Men
and Women in India
- In several
states in India, 44% of the girls are
married by 18 and become mothers soon
thereafter. In India anemia levels among
adolescent girls are very high in all
states. Promoting later marriages and
delaying the birth of first child are
two strategies that will give girl a
chance to build her own health and
produce healthy children.
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Girl's Age at Marriage and Teenage
Childbearing
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Strong
son preference influences acceptance of
spacing methods.
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Son
preference is increasingly leading to
sex determination tests and the
rejection of the female foetus.
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This
leads to an unbalanced gender ratio,
societal problems and crime against
women.
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Consistent
use of condoms is a man's decision.
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98%
of all sterilizations are performed on
women even when non-scalpel vasectomy is
simple and safe.
These factors
retard efforts to stabilise the population
in a balanced way.
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Maternal
Mortality Ratio
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The
progress of a country is
judged by its levels of
maternal and infant
mortality. In India these
indices are very high.
Repeated childbirth are seen
as an insurance against
multiple infant and child
deaths. Vast Numbers of
people cannot avail of
services even when they are
available, due to problems
of knowledge and access.
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The
involvement of educated
people is vitally necessary
to create a public awakening
for the need to delay the
age of marriage and space
the birth of children.
| Pregnancy
Complications cannot be
predicted |
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Only
40% of deliveries in India
take place in institutions.
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Only
35% of deliveries are
conducted by a doctor.
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Only
15% are conducted by a
nurse, ANM or
midwife.
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Source:
DLHS
- RCH, 2002 - 04 |
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Sex Ratio of Female Per 1000 Males, 2001
(Bar Chart)
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Sex Ratio of Female Per 1000 Males, 2001
(Bar Chart)