Browsing East-West Center by Author "Ramesh, B. M."

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Contraceptive use in India, 1992-93

Ramesh, B. M.; Gulati, S. C.; Retherford, Robert D. (Mumbai, India: International Institute for Population Sciences and Honolulu: East-West Center, 1996)

Knowledge of contraception is almost universal among currently married women, but only 42 percent actually use family planning. The NFHS Subject Reports is a series summarizing secondary analysis of data from the 1992-93 ...
Fertility and contraceptive use in Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, and Uttar Pradesh

Retherford, Robert D.; Ramesh, B. M. (Mumbai, India: International Institute for Population Sciences and Honolulu: East-West Center, 1996)

Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh are family planning success stories, whereas Uttar Pradesh has by far the highest fertility of any state in India. A comparison of NFHS findings from these three states provides some useful ...
Maternal education and the utilization of maternal and child health services in India

Govindasamy, Pavalavalli; Ramesh, B. M. (Mumbai, India: International Institute for Population Sciences and Calverton, Maryland: Macro International Inc., 1997)

Using NFHS data for selected states in northern and southern India, the authors show that mother's schooling results in improved child survival because educated mothers use health services that effectively prevent fatal ...