The Adolescent Sexuality and Early Marriage Series comprises of research studies, consultation reports and analysis by Partners for Law in Development (PLD), that bri
This paper discusses health vulnerabilities of children in general followed by an analysis of data regarding health scenario of children below five years of age from
The objective of the
Thanks to Keith Campbell [1], Dolly the wonder sheep has arrived in Scotland, at he modest price of $750,000. Mankind has been thus dragged yet nearer to the Huxleyean Brave New World.
NUPTIALITY plays a significant role in determining the level of fertility and growth rate in a population. The experience of several less developed countries where population growth rates have recently lowered has well demonstrated this effect.
There can be little doubt that the last two hundred years have seen advances in health which have seldom before been witnessed in human history.
From time to time, Indian demographers have advocated that the age at marriage of girls be raised so as to reduce the reproductive span of women, and thereby, bring down the birth rate.
There is a growing recognition that gynaecological morbidity is an important health problem among poor women in India.