Indian Association for Social Sciences and Health (IASSH) in collaboration with

Department of Demography and Population Research Centre University of Kerala

Thirteenth Annual Conference

Theme: Health and Development: Research, Practice and Policy

Dates: December 10-12th, 2015

Venue: Mariarani Convention Centre, Thiruvananthapuram

Thursday 10th December: Day I 09.00-10.00 hrs Registration 10.00-11.15 hrs Inaugural Session

11.15- 11.30 hrs Tea/Coffee 11.30-13.00 hrs Plenary Session I: KERALA: EMERGING CONCERNS

Speakers: Prof. M.A.Oommen Prof. P.S.Nair Prof. S.Irudaya Rajan Mr. Loknath Behera ,IPS Dr. Ramesh

12.30-14.00 hrs POSTER PRESENTATIONS (A) Determinants of Tobacco Use among Unmarried Young Males in : Ms. K. P. Syama Dr. N. An Analysis of Data from Youth Study, 2006-2007 Audinarayana

Determinants of RTI/STIs and Treatment Seeking Behaviour among Women in Saravanakumar .V Dr.C.Sivapragas Urban Slums in Tamil Nadu am

Growing Medical Tourism and Development in India Ritika Health, Environment and Sustainable Development in India: Present Situation Dr Palani Murugesan

A study on mental health among the sexual minorities in Bangalore with a special Rajeshwari Biradar reference to Sangama organization.

Quality Population in Tamil Literatures: Gender Roles With Reference to Bharati Maurya Dr. M. V. Thirukkural Vaithilingam Medical Pluralism among the Tharus of Nepal Bamdev Subedi Linkages between subjective well-being with livelihood opportunity and social Himanshu security among elderly in India. Chaurasia

Parents Perspectives on Family life Education in India Dr.Sateesh Gouda Dr.A.G.Khan M

Analysis of Relationship between Advertising Appeals and Adolescents’ Food Richa Pande SubbaRao M Choices Gavaravarapu A study on District - Wise variation among Marginal workers and Main Workers Dany S Dr.P in Kerala- A 2011 Census Analysis Mohanachandra n Nair Mental Health- A Situational Analysis of the Elderly in India Melody Thangjam Dr. Laishram Ladusingh

Casting the Net Further - An Analysis of the Awareness and Utilization of Social Sreeja Nair Security Schemes in India

Trends and Patterns of Disability among Literates in India: A Socio-Demographic Niharika Rao Suchandrima Reflection Chakraborty

Trend,Pattern and Determinants of Fertility :A Study of South Asian Nations Suman Kanougiya Dr. Harihar Sahoo

Health Care Providers and Delivery of Services: Pathways for Provisioning and Sonia Verma Prof. Access among Care Seekers Sanghmitra S Acharya Where is the retirement for elderly women in India? An analysis based on Census Dipika Subba Dr. Bhaswati of 2001 and 2011. Das

Challenges of SC/ST Housing Condition and Its association with Millennium Vandana Tamrakar development goal progress in India, 1991-2013

Capacity building through peer driven health promotion: A pilot project in urban Manali Pandit Aarti Nagarkar slums among women in reproductive age group Work Participation and Economic Decision-Making in India: Is there any Manupriya gender bias ? Sonkhiya

Migrant adolescent girls in urban slums of India Shabnam Verma Eleri Jones, Dr. Siddharth Agarwal Social Determinants of Child Morbidity in Urban India Abhijith P Dr Anil Chandran S

A Study on Child Sex Ratio In India and States Aiswarya R U Female Deficit and Emerging Challenges in India A Krishna Murthy Case studies of childless couples in Chittoor district B Sirisha 13.00 to 14.00 hrs Lunch

Plenary Session II: SECTOR WIDE APPROACH TO STRENGTHENING HEALTH (SWASTH) IN BIHAR (sponsored by BTAST) Speakers: 14.00- 15.30 hrs Mr Prakash Kumar Mr Sandeep Srivastava Dr Satyajit Chowdhury Mr Ashok Kumar Mr Rabi Narayan Parhi Ms Madhuri Das Dr Prabhakar Sinha Dr Jayanta Basu Technical Session 1:Policies and Programmes 15:45-17:00 hrs Quality Improvement in Healthcare Organizations; A Literature Review Approach Varsha Agarwal Dr Ganesh L to Examine the Role of Patient Satisfaction and Dr K G Jose Community Involvement in Health Management: A study on ARS in Karnataka Dr. Rajarama K E T Policies for Health: Are We Moving With Time ? Prof M.K. Agarwal Health Policy and Right To Life In India: An Appraisal Dr Alok Chantia Dr Preeti Misra NRHM and its impact on Health status of Odisha: An Analysis Bibekananda Nayak Improving quality of Care among paramedical staff in the private health facilities Kumar Vikrant Dr. Kuhu through mentoring- in Bihar, India Maitra,Dr. Hemant Shah Corporate Social Responsibility; Opportunities and Challenges for Health System Dr.A.G.Khan Dr.Sateesh in India Gouda M 15:45-17:00 hrs Technical Session 2: Nutrition Community Based Management of Acute Malnutrition (CMAM) Approach to Mohammad Azam Address Malnutrition in Selected Villages of Bihar Mental Health and Household Income Dr T S Syamala Public health care and Child Malnutrition in India: Growth, Gains and Gaps K Gangadharan Health Infrastructure and Health Development in Odisha Dr. L.N.Dash Nutritional Knowledge and Practice among Nurses towards selected Disease Malarvizhi Ravi Usha conditions Chandrasekhar Moral Hazard in Indian Health Care M. Hemanta Meitei H. Bonny Singh

Child malnutrition in northeast India: Couple’s education versus household risk Konsam Dr. Laishram factors Dinachandra Singh Ladusingh,Dr. Manoj Alagarajan Morbidity, Health Scheme and Coping Strategies in India: A Special Focus to Mohammad Kashif Kerala Khan 15.45- 16.00 hrs Tea/Coffee 17:00-18.15 hrs Technical Session 3: Health Disparities/Vulnerabilities

Socioeconomic and Demographic Status of Disabled in India Dr K N M Raju Conceptualizations of Health and Illness Perspective Dr. Vibha Tiwari Factors and Indicators of Health Transition Dr. Rajaratnam Abel Poverty and Deprivation: A Study of Health Status of Muslims living at the Prof. Farida Margins in Hyderabad Siddiqui Rehabilitation of Institutionalized Children Dr Harutai Kamolsirisakul Gender differentials in self-rated health and self-reported disability among adults Jayanta Kumar Dr. Nandita in India Bora Saikia Health and Health Care Development in India-A Critical Appraisal Dr. Sudhir Kumar Prof. Arvind Benara Pandey and Dr. B K Gulati 17:00- 18.15 hrs Technical Session 4: Fertility

Fertility preferences and contraceptive use among couples of rural Bihar Divya Kumari

Treatment Seeking Behaviour among the Infertile Couples Dr.C.Satheesh Kumar Promoting Indigenous Health Systems : A Case-Study of Unanipathy Dr Malika B. Mistry Functioning of ASHA under NRHM in Kerala and Bihar Dr. Dewaram A Nagdeve Capacity building maximising the expertise of a new cadre of health workforce to Dr Suresh Chitrapu Pratibha Rai, implement and sustain community-centric approaches and tools at scale, success Mohan H L and from South India Mallika Tharakan

Travel Cost: Sustainability in Utilization of Primary Health care centre Dr Ganesh L An Anthropological and Medical Analysis on Respiratory problem and Worker’s Dr. Ajeet Jaiswal Working Condition 18:15- 18:30 hrs Tea/Coffee 18:30-19.30 hrs Second Prof. K.E.Vaidyanathan Memorial Lecture

Speaker: Prof. Amit Ray, Director, CDS 19:30- 20:30 hrs Cultural Programme 20:30- 21:30 hrs Dinner End of Day 1

Friday 11 December: Day II 09.30-11.00 Plenary Session III: CSR and Health (sponsored by JSW Foundation) hrs Mr Rakesh Kumar,JSW Mr Rohan Sarma, CSR-TISS Ms Saraswathi Sankaran, Deepam Dr U V Somayajulu, Sigma

11.00- 11.15 Tea/Coffee hrs 11.15-13.00 Technical Session 5:Mortality hrs Trends and Causes of Maternal Mortality in Greater Mumbai Dr C P Prakasam

Trends and determinants of infant mortality in Empowered Action Group states, India Dr Jeetendra Yadav (1990-2006) Examining Caste Inequality in Mortality Differential during Childhood from Rural Rajesh Raushan India

The Child born to another Child: Adolescent Motherhood and the Risk of Neonatal Abhilasha Sood Pradeep K. Mortality Mishra State-Level Disparities in Public Health expenditure, Physical Infrastructure and Human N.Brahmanandam Shrikant Kuntla resources and their association with Infant mortality in India

Socio-Economic Determinants of Out-of-Pocket Expenditure on Maternal Health Selvaraju V Godwin S.K Services in India

Muslim Minority and Institutional Accessibility to Health Care Services Mr K.M. Ziyuaddin

11.15-13.00 Technical Session 6: Public Health hrs Road Accidents as a systemic public health issue of population movement Kishor R Higher suicidal ideation among young adults in India - a cross sectional study from a Anish Cherian Aneesh semi-urban setting Bhat,Shrinivas Bhat U ,Christopher Thomas,Chris Thomas,Divya D Souza,Praveena nd Shirish Kuma Anthropometric Assessment of Preschool Children in Puducherry M Malliguesvary M Shobhana Health planning through Village Health Nutrition and Sanitation Committees Virendra Kumar Dr. Anindya (VHSNCs): A qualitative study in Hardoi district of Uttar Pradesh Jayanta Mishra Effect of diet pattern on nutritional status of school children in Navi Mumbai Dr Rita Abbi Child Malnutrition in Urban India: Are Migrants More Vulnerable? G Thavasi Murugan Public Health and Slum:Correlating Water and Sanitation Dr Ambika Dutta Healthcare and Corporate Social Responsibility Prof G Ramesh Shilpa Peshwani Nutritional Status of Children below Five Years: A Comparative Study of Scheduled Dr. Sibabrata Das Tribes and Non-Scheduled Population in Odisha 11.15-13.00 Technical Session 7: Migration/Urbanization hrs Impact of Migration on the Factors of Health, Environment and Slum Population living Dr. M. N. Megeri Shri. Manoj in Indian Metropolitan Cities: A Statistical Analysis Kumar. G Relevance of Health Insurance among Victims of Chronic Diseases Dr.Lini.G.R Health Vulnerabilities, Health Seeking&Quality of Life of Seasonal Migrant Women of Abdul Jaleel C.P. Dr. Aparajita Rural Maharashtra Chattopadhyay Empowered Slum Women-Groups Negotiate To Improve Urban Health Governance, Dr. Siddharth Neeral Verma, Access To Entitlements Agarwal Shabnam Verma, Kabir Agarwal Community Informed Qualitative Adaptation of Urban Heart with Response Focus Dr. Agarwal, M.R. Sharma, Shrey Goel C.B. Sharma, Shyam Kumar

Descriptive study of investigation of cholera outbreak in Kalagi,Gulbarga, Karnataka Dr.Rajashree S Dr.Yashodha 2015 Koppad ,Dr.Prakash Kumar B.G,Dr Vijayashri 12.30-14.00 POSTER PRESENTATIONS (B) hrs Personality Profile of Obese Individuals,A Comparative Study: Using Rorschach Alice Shobana M.Suresh Comprehensive System Yesudian Kumar

Role of duration of breastfeeding on cognitive development among children in Andhra Anita Pal Dr. Faudar Ram Pradesh: A longitudinal study

Determinants of Cognitive Development among Children in Early Childhood: A Study Mili Dutta Dr. Chander of Andhra Pradesh, India Shekhar,Lokend er Prashad Does double burden of healthcare spending exist among Indian states: Evidences from Rinshu Dwivedi Dr. Jalandhar national sample survey data Pradhan

A Study about the Stress and Marita Adjustment among Infertile Couples Poornima P S Dr.C.Satheesh Kumar Importance of Males Involvement level in Promotion of Reproductive and Child Health K.Mahalakshmi M.Venkata (RCH), A Study in Kadapa district of AP Malika, Kumar,Prof.V.K .Ravindra Kumar Healer and Healing Practices of Mental Illness in India: A Review Chittranjan Subudhi Perception of Women towards Participation in Employment:A Study on Mumbai's Slum Mukesh Ranjan Varsha Women Nagargoje

Impact of low-cost sanitary napkin on health and wellbeing of rural women of Odisha Nivedita Pathak Jalandhar (India) Pradhan Rising Levels of Morbidity in India: a Demographic Explanation Sandeep G

Quality of Life of Elderly by their Living Arrangements Navamy Asok Dr Anjana A

Work Participation among Differently Abled Population in India and States: Evidence Sajna AS Dr. Anil from Census 2011 Chandran S A Study on Reproductive Health Status of Adolescent Girls Lekshmi C P Dr Anjana A

Out-of-Pocket Expenditure on Institutional Delivery in Kerala. Rajeev V

A Study on Social Exclusion and Poverty among Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe Prameela G Preethi K Population in India

A Study on Nuptiality Trends in India Ajithkumar R S Preethi K

Burden of multiple disabilities among the older population in India-An assessment Arun Kumar V S Dr. P. from BKPAI data. Mohanachandra n Nair Health Status of Scheduled Tribe Elderly Population in India Thara E T Dr.Sajini B Nair

Health Expectancy among Elderly in India-An exploration from self rated health status Yamunadevi A Dr S Saluja

Slum Youth-Children Collectives towards Self-confidence, Education, Team-skills Kabir Agarwal Siddharth Towards Sustainable Slum Improvement Agarwal, Neeraj, Shabnam Verma Determinants of Adolscent Health in Kerala and Karnataka Seena A Dr.Anil Chandran S Adherence and Healthcare Management of Elderly People:Kumbakonam Mrs G Renugadevi Dr S Vadivel Town,,Tamil Nadu,India

Migration and Urban Health Trinath Mohanty Jasmin Pradhan

Ageing and Elderly Health Policies in India: Analysis and Challenges Mrs D Smitha V Rama Krishna 13.00- 14.00 Lunch hrs

14.00-15:30 Technical Session 8: Gender Issues hrs Micro-financing Self help groups medium for changing health service usage of women Dr Sharmistha in Rural Nadia, West Bengal Bhattacharjee

An Analysis of Gender based violence and its Health implications Prof. R. Jayasree M. Reddi Rani Empowerment of Women through Panchayati Raj Harinam Singh Management of Health Services in Rural Areas: Does Gender of the Sarpanch matter? Dr. Sucharita Pujari

Women's Empowerment and Economic Development - Special Reference of Bellary Nayakara District in Karnataka State Honnurswamy

Dissemination of RTI ACT to Address Issues so as to Enhance Self -Esteem of Women Jayasree A Artists in Kerala Level of Immunization among the children 12-23 months in the state of Meghalaya- A Dr. B.P. Brief Analysis based on DLHS-4 Data Thiagarajan

Technical Session 9: Ageing

Gender Perspectives of Multi-morbidity among Elderly and thier Determinants in an Dr N. Urban Setting of Tamil Nadu Audinarayana

Population ageing: The Newer Public Health Challenge for Kerala Dr. Anil Chandran S Study of Osteoarthritis Knee Prevalence in Community population of Mumbai Prashant Priti Bhandarkar Patil,Chander Sekhar Health Status of Pensioners in Kerala Joemet Jose

Prevalence and determinants of frailty among community dwelling older adults:A cross- Dr. Aarti Nagarkar Yashoda Vishnu sectional study in Pune City, Maharashtra Kashikar

Prevalence and Socioeconomic Determinants of Multimorbidity among Elderly in India: Lokender Prashad Mili Dutta A systematic Analysis of SAGE Data Aged in India:Living Arrangement and Economic Dependency Dr D P Singh

Health Dimension of Ageing;A Kerala Scenario Dr Pushpam

Life Satisfaction of Elderly in Kerala, Facts and Correlates Dr N Sasikumar

Disease Burden and Healthy Life Expectancy Among Old Age Population in Kerala Dr P. Dr. Anjana Mohanachandran Nair 14.00-15:30 Technical Session 10: Reproductive Health hrs Reproductive and Child Health :In the Context of LISU Community of Arunachal Chura Giri Pradesh Social Identity as Determinant of Accessibility to Maternal Health Services in Uttar Dr. Lakhan Singh Pradesh, India Exploring the Reproductive Health Needs and Awareness level among Women Prof.Jayashree.S pursuing Higher Education Communication Patterns and felt needs among College going Adolescents regarding Dr Smitha Dr Sreenidhi Sexual and Reproductive Health:A Descriptive Study Sreekumar Maternal and child health schemes for tribal population in Maharashtra: Past, Present Dr. Shahina Begum Balaiah and Future Donta,Ragini Kulkarni Problems related to Menstruation -Study among Adolescent Rural Girls Dr. Kh. Bimolata Devi Understanding of Sexual and Reproductive issues among Rural and Urban School Dr A.K.Ravisankar Students in Tamil Nadu Knowledge and Attitude towards Sexually Transmitted Diseases and Pre-Marital Sex Dr.J.Johnsi among International Students of Does Knowledge and Awareness about Sexual and Reproductive Health Influence Sex Dr. V K Tiwari Sherin Raj,Lam Behaviour among School Going Adolscent?Myths and Realities Khan Piang, H Elizabeth ,K S Nair 15.45-16.00 Tea Break hrs 15.45-17.00 Technical Session 11: HIV/Epidemiology- A hrs Overview of Influenza A H1N1 –Karnataka 2015 Dr.Raashree S Dr.Yashodha Koppad T.C,Dr.Prakash Kumar B.G,Mrs.Vidya D.S

Identity Dynamics, Virtuality and Stigmatization: in HIV AIDS context Dr Satyajeet Nanda

The HIV Widows - A Socio-Economic and Medical Study in Anantapur District of AP Prof. R. Vijaya K. Radhika Krishna Naidu Intervention strategy for enhancing knowledge of couples on sexually transmitted Dr. D D Naik Dr. Balaiah infections and cervical cancer in urban slums of Mumbai Donta,P S Keskar Association between STIs and domestic violence among women living in slums Dr. Balaiah Donta Dr. Saritha communities, Mumbai Nair,Dr. Shahina Begum,Dr. CP Prakasam Economic burden of Cancer and the predictive effect of insurance on Indian Dr. Jalandhar households: Evidence from 71st round NSSO data Pradhan

Case study: Care and Support to living with HIV/AIDS positive women's in rural areas Dr.K.Tamilselvi of district, Tamil Nadu Stigma Impedes Social Inclusion and HIV Service Uptake by Transgenders Prajeesh Kumar Veesher K , P.K Dennis J and Pappu P.S Children Living with HIV/AIDS -Stigma and Discrimination - A Socio Economic and Dr.Aparna H M Prof. R Medical Study in Anantapuram District of AP VijayKrishna Naidu 15.45-17.00 Technical Session 12: Environment hrs Household environment and its potential impact on health in urban India Arun Kumar Yadav

Socio-demographic and economic characteristics of women vendors in Moreh Town, Khullak Meson Manipur Maring , Global Warming and Urban Health: A Case Study of Mumbai City Gandharva Pednekar Is Agriculture a diminishing occupation in Kerala? Aravind V G Dr. Anil Chandran S Health Status of Tribal People and Sanitation-A Sociological Study Dr. Prashant Vishnu Sonwane Reproductive Health Seeking Behaviour of Tribal Women of Mayurbhanj District: A K C Satapathy Shakti Rath Case study among Bathudi,Bhumij and Sabar tribes of Shamakhunta block,Odisha ,India

Reproductive Healthcare of Pregnant women in Papanasam Taluk Dr S Vadivel Dr S Nirmala

An Assessment of the Health Complications of Post Menopausal Women and to Devise Dr. Sheel Sharma Food Based Alternative Strategies for their Mitigation

15.45-17.00 Technical Session 13: Women's Empowerment hrs

Domestic Violence and its Effect on Reproductive Health of Women: Issues and Preeti Misra Alok Chantia Challenges Economic Empowerment of Women Through Self Help Groups in Thiruvananthapuram Dr Smitha District Demographic and physical characteristics of Dr Prajakta Adsul women undergoing community based VIA screening in Mysore district, Karnataka. Women Empowerment through Rural Self Employment Training Institutes(RSETIs) of G S Prasad Prof V K Andhra Bank, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh Ravindra Kumar Patriarchy Vs Reproductive Empowerment of Women: through the lens of Indian Dr. Debjani Halder Cinema An Assessment on the Quality of Life of the Women through Self Help Group in Rural Dr.V.Vijayalakshm Nagaraj B Areas i

Health Issues of Working Women-A Qualitative Study in Tirupati ,Chittoor District Dr. M. Padmavathi

19.00-20.00 IASSH General Body Meeting (For Members only) hrs 20.00-21.00 Dinner hrs End of Day II Saturday 12 December: Day III

09.30-11.15 Session 14: Competition for Youth Best Paper Award (A)- Presentations hrs Violence during Adolescence: Implications on married youth’s mental well-being Biswabandita Chowdhury Work life balance and its effects on health- A Study in Mumbai S S Sripriya

Assessment of Cost Components of Non-Communicable Diseases using Cost-of- Chhavi Paul Illness Approach

Social and economic effects of amputation among individuals and it’s families: An Srei Chanda explorative study in Mumbai City.

Nutritional Health Status of Tribal Children: A Study in Raigad District, Abhijit Maharashtra, India. Sambhaji Bansode

Elderly Happiness in India Raman Mishra

Health Consequences of Young Trafficked Girls for Commercial Sexual Sritapa Exploitation: An Exploratory Study In Kolkata Chatterjee

A Large Scale Study on Early Neonatal Death in India:Evidence from NFHS-3 Ankita Srivastava

Understanding Health inequity in Kerala Arya Chandran L

Indirect Estimation of TFR and Related Summary Indicators Using The CWRs:A Ravi Kant New Approach Soren

Do Water & Sanitation Condition have Impact on Health in Urban Areas of India: A Surender State level Analysis Kumar Patel

The role of household head’s education in utilization of maternal and child health Samarul Islam care services in Bangladesh 09.30-11.15 Session 15: Competition for Youth Best Paper Award (B)- Presentations hrs National Oral Health Policy: A Step towards Holistic Health and Development Siddharth Acharya Reproductive Health Status of Tribal Women in Nandurbar District, Maharashtra Priyanka Wankhede

Implications of energy insecurities in rural households: A perspective from health Khushboo and gender Ahire

Assessing the proxy and self-response biasedness in disease reporting among the Kajori Banerjee elderly in India

Indoor air pollution a major environmental and public health challenge: A case study Kaveri Patil of Nashik District of Maharashtra

Women Empowerment and its Effect on Maternal Mortality and Infant Meena Kumari Mortality:Evidences from NFHS-3 ,India

Care Giving Roles of the Older Adults in India: A Study Based on SAGE Survey Ankita Kumari Out-migration, and remittances: Re-examining the impact of utilization of Imtiyaz Ali remittances in Uttar Pradesh, India

Spatial pattern of slums and living condition of slum dwellers in Mumbai Vidya Yadav Constructing a Complete Life Table and Projecting Mortality for the Elderly V.M. Vivek Population in India Mohan

Striving Towards ‘Safe’ Delivery: Women’s Negotiations with Biomedical and Aastha Kant Cultural Discourses

Factors Associated with Self-reported Sexual Health Problem among Men who have Vidya Balu Sex with Men in Selected Districts of Kerala State

Inequality in use of sanitary pad during menstruation among unmarried youth in Jayakant Singh India: A decomposition analysis

11.30-13.00 Valedictory Session hrs

13.00-14.00 Lunch hrs End of Day III