| Women Health in India: The Intervention Contributor(s): Mahajan Payal (Author), Jain Sangeeta (Author) |
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ISBN: 3659448346 ISBN-13: 9783659448348 Publisher: LAP Lambert Academic Publishing OUR PRICE: $36.83 Product Type: Paperback Published: August 2013 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Education | Adult & Continuing Education |
| Physical Information: 0.13" H x 6" W x 9" (0.21 lbs) 56 pages |
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| Publisher Description: Traditional bases of social stratification such as caste and class reproduce themselves in women's lived experiences as also do rural-urban and regional disparities. New needs emerge as women progress through the life cycle. Talking about women's health and access to healthcare in such a complex setup thus poses a challenge. The girl child in India is increasingly under threat. In recent decades, there has been an alarming decrease in the child sex ratio (0-4 years) in the country. Access to technological advances of ultra sonography and India's relatively liberal laws on abortion has been misused to eliminate female foetus.This paper outlines important key areas which include: safe motherhood, sexually transmitted infections (including HIV/AIDS), malnutrition and violence against women. |