(3) WOMEN’S HEALTH

Health and health care have strong sociocultural dimensions. Gender is one of the most important among them. This programme not only undertakes research on women’s health, but it also informs all other programmes with the gender dimension.

Current Projects

Completed Projects

Publications

Books and Report
Articles and Papers

Books and Reports

CEHAT and Healthwatch Trust Abortion Assessment Project-India: Research Summaries and Abstracts (Including complete reports and papers on CD-ROM),December 2004, Pgs. 136 [ISBN 81–89042–36-X]

Hirve, Siddhivinayak Abortion Policy in India: Lacunae and Future Challenges, CEHAT and Healthwatch Trust, May 2004, pgs. 88 [ISBN 81–89042–30–0]

Duggal, Ravi and Barge, Sandhya Abortion Services in India: Report of a Multicentric Enquiry, December 2004, Pgs. 78 [ISBN 81–89042–34–3]

Mala Ramanathan,P. Sankara Sarma and Krishnakumar C.S Situational Analysis Of MTP Services In Kerala: Provider Perspectives

Dr. Alex George An Enquiry Into Provision of Abortion Services

CINI A Multicentric Study on Provider Related Issues In The State Of Orissa

CRDC,Situation Analysis of MTP Facilities In Haryana

Sharad D. Iyengar, Kirti Iyengar and Virendra Suhalka Situation Analysis of Abortion Services in Rajasthan

Omeo Kumar Das Institute of Social Change and Development, Abortion in Mizoram: A Multicentric Study

Leela Visaria, Vimala Ramachandran, Bela and Ganatra Shveta Kalyanwala Abortion in India: Emerging Issues from the Qualitative Studies

Bela Ganatra and Leela Visaria Informal Providers of Abortion Services:Some Exploratory Case Studies

S. Krishnamoorthy, N. Thenmozhi,J. Sheela and N.Audinarayana Pregnancy Outcome In Tamilnadu A Survey With Special Reference to Abortion Complications, Cost And Care

Saha, Shelley; Duggal, Ravi and Mishra, Manasee Abortion in Maharashtra: Incidence, Care and Cost, January 2005,Pgs.XIII+126+ XXXXXXI+2, [ISBN 81–89042–32–7]

Johnston Heidi Bart, Abortion Practice in India: A Review of Literature, May 2002,Pgs. 8+24 [ISBN 81–89042–10–6]

Anand, Anita Sexuality, Abortion and the Media: A Review of Adolescent Concerns, September 2003, Pgs. 10+22 [ISBN 81–89042–19-X]

Barnes, Lindsay Abortion Options for Rural Women: Case Studies from the Villages of Bokaro District, Jharkhand, September 2003, Pgs. 8+20 [ISBN 81–89042–18–1]

Mishra, U.S and Dilip, T.R. Assessing Potential for Induced Abortion Among Indian Women, November 2003, Pgs. 10+18. [ISBN 81–89042–25–4]

Sundar, Ramamani Abortion Costs and Financing: A Review, September 2003, Pgs. 10+30 [ISBN 81–89042–20–3]

Mallik, Rupsa Negative Choice Sex Determination and Sex Selective Abortion in India, September 2003, Pgs. 12+28 [ISBN 81–89042–21–1]

Batra, Sangeeta and Rabindranathan, Sunanda Abortion Training in India: A Long Way to Go, October 2003, Pgs. 10+18 [ISBN 81–89042–23–8]

Saha, Shelley Methodological Issues in Abortion Estimation, October 2003, Pgs. 12+24 [ISBN 81–89042–22-X]

Ghosh, Swati Professional Abortion Seekers: The Sex - of Kolkata, October 2003, Pgs. 8+20 [ISBN 81–89042- 24–6]

Saha, Shelley; Duggal, Ravi and Mishra, Manasee Abortion in Maharashtra: Incidence, Care and Cost, January 2005,Pgs.XIII+126+ XXXXXXI+2, [ISBN 81–89042–32–7]

Bandewar, Sunita and Saha, Shelley Studies in Reproductive Health Services in India (1990–1991): Selected Annoted Bibliography, December 2000, Pgs.165 [ISBN 81–89042–07–6]

Khot, Anagha; Menon, Sumita and Dilip, T.R. Domestic Violence: Levels, Correlates, Causes, Impact and Response: A Community Based Study of Married Women from Mumbai Slums, June 2004, pgs 62 [ISBN 81–89042–29–7]

Swaminathan Padmini, (Ed.). Trapped Into Living: Women’s Work Environment and their Perceptions of Health, March 2005,Pgs. 296 [ISBN 81–89042–31–9]

Bandewar Sunita, Assisted by Sumant Madhuri Quality of Abortion Care: A Reality, 2002, Pgs. 4+164+52+4 [ISBN 81–89042–13–0]

Nandraj, Sunil; Madhiwalla, Neha; Sinha, Roopashri and Jesani, Amar Women and Health Care in Mumbai: A Study of Morbidity, Utilisation and Expenditure on Health Care in the Households of the Metropolis, September 2001, Pgs.77 [ISBN 81–89042–09–2]

Madhiwalla, Neha; Nandraj, Sunil and Sinha, Roopashri Health, Households and Women’s Lives: A Study of Illness and Childbearing Among Women in Nasik District, Maharashtra, June 2000, Pgs.141[ISBN 81–89042–06–0]

Leading Causes of Morbidity and Mortality by Aditi Iyer, Section C3.1 of the Women's Health and Development, Country Profile, India, 1998, pgs. 34. (Draft Submitted to WHO/VHAI)

Women's Access to Health Care by Aditi Iyer,Section C3.7 of the Women's Health and Development, Country Profile, India, 1998, Pgs. 46. (Draft Submitted to WHO/VHAI)

Women's Reproductive Health by Aditi Iyer,Section C3.7 of the Women's Health and Development, Country Profile, India, 1998, Pgs. 41. (Draft Submitted to WHO/VHAI)

Health, Section for the Women's Health and Development by Amar Jesani, WHO COUNTRY PROFILE: India, 1998, Pgs. 34. (Draft Submitted to WHO/VHAI)

Women’s Perspectives on the Quality of General and Reproductive Health Care: Evidence from Rural Maharashtra by Manisha Gupte, Sunita Bandewar and Hemalata Pisal in Improving Quality of Care in India’s Family Welfare Programme: The Challenge Ahead, Edited by Koenig A, Michael, M.E Khan (eds.), New York, Population Council, 1999 Pgs.117–139

Abortion Needs of Women in India A Case Study of Rural Maharashtra by Manisha Gupte, Sunita Bandewar and Hemalata Pisal, Reproductive Health Matters, No. 9, May 1997, Pgs. 77–86

Women’s Role in Decision Making in Abortion: Profiles from Rural Maharashtra by Manisha Gupte, Sunita Bandewar and Hemalata Pisal, Paper Prepared for XIV International Conference of the Social Science and Medicine at Peebles, Scotland, September 1996, Pgs. 23

Articles and Papers

A 274. Chauduri, Leni, Our Little Girl: Child Marriage in India- An Overview, Communalism Combat, Vol. 12, No. 112, November 2005, Pgs. 32-33

A 273. Chauduri, Leni, Population Control: At What Cost, Health Action, Vol.18, No. 12, December 2005, Pgs. 20-21.

A 271. Chaudhuri, Leni, Technology and Gender Based Discrimination; Sex-Selection Techniques, Health Action, Vol.18, No. 10, October 2005, Pgs. 13-15

A 270. Chaudhari, Leni, Youth Health in India, Humanscape, Vol. X!!, Issue VII, August 2005, Pgs. 24-25.

A 258. Mahabal, Kamayani Bali Gender Equality and Millienium Development Goals, Samyukta, A Journal of Women Studies ,Vol.V, No.1, January 2005, Pgs.113-114

A 257. Mahabal, Kamayani Bali Sex Selection- unethical practice, cover story Health Action- May 2005

A 251. Pitre, Amita,Women's Health and Their Lives: A Perspective From Maharashtra, background paper presented at the Western Zone International Women and Health Meeting (IWHM) at Ahmedabad, Gujarat, 2nd March 2005, Pgs.9

A 239. Duggal, Ravi The Political Economy of Abortion in India: Cost and Expenditure Patterns, Reproductive Health Matters, Vol.12, No.24, November 2004 ( Supplement) Pgs.130–137

A 235. Duggal, Ravi and Dilip T.R. Unmet Need for Public Health-Care Services in Mumbai, India Asia-Pacific Population Journal, Vol. 19, No. 2, June 2004

A 234. Duggal, Ravi and Ramachandran, Vimala The Abortion Assessment Project – India: Key Findings and Recommendations, Reproductive Health Matters, Vol.12, No.24, November 2004 ( Supplement), Pgs.122–129

A 222. Mahabal, Kamayani Bali Sex selection is abuse of genetic diagnostic technology, Express Healthcare Management, July 16-31, 2004.

A 204. Duggal, Ravi Abortion Economics -Cost and Expenditures, Seminar 532, December 2003, Pgs. 47-52

A 190. Madhiwalla, Neha Help Yourself, Humanscape, Vol. 5, No.9, September 2003, Pgs.27-29

A 189. Madhiwalla, Neha Women's Illnesses: Life Cycle Approach, National Medical Journal of India, Supplement No.2, Vol. 16, 2003, Pgs. 35-38

A 179. Rege, Sangeeta Dilaasa-Creating Spaces For Women in A Public Health System, Humanscape E-newsletter, March 2003, Pgs.5

A 178. Shelley, Saha and Manasee, Mishra Offering contraceptive choices post-abortion: The ignored link by service providers, Paper presented in the Symposium on Expanding Contraceptive Choices: International and Indian Experiences and their Implications for Policies and Programmes, December 7-10, 2003, Pgs.8

A 174. Balaji, Rajeswari Women's Access to Good Quality Abortion Care Services, Paper presented at the first International Conference Medical Sociology, Health, Illness and Society in the new Millennium organised by the Madras Medical Mission, Institute of Cardio-Vascular Diseases, May 25 – 26, 2002.Pgs.5

A 173. Contractor, Qudsiya Sex Selection and the Law, Combat Law, Vol. 1, Issue 1, April – May 2002, Pgs. 69-70

A 170. Dilip, T.R Utilisation of Reproductive and Child Health Care Services: Some Observations from Kerala, Journal of Health Management, Vol. 4, No. 1, 2002, Pgs.19-30

A 163. Mishra, U.S. and Dilip, T.R. Does Better Reproductive Health Status Mean Low Fertility Levels? Evidence from Asian Countries, Health and Population- Perspective and Issues. 25, No.2, 2002, Pgs.65-73

A 153. Bandewar, Sunita Abortion Legislation and Access to Safe Abortion Care Services: The Indian Experience in Advocating for Abortion Access: Eleven Country Studies, Johannesburg, Edited by Klugman Barbara and Debbie Budlender, University of Witwatersrand, 2001, Pgs.135-155

A 150. Deosthali, Padma Networking for Women's Studies and Activities, Samvadini, Vol. 3, Issues1, September 2001, Pgs. 18-19

A 141. Madhiwalla, Neha Sex Selection: Ethics in the Context of Development, Issues in Medical Ethics, October-December 2001, Vol.9, No. 4, Pgs. 125-126

A 135. Saha, Shelley and T K Sundari, Ravindran, Studies on Health Services with special focus on Reproductive Health Services in India from 1990 to 2000: A Critical Review, Paper presented at the workshop Reproductive Health Research Review Dissemination, Mumbai, June 2001, Pgs.25

A 130. Bandewar, Sunita Unsafe Abortion, Seminar, Issue 489, May 2000, Pgs.39-43

A 125. Choudhary, Manoj and Saha, Shelley Gender Issues Related to Women's Health Care, Health Action, Vol. 13, No. 9, 2000, Pgs. 18-19 A 124. Duggal,Ravi Private Health Sector in India – A critical review, Paper for PHA booklet No. 5, May 2000

A 120. Khot, Anagha and Menon, Sumita Gender-Sensitive and Community-based Programme for Mumbai Slum Women, Arrows for Change, Vol. 6, No. 1, May 2000, Pgs.3

A 113. Saha, Shelley Adolescents and their need for sex-education,Health for the Millions, September - October, 2000, Pgs. 10-12

A 112. Saha, Shelley Safe Abortions are still a Distant Dream, Humanscape, Vol. VII, Issue IX, September 2000, Pgs. 32-33

A 111. Saha, Shelley Unsafe Abortion, Frontier, Vol. 33, No. 1, July 30 - August 5, 2000, Pgs. 13-14

A 108. Bandewar, Sunita A Quarter Century of Legalised Abortion Services: A Country Situationer for India, Paper Presented at an International Dialogue on Reproductive Choice Organised by Likhaan, Manila, Philippines, 1999 , Pgs.22

A 104. Gupte, Manisha; Bandewar, Sunita and Pisal, Hemalata Women's Perspectives on the Quality of General and Reproductive Health Care: Evidence from Rural Maharashtra Improving Quality of Care in India's Family Welfare Programme: The Challenge Ahead, Edited by Koenig A, Michael, M.E Khan (eds.), New York, Population Council, 1999 Pgs.117-139

A 100. Khot, Anagha; Deosthali, Padma and Menon, Sumita Role of the Community and the Health Profession in Responding to Violence, Curare 22, 1999, Pgs. 35-37

A 99. Madhiwalla, Neha Health Professionals and Community Action Against Violence, Issues in Medical Ethics, Vol. VII, No.1, January-March 1999, Pgs. 29

A 98. Madhiwalla, Neha Violence and the Battering of the Mind, Perspectives, March 1999, Pgs. 3 – 4

A 95. Padmadas, S.S; F., Zavier and. Dilip, T. R Age at Menarche Among Indian Women: Observations from NFHS, 1992-1993, Journal of Family Welfare, Vol. 45(2): 71-79 , October 1999, Pgs.71-79

A 91. Bandewar, Sunita Menstrual Regulations as an Abortion Method: A Socio-Medical and Legal Evaluation to Explore its Promotion in India, Paper Presented for The State Level Consultation on Issues Related to Safe and Legal Abortion, June 1998, Pgs.22. (Paper Accepted for Publication in the Radical Journal of Health).

A 90. Bandewar, Sunita Paramedics in Menstrual Regulation Practice: A Feasibility Evaluation, Paper Presented for The State Level Consultation on Issues Related to Safe and Legal Abortion, Pune, June 7, 1998, June 1998, Pgs.8 (Paper Accepted for Publication in the Radical Journal of Health)

A 89. Bandewar, Sunita; Lele, Mugdha and Pisal, Hemalata Access to Abortion Services: Taking a Stock of Impediments, Paper Presented for The State Level Consultation on Issues Related to Safe and Legal Abortion, Pune, June 7, 1998, Pgs. 27. (Paper Accepted for Publication in the Economic and Political Weekly)

A 82. Iyer, Aditi Leading Causes of Morbidity and Mortality, Section C3.1 of the Women's Health and Development, Country Profile, India, 1998, pgs. 34. (Draft Submitted to WHO/VHAI)

A 81. Iyer, Aditi Women's Access to Health Care, Section C3.7 of the Women's Health and Development, Country Profile, India, 1998, Pgs. 46. (Draft Submitted to WHO/VHAI)

A 80. Iyer, Aditi Women's Reproductive Health, Section C3.7 of the Women's Health and Development, Country Profile, India, 1998, Pgs. 41. (Draft Submitted to WHO/VHAI)

A 78. Jesani, Amar Health, Section for the Women's Health and Development, WHO COUNTRY PROFILE: India, 1998, Pgs. 34. (Draft Submitted to WHO/VHAI)

A 73. Madhiwalla, Neha Women, Development and Health Redefining the Relationship, Paper Presented at the National Seminar on The Rights to Development, University of Mumbai, December 10-11, 1998, Pgs. 1-8

A 69. Bandewar, Sunita Abortion: Cause for Concern in India, Even 25 years after Legalisation, Paper Prepared Sixth National Conference of Women's Movement at Ranchi, Bihar, December 28-30, 1997, Pgs.7

A 67. Gupte, Manisha; Bandewar, Sunita and Pisal, Hemalata Abortion Needs of Women in India A Case Study of Rural Maharashtra, Reproductive Health Matters, No. 9, May 1997, Pgs. 77-86

A 65. Madhiwalla, Neha Notes from the Field, Humanscape, Vol. 4, Issue 4, April 1997, Pgs. 28-31.

A 64. Madhiwalla, Neha and Jesani, Amar Morbidity Among Women in Mumbai City: Impact of Work and Environment, Economic & Political Weekly, Vol. XXXII, No. 43, October 25, 1997, Pgs. 38-44

A 60. Duggal, Ravi India's Family Welfare Program in the Context of a Reproductive & Child Health Approach: A Critique and a Viewpoint, MFC Bulletin, No.234-235, September-October 1996, Pgs. 7

A 58. Gupte, Manisha; Bandewar, Sunita and Pisal, Hemalata Women's Role in Decision Making in Abortion: Profiles from Rural Maharashtra, Paper Prepared for XIV International Conference of the Social Science and Medicine at Peebles, Scotland, September 1996, Pgs. 23

A 44. Gupte, Manisha; Karkal, Mali-ni and Sadgopal, Mira Women, Health and Development, Radical Journal of Health, Vol. 1, No. 1, (New Series), January-March, 1995, Pgs.25-36

A 43. Jesani, Amar Abortion: An Alternative to Family Planning?, 1995, Pgs.2

A 16. Gupte, Manisha On Being Normal (Whatever that is), MFC Bulletin, No. 197-201, August 1993, Pgs.

A 14 Jesani, Amar and Iyer, Aditi Women and Abortion, Economic and Political Weekly, November 27, 1993, Pgs.2591-2594

A 12. Prakash, Padma New Approaches to Women's Health: Means to an End?, Economic and Political Weekly, December 18, 1993, Pgs.2783-2786

A 11. Prakash, Padma; George, Annie and Rupande, Panalal Sexism in Medicine and Women's Rights, The Indian Journal of Social Work, Focus Issue, Patients' Rights, Vol. LIV, No. 2, April 1993, Pgs.199-204