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An attempt is made in these volumes to examine the different facets of the health care provided by the Primary Health Centres (PHC). Authors from diverse backgrounds such as social medicine, medical anthropology, health policy administration, sociology, social work, geography, economics and demography bring critical perspectives from their respective specializations. These volumes have four sections that provide insights on concepts as well as empirical evidences ...
This book is an outcome of the research carried out by the researches and scholars to bring out wide ranging issues focuing on six major part viz: Social inclusion and Exclusion, Women Health , Gender Issues, Health care utilization, HIV / AIDS and Fertility and Family Planning . The firstsection deals with discrimination of Dalit children in access to health care, caste as social barrier of women development, cultural exclusiveness of transgender persons in the ...
Ageing, as an area of research, has been one of much interest in the developed world, while in developing countries like India this trend is slowly, but surely gaining importance. However, published work in ageing and related issues is still in its nascent stages. The need, therefore, is to adequately study and analyse the phenomenon of ageing and its linkages with devolopmental issues and, the means to address problems related with the process of ageing.
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Attempts to focus on elderly issues are made from time to time, but such efforts are isolated, localized adn have not brought significant results for enhancing their quality of life. Under these circumstances, the initiative of All India Senior Citizens Confederation (AISCCON) to bring the agencies involved in the care of the elderly working in different parts of the country to raise issues at various state /district /local levels is noteworthy. One such effort ...
Adolescent Reproductive Health issues are more focused during the recent time because Adolescents are at high risk for Reproductive Health problems. This volume is an out come of the research work carried out by the various researchers in the field of Reproductive Health. This edited volume brings out four specific issues presented in four sections viz: Adolescent sexual matters, reproductive health, health care management and pregnancy termination. The first ...