India Global Youth Tobacco Survey (GYTS) 2006 and Global School Personnel Survey (GSPS) 2006 were undertaken region …-wise, namely, North, South, East, West, Central and North East, covering 99.7% of the total population of India. Altogether, 12 … the first half of 2006. Data from India GYTS 2003 and GYTS 2006 was analyzed to examine the change in different variables …

RACHNA program. The programmatic framework, designed for low-prevalence contexts in India, draws on standard targeted …

The Sample Registration System (SRS) in India is the largest demographic survey in the world covering about 1.5 million … households and 7.3 million population. It has continued to be the main source of information on fertility and mortality …

A discussion about the declining sex ratio in India is given. The various reasons for declining sex ratio are outlined. …

one point and draw out implications from it for actionable policies to reduce child mortality. The one point is: â …

Understanding how mortality and fertility are linked is essential to the study of population dynamics. The fertility … response to an unanticipated mortality shock is investigated that resulted from the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, which killed … population-representative multilevel longitudinal data, a behavioral fertility response to mortality exposure is identified, both …

Mortality rates have fallen dramatically over time, starting in a few countries in the 18th century, and continuing to … fall today. In just the past century, life expectancy has increased by over 30 years. At the same time, mortality rates … income per capita and mortality rates, a correlation that also exists within countries, where richer, better-educated people …

The recommendations that follow take cognizance of the extraordinary opportunities that India offers – and the … possibility for India to take a lead in introducing a well-designed UHC system that is eminently suited to the needs and resources …