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2025
Achieving global development targets will largely depend on improvements made by developing and populous countries like India. Given the huge population base and diversely wide landscape of India, stakeholders and policy-makers at smaller geographic...
Though child anthropometric failure (CAF) is a persistent problem in India, previous studies have often neglected state-level variance and aggregated moderate and severe CAF categories. This study addresses this gap by examining moderate and severe...
This study investigates the link between life course social mobility and cognitive function among middle-aged and older adults in India, specifically emphasizing whether upward and downward mobility exerts symmetric associations and potential gender...
Climate change is a negative equaliser for access to safe water and sanitation around the world. Historically, low-income and middle-income countries have been the least likely to be on track for achieving Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 6, which calls...
The double burden of malnutrition (DBM) is a significant public health issue in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), resulting from complex socioeconomic, demographic and nutrition transitions. This study examined the association between internal...
Background
Twin births present unique challenges for child survival, particularly in low- and middle-income countries. Despite the high burden of global child mortality, there has been no comprehensive assessment of twin births and deaths in India. We...
Introduction In India, most child deaths now occur within the first 28 days of birth. Trends in socioeconomic disparities in death during these early and late neonatal stages over the past few decades have been understudied. This paper elucidates these...
The Geographic Insights Lab at Harvard University developed India Policy Insights (IPI), a spatio-temporal visualization platform for policymakers. IPI provides insights from 122 indicators across population, health, and socioeconomic metrics spanning 720...
Background
India witnessed a rise in alcohol and tobacco consumption in the last few decades. However, the burden varies because of the huge population, diverse socioeconomic, cultural, and geographical characteristics, and different liquor policies across...
Objective
Research gaps persist in understanding the underlying sociodemographic patterning of hospital-presenting self-injury (HPSI) in South Korea. Our research aims to understand the relationship between HPSI and gender over time in relation to its...
Introduction Low birth weight is an important measure of the health of pregnant women and newborns. We investigated the prevalence of low birth weights in India over nearly three decades to assess trends and convergence across states.
Methods Data came...
Non-technical summary.
India needs to balance carbon mitigation with its developmental priorities. The Indian district acts as an important administrative site where national- and state-level developmental and environmental policies are translated into...