Mukesh Ranjan

Dados Biográficos

ID4156438
NOMEMukesh Ranjan
PRENOMESMukesh
SOBRENOMERanjan
ASSINATURARANJAN M
AFILIAÇÕESMizoram University
ORCID0000-0002-5369-8081
VERIFICADOSim
TOTAL DE OBRAS9
TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES1
TOTAL COMO AUTOR9
TOTAL COMO EDITOR0
PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO2017
ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO2025
ÍNDICE H1

  • A multinomial regression analysis of the effect of birth sex sequence on desired family composition in India

    Open AccessMukesh Ranjan, Arun K Sinha et al.ARTICLEJournal of Population Research2025Referências: 4

  • Health matters

    Open AccessMukesh Ranjan, Lalrotlinga Lalrotlinga et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2024

    The present study explores the prevalence and socio-economic demographic factors affecting childhood illnesses. Diarrhoea, fever and ARI among under-five children in the North -East states of India using NFHS-5 data Kids file. Results showed that diarrhoea, ARI, and fever among the northeastern states were highest in Meghalaya.For diarrhoea Sikkim has the highest prevalence for children within 6 months while Meghalaya has the highest prevalence i…

  • Infant Death Clustering in the Quarter of a Century in India

    Open AccessMukesh Ranjan, Laxmi Kant Dwivedi et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal of…2022

    The study aims to examine the clustering of infant deaths in India and the relative contribution of infant death clustering after accounting for the socio-economic and biodemographic factors that explain the decline in infant deaths. The study utilized 10 years of birth history data from three rounds of the National Family Health Survey (NFHS). The random effects dynamic probit model was used to decompose the decline in infant deaths into the con…

  • Intrahousehold influence on contraceptive use among married Indian women

    Open AccessMukesh Ranjan, Arupendra Mozumdar et al.ARTICLESSM - Population Health2020

    The conclusive evidence of positive intrahousehold influence on contraceptive use of Index Women will encourage program managers to promote intrahousehold communication to increase use of family planning

  • Caste Differentials in Death Clustering in Central and Eastern Indian States

    Open AccessMukesh Ranjan, Laxmi Kant Dwivedi et al.ARTICLEJournal of Biosocial Science2018

    This study assessed caste differentials in family-level death clustering, linked survival prospects of siblings (scarring) and mother-level unobserved heterogeneity affecting infant mortality risk in the central and eastern Indian states of Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha and Chhattisgarh. Family-level infant death clustering was examined using bivariate analysis, and the linkages between the survival prospects of siblings and mother-specific u…

  • Infant Mortality among Tribes Population in India

    Open AccessMukesh RanjanARTICLEStudies of Tribes and Tribals2018

    The social rituals and infant feeding practices offer both opportunities and barriers to infant's health.But infant feeding remains poor in a vulnerable population such as tribe because of their unique culture.The social rituals following the birth of an infant are explored in addition to practices of infant feeding in Dhangar tribe of Maharashtra in India.Seventeen mothers of 6-12 months old infant were interviewed in an in-depth interview, whil…

  • Mind the gap

    Open AccessM Bhatia, Mukesh Ranjan et al.ARTICLESSM - Population Health2018

    Temporal trends in inequalities in infant and child mortality over two and half decades in India.•Relative change in inequalities in child mortality over survey periods.•Scatter plots to identify states with largest inequalities among wealth index groups.•Concentration Index by various background characteristics and decomposition analysis to identify factors contributing in inequality in infant mortality between richest and poorest groups.•Gap be…

  • Child health and unhealthy sanitary practices in India

    Open AccessLaxmi Kant Dwivedi, Kajori Banerjee et al.ARTICLESSM - Population Health2018

    The central behavioural change to be brought about among the people is to improve the cleanliness levels of the neighbourhood and help children spend their childhood free from the misery of malnourishment or in the worst case, death. It is not an impossible task for a country that houses the cleanest village in Asia, Mawlynnong in the Northeast state of Meghalaya, India. If one state could do it, it could be replicated in other states too

  • Infant mortality differentials among the tribal and non-tribal populations of Central and Eastern India

    Open AccessMukesh Ranjan, Laxmi Kant Dwivedi et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal of…2017Citada por: 1

    Higher infant mortality among tribal populations in India is well-documented. However, it is rare to compare factors associated with infant mortality in tribal populations with those in non-tribal populations. In the present paper, Cox proportional hazards models were employed to examine factors influencing infant mortality in tribal and non-tribal populations in the Central and Eastern Indian states using data from the District Level Household S…