undernutrition, and ending hunger is foundational to the Millennium Development Goals. In this paper, we study the intergenerational effect of providing free tuition in…
The impact of Vietnam’s 2013 extension of paid maternity leave on women’s labour force participation
In 2013, Vietnam expanded its paid maternity leave from four to six months. This study evaluated whether the expansion of Vietnam's paid maternity leave policy was associated with improved long-term labour market outcomes for Vietnamese women. We used a regression discontinuity design to evaluate the impact of this policy on the probability of women holding a job and a formal labour contract three to five years after giving birth. Implementation …
Impact evaluation of the Tamani project to improve maternal and child health in Tanzania
BACKGROUND: The Tabora Maternal and Newborn Health Initiative project was a multicomponent intervention to improve maternal and newborn health in the Tabora region of Tanzania. Components included training healthcare providers and community health workers, infrastructure upgrades, and improvements to health management. This study aimed to examine the impact of trainings on four key outcomes: skilled birth attendance, antenatal care, respectful ma…
Awareness, Perceptions, Gaps, and Uptake of Maternity Protection among Formally Employed Women in Vietnam
Maternity protection is a normative fundamental human right that enables women to combine their productive and reproductive roles, including breastfeeding. The aim of this study is to examine the uptake of Vietnam's maternity protection policy in terms of entitlements and awareness, perceptions, and gaps in implementation through the lens of formally employed women. In this mixed methods study, we interviewed 494 formally employed female workers,…
Social inequalities, debt, and health in the United States
Our results provide early evidence that household debt in excess of wealth partly mediates education-based inequalities in hypertension and coronary heart disease in the United States, with less consistent evidence for other chronic conditions
The Association between a Novel Baby-Friendly Hospital Program and Equitable Support for Breastfeeding in Vietnam
Background: Rates of early initiation of breastfeeding are low in Southeast Asia, despite evidence that increased initiation of early breastfeeding would lead to better long-term infant and child health and decrease inequities in long-term health and well-being. In response, a novel performance-based, baby-friendly hospital program designates hospitals that adhere to evidence-based early essential newborn care (EENC) and breastfeeding interventio…
Impact of abortion law reforms on health services and health outcomes in low- and middle-income countries
While restrictive abortion laws still prevail in most low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), many countries have reformed their abortion laws, expanding the grounds on which abortion can be performed legally. However, the implications of these reforms on women’s access to and use of health services, as well as their health outcomes, are uncertain. This systematic review aimed to evaluate and synthesize empirical research evidence concerning th…
Utilizing a Comparative Policy Resource from the WORLD Policy Analysis Center Covering Constitutional Rights, Laws, and Policies across 193 Countries for Outcome Analysis, Monitoring, and Accountabili…
Historically, a lack of comparable data on the laws and policies that shape health, education, poverty, and other outcomes has hindered researchers’ ability to provide rigorous evidence on the effectiveness of different policy designs. This article describes public-use downloadable data built by the WORLD Policy Analysis Center to fill this gap. Over 2,000 quantitatively comparable measures of national laws and policies across 193 countries were …
Balancing work and care
Increasing caregiving needs for family members has created pressure on prime-age workers. Combined with the ageing population, the demand for care related to illness and disability by relatives mean more of the workforce may have to consider caring needs (Bauer and Sousa-Poza, 2015). ‘Informal caregivers’ provide care generally without payment (Yoo et al. , 2004). In contrast to formal care, informal caregivers usually have a close relationship w…
Association of increased duration of legislated paid maternity leave with childhood diarrhoea prevalence in low-income and middle-income countries
Background Diarrhoea is the second-leading infectious cause of death in children younger than age 5 years. The global burden of severe diarrhoeal disease is concentrated in Africa and Southeast Asia, where a significant percentage of the population resides in low-resource settings. We aimed to quantitatively examine whether extending the duration of legislated paid maternity leave affected the prevalence of childhood diarrhoea in low-income and m…
Effect of vaccination on children’s learning achievements
Background Beyond the prevention of illness and death, vaccination may provide additional benefits such as improved educational outcomes. However, there is currently little evidence on this question. Our objective was to estimate the effect of childhood vaccination on learning achievements among primary school children in India. Methods We used cohort data from the India Human Development Survey. Vaccination status and confounders were measured a…
State or market? How to effectively decrease alcohol-related crash fatalities and injuries
Background It is estimated that more than 270 000 people die yearly in alcohol-related crashes globally. To tackle this burden, government interventions, such as laws which restrict blood alcohol concentration (BAC) levels and increase penalties for drunk drivers, have been implemented. The introduction of private-sector measures, such as ridesharing, is regarded as alternatives to reduce drunk driving and related sequelae. However, it is unclear…
The impact of increasing the minimum legal age for work on school attendance in low- and middle-income countries
Several countries have increased their legal minimum age for work in line with international conventions on child labor. We evaluated the effect of increasing the legal minimum age for work on school attendance in 3 low- and middle-income countries using difference-in-differences analyses. Increasing the legal minimum age for work increased school attendance by 3.0 (0.2, 5.8) percentage-points in Malawi, and 2.0 (0.2, 3.6) percentage-points in Co…
Savings ownership and the use of maternal health services in Indonesia
In low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), many women of reproductive age experience morbidity and mortality attributable to inadequate access to and use of health services. Access to personal savings has been identified as a potential instrument for empowering women and improving access to and use of health services. Few studies, however, have examined the relation between savings ownership and use of maternal health services. In this study, w…
The effect of agency on women's mental distress
Development of a Tool to Measure Women's Agency in India
Ensuring and expanding women’s agency is an essential component of efforts to promote the rights and well-being of women. However, inadequate measurement hampers monitoring and research into achieving this goal. In this study, we developed a theory-based measurement tool of women’s agency. We developed a conceptual model of agency through a review of the literature, and then used this model to identify potential indicators of agency. These indica…
Economic policy and the double burden of malnutrition
Objective To examine changes in minimum wage associated with changes in women’s weight status. Design Longitudinal study of legislated minimum wage levels (per month, purchasing power parity-adjusted, 2011 constant US dollar values) linked to anthropometric and sociodemographic data from multiple Demographic and Health Surveys (2000–2014). Separate multilevel models estimated associations of a $10 increase in monthly minimum wage with the rate of…
The high price of debt
Child Marriage Laws around the World
The marriage of children below 18 is widely recognized in international human rights agreements as a discriminatory global practice that hinders the development and well-being of hundreds of millions of girls. Using a new global policy database, we analyze national legislation regarding minimum marriage age, exceptions permitting marriage at earlier ages, and gender disparities in laws. While our longitudinal data indicate improvements in frequen…
Has Child Marriage Declined in sub-Saharan Africa? An Analysis of Trends in 31 Countries
CHILD MARRIAGE, defined by the United Nations as marriage before the age of 18, disproportionately affects girls and hinders progress toward development and public health goals.The magnitude of the threat child marriage poses to global development is highlighted by the fact that its elimination is one of the specific targets for achieving goal number five of the UN's Sustainable Development Goals: gender equality and the empowerment of all women …
Access to and Use of Health Services Among Undocumented Mexican Immigrants in a US Urban Area
Objectives. We assessed access to and use of health services among Mexican-born undocumented immigrants living in New York City in 2004. Methods. We used venue-based sampling to recruit participants from locations where undocumented immigrants were likely to congregate. Participants were 18 years or older, born in Mexico, and current residents of New York City. The main outcome measures were health insurance coverage, access to a regular health c…
What explains the association between neighborhood-level income inequality and the risk of fatal overdose in New York City
Paid maternity leave and childhood vaccination uptake
Did the Great Recession affect mortality rates in the metropolitan United States? Effects on mortality by age, gender and cause of death
The effect of agency on women's mental distress
Economic conditions and health behaviours during the ‘Great Recession’
BACKGROUND: The adoption of healthier behaviours has been hypothesised as a mechanism to explain empirical findings of population health improvements during some economic downturns. METHODS: We estimated the effect of the local unemployment rate on health behaviours using pooled annual surveys from the 2003-2010 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance Surveys, as well as population-based telephone surveys of the US adult general population. Analyses …
The impact of intimate partner violence on women's contraceptive use
Are tuition-free primary education policies associated with lower infant and neonatal mortality in low- and middle-income countries
Development of a Tool to Measure Women's Agency in India
Ensuring and expanding women’s agency is an essential component of efforts to promote the rights and well-being of women. However, inadequate measurement hampers monitoring and research into achieving this goal. In this study, we developed a theory-based measurement tool of women’s agency. We developed a conceptual model of agency through a review of the literature, and then used this model to identify potential indicators of agency. These indica…
The effect of metropolitan-area mortgage delinquency on health behaviors, access to health services, and self-rated health in the United States, 2003-2010
What lies behind gender inequalities in HIV/Aids in sub-Saharan African countries
Within sub-Saharan Africa, women are disproportionately at risk for acquiring and having human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). It is important to clarify whether gender inequalities in HIV prevalence in this region are explained by differences in the distributions of HIV risk factors, differences in the effects of these risk factors or some combination of both. We used an extension of the Blinder-Oaxaca dec…
Analyzing Whether Countries Are Equally Efficient at Improving Longevity for Men and Women
Objectives. We examined the efficiency of country-specific health care spending in improving life expectancies for men and women. Methods. We estimated efficiencies of health care spending for 27 Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries during the period 1991 to 2007 using multivariable regression models, including country fixed-effects and controlling for time-varying levels of national social expenditures, economi…
Utilizing a Comparative Policy Resource from the WORLD Policy Analysis Center Covering Constitutional Rights, Laws, and Policies across 193 Countries for Outcome Analysis, Monitoring, and Accountabili…
Historically, a lack of comparable data on the laws and policies that shape health, education, poverty, and other outcomes has hindered researchers’ ability to provide rigorous evidence on the effectiveness of different policy designs. This article describes public-use downloadable data built by the WORLD Policy Analysis Center to fill this gap. Over 2,000 quantitatively comparable measures of national laws and policies across 193 countries were …
Association of increased duration of legislated paid maternity leave with childhood diarrhoea prevalence in low-income and middle-income countries
Background Diarrhoea is the second-leading infectious cause of death in children younger than age 5 years. The global burden of severe diarrhoeal disease is concentrated in Africa and Southeast Asia, where a significant percentage of the population resides in low-resource settings. We aimed to quantitatively examine whether extending the duration of legislated paid maternity leave affected the prevalence of childhood diarrhoea in low-income and m…
Do minimum wages improve early life health? Evidence from developing countries
Growing social inequality in the prevalence of type 2 diabetes in Canada, 2004–2012
Associations Between Macrolevel Economic Factors and Weight Distributions in Low- and Middle-Income Countries
Objectives. We examined associations between macrolevel economic factors hypothesized to drive changes in distributions of weight and body mass index (BMI) in a representative sample of 200 796 men and women from 40 low- and middle-income countries. Methods. We used meta-regressions to describe ecological associations between macrolevel factors and mean BMIs across countries. Multilevel regression was used to assess the relation between macroleve…
Smoke Before Food
THE GROCERY STORE IN THE image represents a typical store in Baltimore’s inner city. This store is located in the “Middle East” neighborhood of East Baltimore, within 5 blocks of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Census data from 2000 show that, in this neighborhood, 94.4% of residents are African American, 64.4% of family households are female-run households with no husband present, the unemployment rate is 23.5%, the median h…
The Epidemiology of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder after Disasters
Traumatic experiences are relatively common. More than two thirds of persons in the general population may experience a significant traumatic event at some point in their lives, and up to one fifth of people in the United States may experience such an event in any given year (1–5). Although comparable international data are limited, large proportions of populations in many countries have been exposed to terrorism, forced relocation, and violence,…
What explains the association between neighborhood-level income inequality and the risk of fatal overdose in New York City
Smoke Before Food
THE GROCERY STORE IN THE image represents a typical store in Baltimore’s inner city. This store is located in the “Middle East” neighborhood of East Baltimore, within 5 blocks of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Census data from 2000 show that, in this neighborhood, 94.4% of residents are African American, 64.4% of family households are female-run households with no husband present, the unemployment rate is 23.5%, the median h…
Hunger and health among undocumented Mexican migrants in a US urban area
Objectives To measure the occurrence and correlates of hunger and to evaluate the association between hunger and three health indicators among undocumented Mexican immigrants. Design Non-probability cross-sectional sample. Setting Neighbourhoods within New York City. Subjects Four hundred and thirty-one undocumented Mexican immigrants living in the USA. Results Hunger was indicated by approximately 28% of respondents. In a multivariate model, wor…
Access to and Use of Health Services Among Undocumented Mexican Immigrants in a US Urban Area
Objectives. We assessed access to and use of health services among Mexican-born undocumented immigrants living in New York City in 2004. Methods. We used venue-based sampling to recruit participants from locations where undocumented immigrants were likely to congregate. Participants were 18 years or older, born in Mexico, and current residents of New York City. The main outcome measures were health insurance coverage, access to a regular health c…
Policing and risk of overdose mortality in urban neighborhoods
P2-457 Trade is associated with the distribution of under, over, and normal weight among adult residents of low-and-middle-income countries
Introduction Few empirical studies have investigated the relation between trade and individual weight status. Methods We used data from a sample of 81 449 adults from 24 low-and-middle-income countries who took part in the World Health Survey, a population-based survey of adults in 2002–2003, to examine the multilevel association between trade [ie, levels of trade, imports, and foreign direct investment (FDI)] and individual-level weight status. …
Economic conditions and health behaviours during the ‘Great Recession’
BACKGROUND: The adoption of healthier behaviours has been hypothesised as a mechanism to explain empirical findings of population health improvements during some economic downturns. METHODS: We estimated the effect of the local unemployment rate on health behaviours using pooled annual surveys from the 2003-2010 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance Surveys, as well as population-based telephone surveys of the US adult general population. Analyses …
The high price of debt
Social inequalities in the utilization of maternal care in Bangladesh
Although socially disadvantaged mothers increased their utilization of care relative to mothers of higher socioeconomic status, the absolute gap in utilization of care between socioeconomic groups has increased over time. Our findings indicate that wealthier and more educated women, as well as those living in urban areas, are the major users of ANC, FBD and SBA in Bangladesh. Thus, priority focus should be given to implementing and evaluating int…
Socioeconomic inequalities in HIV/Aids prevalence in sub-Saharan African countries
Further work is needed to understand the mechanisms explaining the concentration of HIV/AIDS among wealthier individuals and urban residents in SSA. Higher prevalence of HIV/AIDS could be indicative of better care and survival among wealthier individuals and urban adults, or reflect greater risk behaviour and incidence. Moreover, differential findings across countries suggest that effective intervention efforts for reducing the burden of HIV/AIDS…
Working and hypertension
There is the possibility of bias contributing to the null findings. However, given the relatively consistent evidence for an association between unemployment and cardiovascular outcomes in the literature, our results suggest there may be mechanisms - outside of hypertension - that have a comparatively greater contribution to this association
Social inequality in infant mortality
What lies behind gender inequalities in HIV/Aids in sub-Saharan African countries
Within sub-Saharan Africa, women are disproportionately at risk for acquiring and having human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). It is important to clarify whether gender inequalities in HIV prevalence in this region are explained by differences in the distributions of HIV risk factors, differences in the effects of these risk factors or some combination of both. We used an extension of the Blinder-Oaxaca dec…
Analyzing Whether Countries Are Equally Efficient at Improving Longevity for Men and Women
Objectives. We examined the efficiency of country-specific health care spending in improving life expectancies for men and women. Methods. We estimated efficiencies of health care spending for 27 Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries during the period 1991 to 2007 using multivariable regression models, including country fixed-effects and controlling for time-varying levels of national social expenditures, economi…
Associations Between Macrolevel Economic Factors and Weight Distributions in Low- and Middle-Income Countries
Objectives. We examined associations between macrolevel economic factors hypothesized to drive changes in distributions of weight and body mass index (BMI) in a representative sample of 200 796 men and women from 40 low- and middle-income countries. Methods. We used meta-regressions to describe ecological associations between macrolevel factors and mean BMIs across countries. Multilevel regression was used to assess the relation between macroleve…
Are tuition-free primary education policies associated with lower infant and neonatal mortality in low- and middle-income countries
Neighborhood socioeconomic conditions and depression
Growing social inequality in the prevalence of type 2 diabetes in Canada, 2004–2012
Paid maternity leave and childhood vaccination uptake
Health effects of ‘Juntos’, a conditional cash transfer programme in Peru
In some countries, conditional cash transfer (CCT) programmes show an impact on maternal and child health. Juntos, the CCT programme in Peru, has been evaluated several times operationally, but seldom for maternal and child health outcomes. The objective of this study is to evaluate the impact of Juntos on children under 6 years, pregnant women and mothers of children under 17 years. Outcomes evaluated included (1) anaemia in women and children; …
The effect of an affordable daycare program on health and economic well-being in Rajasthan, India
(1) The ISRCTN clinical trial registry (ISRCTN45369145), http://www.isrctn.com/ISRCTN45369145 , registered on May 16, 2016 and (2) The American Economic Association's registry for randomized controlled trials (AEARCTR-0000774), http://www.socialscienceregistry.org/trials/774 , registered on July 15, 2015
What explains gender inequalities in HIV/Aids prevalence in sub-Saharan Africa? Evidence from the demographic and health surveys
The factors that explain gender inequality in HIV/AIDS in SSA vary by country, suggesting that country-specific interventions are needed. Unmeasured factors also contributed substantially to the difference in HIV/AIDS prevalence between women and men, highlighting the need for further study
The socioeconomic gradient of secondhand smoke exposure in children
Special attention should be given to reduce ESHS among children from rural and socioeconomically disadvantaged households as social inequalities in ESHS might contribute to social inequalities in health over the life course
Do minimum wages improve early life health? Evidence from developing countries
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