Use of indices to measure socio-economic status (SES) in South-Asian urban health studies: a scoping review

KM Saif-Ur-Rahman, I Anwar, M Hasan, S Hossain… - Systematic reviews, 2018 - Springer
Background Universal health coverage (UHC) is a key area in post-2015 global agenda
which has been incorporated as target for achieving health-related Sustainable …

Factors associated with stunting among children under 5 years in five South Asian countries (2014–2018): Analysis of demographic health surveys

N Wali, KE Agho, AMN Renzaho - Nutrients, 2020 - mdpi.com
South Asia continues to be the global hub for child undernutrition with 35% of children still
stunted in 2017. This paper aimed to identify factors associated with stunting among children …

The impact of household wealth on child survival in Ghana

ST Lartey, R Khanam, S Takahashi - Journal of Health, Population and …, 2016 - Springer
Background Improving child health is one of the major policy agendas for most of the
governments, especially in the developing countries. These governments have been …

Small area variation in child undernutrition across 640 districts and 543 parliamentary constituencies in India

S Rajpal, J Kim, W Joe, R Kim, SV Subramanian - Scientific Reports, 2021 - nature.com
In India, districts serve as central policy unit for program development, administration and
implementation. The one-size-fits-all approach based on average prevalence estimates at …

[HTML][HTML] Estimating the absolute wealth of households

DJ Hruschka, D Gerkey… - Bulletin of the World …, 2015 - SciELO Public Health
AbstractObjective To estimate the absolute wealth of households using data from
demographic and health surveys. Methods We developed a new metric, the absolute wealth …

[HTML][HTML] Identifying geospatial patterns in wealth disparity in child malnutrition across 640 districts in India

L Liou, R Kim, SV Subramanian - SSM-population health, 2020 - Elsevier
We assessed district-level geospatial trends in precision weighted prevalence and absolute
wealth disparity in stunting, underweight, wasting, low birthweight, and anemia among …

An intersectional analysis of the composite index of anthropometric failures in India

SU Kochupurackal, Y Channa Basappa… - International Journal for …, 2021 - Springer
Abstract Background Nutritional inequality in India has been estimated typically using
stunting, wasting and underweight separately which hide the overall magnitude and severity …

Geographic and socioeconomic inequalities in the survival of children under-five in Nigeria

CI Okoli, M Hajizadeh, MM Rahman, R Khanam - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
Despite a substantial decline in child mortality globally, the high rate of under-five mortality
in Nigeria is still one of the main public health concerns. This study investigates inequalities …

Gazing past the glass ceiling: Indian and South African female journalists' perceptions of their role and power in the newsroom

S Rao, Y Rodny-Gumede - Global Media and …, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
This article analyses female journalists' perceptions of their own role, their power in the
newsroom, their influence over the news agenda and the challenges they face on a daily …

Small area variation in severe, moderate, and mild anemia among women and children: A multilevel analysis of 707 districts in India

S Rajpal, A Kumar, MJ Rana, R Kim… - Frontiers in Public …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
India is home to the highest global number of women and children suffering from anemia,
with one in every two women impacted. India's current strategy for targeting areas with a …