Undernutrition among the children from different social groups in India: prevalence, determinants, and transition over time (2005–2006 to 2019–2021)

P Ghosh - Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities, 2023 - Springer
Combating undernutrition among children under 5 years is presently an enormous
challenge for India. The study aims to determine the prevalence of undernutrition by the …

Caste Differences in Child Growth: Disentangling endowment and investment effects

J Cummins, J Guo, N Agarwal, A Aiyar, V Jain… - World …, 2024 - Elsevier
Using the fourth round of the Indian National Family Health Survey (NFHS-4), and
subsequently replicating our results using the fifth round (NFHS-5), we document differential …

Correlation between general health knowledge and sanitation improvements: evidence from rural China

L Huang, M Qiu, M Zhou - NPJ Clean Water, 2021 - nature.com
A lack of access to sanitation not only has negative effects on the environment but also
results in increased prevalence of disease and adversely affects health outcomes. This …

Deconstructing the sex gap in child undernutrition in India: Are Indian boys at elevated risk of anthropometric failure than the girls?

P Ghosh - American Journal of Human Biology, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Backgrounds & Objectives The privileging of boys in immunization coverage,
breastfeeding, and other child care practices in Indian patriarchal society raises questions …

Estimating heterogeneous effects of internet use on environmental knowledge: Taking population heterogeneity into consideration

X Cheng - Plos one, 2023 - journals.plos.org
The recent decades have witnessed the rise of digital media; as an essential informal way of
environmental education, the internet has become an important source where public acquire …

Challenging categorical thinking: A mixed methods approach to explaining health inequalities

L Sochas - Social Science & Medicine, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract “Categorical thinking” in social science research has been widely criticised by
feminist scholars for conceptualising social categories as natural, de-contextualised, and …

Christianity and girl child health in India

N Menon, K McQueeney - World Development, 2020 - Elsevier
This paper studies child health focusing on differences in anthropometric outcomes between
Christians and non-Christians in India. The non-Christian group includes Hindus and …

Explaining caste-based disparities in enrollment for national health insurance program in India: a decomposition analysis

PN Ambade, S Pakhale, T Rahman - Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health …, 2023 - Springer
Background Caste plays a significant role in individual healthcare access and health
outcomes in India. Discrimination against low-caste communities contributes to their poverty …

Inequalities in educational achievement: Effect of individuals' capabilities & social identity

D Gaur, SK Pandey, D Sharma - Journal of Policy Modeling, 2024 - Elsevier
We address the issue of inequalities in educational achievements among social groups,
within the framework of Sustainable Development Goal 10 (SDG10). Despite efforts to …

Conspicuous consumption for social parity

C Srikanth, S Dey - Cambridge Journal of Economics, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Extant literature on status signalling primarily adopts Veblen's theory of class to caste and
racial identities. This study aimed at adopting a more suitable theoretical lens to examine …