105 research outputs found
COVID-19 Impact on Indian Economy and Health: The Emergence of Corona-Economics
The Novel Corona virus, popularly known as COVID-19, has crossed all borders in a very short period of time and has spared no continent except Antarctica. Some advanced countries are affected more severely than others; with United States of America, Spain, Italy, China, Germany, France and UK being the worst affected of all with a few more are joining them soon. Several countries has locked-down to prevent further spread of the virus. This resulted in severe economic and health impacts on the public at large
Cost of Menstrual Hygiene Practices in Gujarat, India
Menstrual cycles are an integral part of a nearly two-third of a woman’s life, and occur every month. Menstruation is a public health concern because irrespective of whether a woman can afford hygienic absorbents or not, she undergoes menstruation phase every month. Therefore, menstruation requires to be examined from public health policy perspective. Choice of menstrual products is not only subject to budget constraint but also to “other regarding preferences”, as can be explained by behavioural economics theories. This study therefore, seeks to get insights into the determinants of choice of menstrual product. The study attempts to devise a method of estimating the minimum yearly cost of menstrual hygiene and also provides an estimate for the same, which can be helpful for the policy prescription. The study is undertaken in Gujarat (India), from a cross-section of districts (developed, developing and tribal), and also a cross-section of socioeconomic status and age. A total of 1025 responses are collected and analysed to get insights into product preferences and resultant cost. The study finds that it is economical to make use of menstrual cups, however, cultural constrains might restrict its use
Cost of Menstrual Hygiene Practices in Gujarat, India
Menstrual cycles are an integral part of a nearly two-third of a woman’s life, and occur every month. Menstruation is a public health concern because irrespective of whether a woman can afford hygienic absorbents or not, she undergoes menstruation phase every month. Therefore, menstruation requires to be examined from public health policy perspective.
Choice of menstrual products is not only subject to budget constraint but also to “other regarding preferences”, as can be explained by behavioural economics theories. This study therefore, seeks to get insights into the determinants of choice of menstrual product. The study attempts to devise a method of estimating the minimum yearly cost of menstrual hygiene and also provides an estimate for the same, which can be helpful for the policy prescription.
The study is undertaken in Gujarat (India), from a cross-section of districts (developed, developing and tribal), and also a cross-section of socioeconomic status and age. A total of 1025 responses are collected and analysed to get insights into product preferences and resultant cost.
The study finds that it is economical to make use of menstrual cups, however, cultural constrains might restrict its use
The use of artificial neural network modeling to represent the process of concentration by molecular distillation of omega-3 from squid oil
A new approach for estimation of PVT properties of pure gases based on artificial neural network model
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