Child Spacing & Reproductive Health in Rural Karnataka, India
From Research to Action
Published on 1. January 2006
Book
Hardback
344 pages
978-81-7304-714-5 (ISBN)
Description
Child Spacing & Reproductive Health in Rural Karnataka, India: From Research to Action MISC 9788173047145 8173047146 Higher Education Medicine & Health Sciences/Medicine Basic Medical Sciences
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Language
English
Place of publication
New Delhi
India
Dimensions
Height: 203 mm
Width: 254 mm
Thickness: 47 mm
ISBN-13
978-81-7304-714-5 (9788173047145)
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N.Y. Rajeswari, demographer, was Research Officer at J.S.S. Institute of Economic Research, Dharwad, at time of the research. Now she works at the Indian Institute of Health and Family Welfare, Hyderabad. Jyothi S. Hallad, a postgraduate in child development, is Research Assistant at the J.S.S. Institute of Economic Research, Dharwad, Kamataka, since 1996. She conducts research on reproductive health issues. B.M. Ramesh, demographer and psychologist, was Director of IER at time of the present research. Currently he is Director Monitoring and Evaluation, Karnataka Health Promotion Trust, Bangalore.
Content
Preface; Introduction; Theoretical Framework on Child Spacing Behaviour & Decision-Making; Methodology; Research Area & Survey Population; Child Spacing Behaviour within the Reproductive Career; Beliefs & Perceptions About Fertility & Child Spacing; Beliefs & Perceptions About Sterilization & Spacing Methods; Health Status of Women in the Reproductive Career; Translation into Health Intervention Spandana: Research for Action; References; Index.