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The Population Research Centre (PRC) has been involved in research on various topics since its inception. Currently, the major areas of research covered by PRC researchers are: (1) Demographic processes (2) Data collection and data quality 3) Gender and health 4) Health systems studies 5) Programme evaluation.

The PRC disseminates data and findings from research projects to researchers, academicians and policy makers primarily through publications, workshops and seminars.

 

Ongoing Studies

Sl. No.

Title of the Project

 

Implication of Demographic Change

1.

Social Support and Health of the Elderly in India

(Lekha Subaiya)

2.

Building Knowledge Base on Ageing in India: A Series of Programmatic and  Research Studies  (K S James, T S Syamala, Lekha Subaiya and Dhananjay W Bansod)

3.

Migration, Informal Work and Welfare: A Policy Perspective on Urban Deprivation in Karnataka Cities (Supriya Roychoudhury, K S James and B P Vani)

4.

Linkages between Health and Work Force Participation of the Elderly in India: An  Investigation (Dhananjay W. Bansod and T.S. Syamala)

 

Reproductive and  Child Health and Gender Issues

5.

Co-existence of Under-nutrition and Obesity in India: An Investigation (K S James and T S Syamala)

 

 Health System Studies

6.

Development of Primary Health Care Systems and MCH Services in Karnataka (T N Bhat)

7.

In equalities in Access to Healthcare in Brazil and India: Closing the Gap for the Poorest Poor  (funded by ESRC, London)  (K S James and Lekha Subaiya)

 

 

 

Completed Studies (2001-2011)

.Sl. No.

Title of the Study

. Implication of Demographic Change
1 Fertility Transition In Karnataka: A Fresh Look
2 Income, Income Inequality and Mortality: An Empirical Investigation of the Relationship in India
3 Demographic Change and Familial Relationship in India
4 Population Dynamics and the Deprivation in Crude Literacy among Scheduled Tribes in India
5 South India Fertility Project
6 Social marketing of contraceptives in rural areas in Karnataka: A case study of Tumkur district
7 Population Change in Karnataka: A decadal Overview (A Taluk-wise Study)
8 Lives at risk: Discrimination of Girl Child in Modern India
9 Changing Child Population and Health Care Infrastructure in Karnataka
10 Life style and Health of the Elderly in Karnataka
11 Demographic Transition and Economic Development in Kerala: The Role of Emigration
12 Convergence of Demographic Indicators in Karnataka: An exploration
13 Convergence of Demographic Indicators in Karnataka: An exploration
14 Infertility in India: Its levels, trends, determinants and impact on family
15 Longitudinal Ageing Study in India (LASI) Pilot Survey
16 Fertility Transition in Karnataka: A Fresh Look
17 Environmental Degradation: Regional Experience in India
. Data quality and estimation of Reliable Indicators at various Geographical Level
18 Monitoring of Reproductive and Child Health - District Level Household Survey (RCH – DLHS) -3 in Andhra Pradesh, Kerala and Tamil Nadu
19 WHO Study on Global Ageing and Adult Health (SAGE), Karnataka
19 National Family Health Survey (NFHS) 2, Karnataka, 1999-1998
20 National Family Health Survey (NFHS) 3, Karnataka, 2005-2006
21 Reproductive and Child Health - District Level Household Survey (RCH – DLHS) 2, Karnataka, 2002-2004
22 Reproductive and Child Health - District Level Household Survey (RCH – DLHS) 2, Kerala, 2002-2004
23 Reproductive and Child Health - District Level Household Survey (RCH – DLHS) 2, Goa, 2002-2004
24 Orientation for Senior-level officials on Use of Demographic Data for Local Level Planning and Monitoring of Development Programmes
25 Sub-National Estimation of MDG Indicators: An Analysis of Two States with Differential Quality of Data
. Reproductive, Child Health and Gender Issues
26 Study on Morbidity Pattern and Cost of Illness in Karnataka with special reference to Gender Equity
27 Pre-marital Sex in India – Issues of Class, Gender and Power
28 Risk Perception and Behaviour among Youth in High HIV Prevalent States in Southern India
29 Health Status of Tribal Women in Karnataka
30 Gender Differentials in Health Status and Morbidity Among Children in Karnataka
31 A Study of Ante-natal and Post-natal Services Provided by Female Health Workers in Three Districts of Karnataka
32 Factors Influencing Place of Delivery and Timing of Pregnancy in Rural Karnataka
33 Prevalence of Reproductive Tract Infections in Rural Mysore
34 Reproductive and Child Health Programmes in Urban slums of Bangalore City
35 Reproductive Morbidity of Women in Karnataka: Evidence from National Family Health Survey – 2 and Reproductive and Child Survey 1998-99
36 Menopause: Emerging Issues in India
37 Role of NGOs in the Prevention of HIV/ AIDs – A Study in Karnataka
38 HIV/AIDs Awareness and Its Trends in Karnataka
39 Rural-Urban Differences in Levels and Determinants of Maternal and Child Health Care in Karnataka.
40 Sex Differentials in Nutritional Status and Morbidity Among Children in Karnataka
41 Male Involvement in Reproductive Health: Evidence from NFHS-3 and DLHS-2
42 Reproductive Health Status of Adolescent Married Girls in Karnataka
43 Orientation for Senior-level officials on Use of Demographic Data for Local Level Planning and Monitoring of Development Programmes
44 Reproductive Health Status of Adolescent Married Girls in Karnataka
45 A Study on Women Empowerment and Violence against Women in Karnataka
. Health Systems Studies
46 A Study of Care and Support Centres working for PLWHA in Karnataka
47 Public Health and Panchyati Raj Institutions
48 NGOs and Innovative Schemes
49 Functioning of Ultrasound Sonography Centres in Karnataka
50 Health Education for Panchayat Members Through Doordarshan
Programme Evaluation
51 Functioning of Janani Suraksha Yojane (JSY) in Karnataka: An Appraisal
52 Functioning of Health and Family Welfare Training Institutions in Karnataka
53 Functional Review of Department of Health and Family Welfare in Karnataka
54 End line evaluation of training, IEC and NGO schemes for IPP-IX, Government of Karnataka
55

Rapid Appraisal of Critical Components of NRHM in Karnataka

Studies completed relating to HMIS
  Data quality and estimation of Reliable Indicators at various Geographical Level
57 A manual for Assessing the Quality of HMIS data (K S James)
58 Population Projections at the district-level (K S James)
59 Assessment of the quality of immunisation data from HMIS, Karnataka (Annie George)
60 Newborn care services in Karnataka: An analysis of the quality of HMIS data (T N Bhat)
61 An analysis of the selected indicators for HMIS in Karnataka 2009-10 to 2010-11 (K S James and P Prabhuswamy)
Other regular reports of HMIS data quality
62 An Analysis of the Quality of HMIS Data in Karnataka Investigation Using Portal and Field Level Data
63 Quality of HMIS Data A Study of Chamarajnagar and Udupi Districts in Karnataka
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