The Indian "girl" psychology: A perspective

Rao, Gopal; Vidya, K L; Sriramya, V

doi:10.4103/0019-5545.161480

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“…Our contextual data provides pointers to a sex-differential pattern in the snakebite mortality which needs to be understood further within the socio-cultural context of Indian females to prevent and to treat snakebites in females. [ 47 , 48 ]…”

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Mortality due to snakebite and other venomous animals in the Indian state of Bihar: Findings from a representative mortality study

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BackgroundAnimal bites and stings contribute significantly to mortality in certain parts of the world. India accounts for the highest number of snakebites and related mortality globally. We report on mortality due to bite or sting of a venomous animal from a population-based study in the Indian state of Bihar which estimated the causes of death using verbal autopsy.Methodology/principal findingsInterviews were conducted for all deaths that occurred from January 2012 to March 2014 in 109,689 households (87.1% participation) covering 627,658 population in 1,017 clusters representative of the state using the Population Health Metrics Research Consortium shortened verbal autopsy questionnaire. Cause of death was assigned using the SmartVA automated algorithm. The annualized mortality rate per 100,000 population due to snakebite, scorpion sting and other animals adjusted for age, sex and urban-rural population distribution of the state; and detailed contextual information on snakebites are reported. Deaths due to bite/sting of a venomous animal accounted for 10.7% of all deaths due to unintentional injuries, with an adjusted mortality rate of 6.2 (95% CI 6.0–6.3) per 100,000 population. The adjusted snakebite mortality rate was 4.4 (95% CI 4.3–4.6) which was significantly higher in the rural areas (4.8, 95% CI 4.7–5.0) and in females (5.5, 95% CI 5.3–5.7). Snakebites accounted for 7.6% of all unintentional injury deaths across all ages but for 33.3% of the deaths in 10–14 years age group. A similar proportion of snakebite deaths occurred while sleeping (30.2%), playing (30.2%) and during field/outdoor activities (27.9%). In these cases, 8.2% people were already dead when found, 34.7% had died before treatment could be provided, and 28 (57.1%) had died post treatment among whom 46.4% had sought treatment at a health facility, 25% with a traditional healer, and the rest from both. Death before reaching a health provider, non-availability of medicines or doctor, referral patterns, and sex-differentials in the context of snakebite deaths are reported. None of the verbatim specifically mentioned anti-venom being used for treatment. The adjusted mortality rate for scorpion sting was 0.9 (95% CI 0.8–0.9).ConclusionsThe findings from this large representative sample documents the magnitude of snakebite mortality in Bihar and highlight the circumstances surrounding the snakebite events that could facilitate prevention and intervention opportunities.

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Mortality due to snakebite and other venomous animals in the Indian state of Bihar: Findings from a representative mortality study

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“…Ignorance of legal rights by a girl also leads to issues like exposure to domestic violence, economic dependence, low self-esteem, no rights on property, denial of decision making rights, child immoral trafficking and exposure to sexually transmitted diseases, etc. (Rao, Vidya, and Sriramya 2015)…”

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“…(Ministry of WCD Government of India 2017) Apart from this, government has taken many steps to remove the gender bias towards a girl child, like reservation of seats in technical education, legislative assemblies of parliament, government jobs, etc. (Rao, Vidya, and Sriramya 2015)…”

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Optional Vaccine Utilization Has a Male Gender Preference – A Record Based Analysis From a Tertiary Care Centre of Eastern India

Panigrahi

Maiti

Epari

2020

Preprint

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Background And Objectives: Optional vaccines find an important place in immunization today. This study attempts to find out the trend of optional vaccine utilization, over the past three years in the immunization clinic of a tertiary care centre and to find out the association of gender disparity with the utilization of these vaccines. Methods: The retrospective study was conducted during October to December 2016 using the register based secondary data of October 2013 to September 2016. Month wise utilization of optional vaccines (Pneumococcal, influenza, typhoid, varicella, hepatitis A and MMR) and measles was captured. Analysis was done using Stata 12.1 SE. Results: An increasing trend of utilization was seen for all vaccines including optional vaccines. The mean doses received by male children was significantly more for all optional vaccines (unlike all vaccines taken together) as well as for individual vaccines like Pneumococcal, influenza, typhoid, MMR, hepatitis A (p<0.05), but not for varicella and measles vaccine (p>0.05). Conclusion: Gender disparity (preference for male children) was present for all optional vaccines except varicella, and not in case of measles vaccine used in universal immunization program selected as control.

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“…These young women are caught up in a cycle of economic dependence and fear for their own and their children’s lives, apart from being ignorant of their legal rights, lacking self-confidence and succumbing to family pressure. The sanctity of family privacy makes the authorities concerned reluctant to intervene and causes the women in question to deny the abuse (Gaffney-Rhys, 2010; Hampton, 2010; Rao et al, 2015). The International Centre for Research on Women conducted a study in two Indian states and found that girls married before the age of 18 were two times more likely to report being beaten, slapped or threatened by their husbands than those who married later (Kanesathasan et al, 2008).…”

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The application of routine activity theory in explaining victimization of child marriage

Valan¹,

Srinivasan

2021

International Review of Victimology

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The present research is an attempt to explain the problem of child marriage in light of routine activity theory, developed by Felson and Cohen in 1979. There is, however, no specific theory that exclusively addresses either children as victims of crime in general or victims of child marriage in particular. Unlike other crime victims, however, certain victims of child marriage do not view themselves as ‘victims’, given the underlying causative factors and the justification of the consequences of such victimization. Routine activity theory was initially intended to explain property crimes. In course of time, scholars of victimology began applying this theory to explain various kinds of victimization, including domestic violence in different contexts. In this connection, a study was conducted among victims of child marriage in the state of Tamil Nadu, India, to link the practice of child marriage with the routine activity theory. For the purpose of the present research, data were collected from 252 women who were married as children. The findings of the research have revealed that the practice of child marriage can be explained from two dimensions: the first explains the causes underlying its occurrence, and the second deals with how intimate partner violence plays out in such circumstances. The outcome of this research is expected to fill a gap in the literature in the field of victimology.

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The Indian "girl" psychology: A perspective

Cited by 16 publications

References 2 publications

Mortality due to snakebite and other venomous animals in the Indian state of Bihar: Findings from a representative mortality study

Mortality due to snakebite and other venomous animals in the Indian state of Bihar: Findings from a representative mortality study

Optional Vaccine Utilization Has a Male Gender Preference – A Record Based Analysis From a Tertiary Care Centre of Eastern India

The application of routine activity theory in explaining victimization of child marriage

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