Publications

This study evaluates the associations among 23 factors related to child anthropometric outcomes in children aged 6 to 23 months, using data from the National Family Health Survey (NFHS) rounds 4 (2016) and 5 (2021). The factors examined include maternal...

India has seen enormous reductions in poverty in the past few decades. However, much of this progress has been unequal throughout the country. This paper examined the 2019–2021 National Family Health Survey to examine small area variations in four...

Importance  
Children who do not receive any routine vaccinations (ie, who have 0-dose status) are at elevated risk of death, morbidity, and socioeconomic vulnerabilities that limit their development over the life course. India has the world’s highest...

Background

India has committed itself to accomplishing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030. Meeting these goals would require prioritizing and targeting specific areas within India. We provide a mid-line assessment of the progress across 707...

Introduction
The COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent national lockdowns in many countries disrupted access to basic services.¹ Several welfare programs were put in place, even in resource-limited settings, to mitigate the socioeconomic and health consequences...

Background
The extent of food deprivation and insecurity among infants and young children—a critical phase for children's current and future health and well-being—in India is unknown. We estimate the prevalence of food deprivation among infants and young

In this paper, we use the nationally representative Time Use Survey (TUS) data from India to estimate the proportion of people that spend any time of the day exercising. We found that overall, less than 7% of the adult population (age ≥18 Years) spent any...

Wealth inequality in anthropometric failure is a persistent concern for policymakers in India. This necessitates a comprehensive analysis and identification of various risk factors that can explain the poor-rich gap in anthropometric failure among...

Background

Ensuring universal access to safe sanitation by 2030 is a development priority for India. Doing so can help ensure improved physical and mental health outcomes. While the proportion of people in India with safe sanitation has risen dramatically...