Exploring the health of Muslim women beedi workers in Eastern Uttar Pradesh: A study of compounding vulnerabilities and health morbidities, Sana Contractor and Sandhya Gautam, January 2022.  

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Small Scale Studies of NRHM Implementation

RAHP Phase 1 – The collection of studies emerging from the first round of RAHP were published as an edited volume – Reaching the Unreached: Rapid Assessment of Health Programme Implementation in India Co-edited by Amy Hagopian, Peter House and Abhijit Das. Has Janani Suraksha Yojana Stimulated Institutional Delivery? A Study in Una District of Himachal Pradesh – Deepak Kumar, Manisha and Archana Dwivedi Have the Supreme Court Guidelines made a Difference? A Study of Quality of Care of Women’s Sterilization in Five States – Jayeeta Chowdhury, Melissa Lairenlakpam and Abhijit Das

Assessing the Readiness of CHCs to Deliver Emergency Obstetric Care: A study in Wardha District, Maharashtra – Abhay Gaidhane and ZahirRaziQuazi Are Arrangements for Public Private Partnerships for Emergency Obstetric Care Services Adequate under JSY? A Study in Ahmednagar District, Maharashtra – Sarika Chaturvedi and Bharat Randive

Mapping Adequacy of Staffing to Ensure Service Guarantees: A Study of Ganjam District in Orissa – Manmath Mohanty and Amy Hagopian To What Extent Are ASHAs Able to Perform Their Assigned Roles ? A Study of Muzaffarpur District in Bihar – Alok Lodh, M Haque, Pranita Singh, Dinesh Singh Dipu, Sushil Kumar and Gitanjali Priti Bhatia

Assessing the Preparedness of CHCs as First Referral Units in Meghalaya – IbadasuklinKharshandi and Mornrina J Nongkynrih Assessing the Readiness of the Health System to Address Maternal Mortality: A Study in Uttar Pradesh – Jashodhara Dasgupta, Chesta Sharma and Saim Md Khan Does Community Monitoring Improve Delivery of Maternal Health Services? Examining the Role of VHSC in Mayurbhanj District, Orissa – Jiban Krushna Behera, Sudharani Acharya and Sunita Sing h

Role of the Sahiyya in Delivering ANC Services: A Study in East Singbhum District, Jharkhand – Isita Ray and Nandalal Baksi Role of JSY in Institutional Deliver y: A Study in Churachandpur District, Manipur – Peter ZM Hangmi and Jamhen Kuki

RAHP Phase 2 - The studies from the second round were shared as briefing sheets

• Working together? Convergence and Coordination related to the functioning of ASHAs in Chhindwara District Madhya Pradesh – Madhya Pradesh /li>
• How does NRHM help Tribal Women? A Study of Financial Incentives for Maternal Health Services in Heggadadevanakote Taluk, Mysore District, Karnataka – SVYM, Karnataka
• A Qualitative Assessment: Determinants of Utilisation of Maternal Health Services among Scheduled Castes and Muslims in Patna District – CHARM, Bihar
• Continuing Concerns: An Assessment of Quality of Care and Consequences of Female Sterilization in Bundi District of Rajasthan – MANJARI, Rajasthan
• Needless Loss: Identifying solutions for making pregnancies safer through maternal death audits in Jharkhand – NEEDS, Jharkhand
• Tied, Untied fund? Assessment of Village Health and Sanitation Committee involvement in Utilisation of Untied Fund in Rajasthan – CHEERS, Rajasthan
• Still Underserved: Exploring Provision and Utilisation of Health care Services from 24X7 PHCs in 3 Districts of West Bengal – CINI, West Bangal
• Beyond Delivery: Assessing Postpartum Care and Complications in District Mirzapur, Uttar Pradesh – SAHAYOG, Uttar Pradesh
• Still some way to go: Communitisation of Health Services among Dalit Community – PARA, Andhra Pradesh
• Adhering to IPHS Guidelines: A Study of the Health Facilities in Sheikhpura District of Bihar – BVHA, Bihar

Other Studies – CHSJ collaborated with well known Universities like University of Washington USA and Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine and Masters Students conducted their thesis research under our guidance. Some of the research included:

• Contracting out to improve maternal health: Evaluating the QoC under the Chiranjeevi Yojana in Gujarat, India – Farouk Muhammad Jega, 2007
• Global Priorities and Local Realities: Exploring what happens to Children identified with Acute Flaccid Paralysis under the Pulse Polio Programme in Uttar Pradesh, India – RieYotsu, 2008 (this study was subsequently published in BMC Public Health)
• Exploring the Healthcare Needs of Women Who Experience Violence in Uttar Pradesh, India – Nabtta, 2009
• Systems, Stigma and Satisfaction: Quality of Maternal Care for Women Living with HIV in Uttar Pradesh, India – Jenna Udren
• Qualitative Assessment of the Tuberculosis Care System for Migrant Urban-Industrial Workers living in Kapas Hera – Joseph Benedict, 2010
• Franchising Mechanisms in Uttar Pradesh, India: Working for the Poor People? Equity and Quality Aspects – Eduardo Celades Blanco, 2010
• Meeting the Health Needs of Domestic Violence Victims: Assessing the Utilization of Domestic Violence Law and Health Services Preparedness in Coastal Orissa – Robert A.Baker White, 2010

Applying WHO’s ‘Workforce Indicators of Staffing Need’ (WISN) Method to Calculate the Health Worker Requirements for India’s Maternal and Child Health Service Guarantees in Orissa State – Amy Hagopian, Manmath K Mohanty, Abhijit Das, Peter House (Published in Health Policy and Planning 2012 Jan;27(1):11-8

Health Equity in National Health Programmes

Tracing Pharmaceuticals in South Asia – The following papers based on the research from this project were published in the Journal of Health Studies Vol 2, No. 1,2,3 in 2009.

• Pharmaceuticals, Physicians and Public Policy: Unravelling the Relationships - by Abhijit Das, Roger Jeffery
• Architecture of Drug Regulation in India: What are the Barriers to Regulatory Reform? - by Roger Jeffery, Santhosh M.R.
• Intrapartum Oxytocin (Mis)use in South Asia - by Petra Brhlikova, Patricia Jeffery, Gitanjali Priti Bhatia, Sakshi Khurana
• National Tuberculosis Control Programmes of Nepal and India: Are They Using the Correct Treatment Regimens? - by Ian Harper
• How Wide is the ‘Treatment Gap’ for Antidepressants in India? Ethnographic Insights on Marketing Strategies – by Stefan Ecks, SoumitaBasu
• Meeting Local Needs in Global Times Case of Universal Vaccines in India - by Y. Madhavi
• Irrational Parmaceutical Promotion Practices – by Amitava Guha

RAHP Phase 1 – The collection of studies emerging from the first round of RAHP were published as an edited volume – Reaching the Unreached: Rapid Assessment of Health Programme Implementation in India Co-edited by Amy Hagopian, Peter House and Abhijit Das. Has Janani Suraksha Yojana Stimulated Institutional Delivery? A Study in Una District of Himachal Pradesh – Deepak Kumar, Manisha and Archana Dwivedi Have the Supreme Court Guidelines made a Difference? A Study of Quality of Care of Women’s Sterilization in Five States – Jayeeta Chowdhury, Melissa Lairenlakpam and Abhijit Das

Assessing the Readiness of CHCs to Deliver Emergency Obstetric Care: A study in Wardha District, Maharashtra – Abhay Gaidhane and ZahirRaziQuazi To What Extent Are ASHAs Able to Perform Their Assigned Roles ? A Study of Muzaffarpur District in Bihar – Alok Lodh, M Haque, Pranita Singh, Dinesh Singh Dipu, Sushil Kumar and Gitanjali Priti Bhatia

Assessing the Preparedness of CHCs as First Referral Units in Meghalaya – IbadasuklinKharshandi and Mornrina J Nongkynrih Assessing the Readiness of the Health System to Address Maternal Mortality: A Study in Uttar Pradesh – Jashodhara Dasgupta, Chesta Sharma and Saim Md Khan Does Community Monitoring Improve Delivery of Maternal Health Services? Examining the Role of VHSC in Mayurbhanj District, Orissa – Jiban Krushna Behera, Sudharani Acharya and Sunita Sing h

Role of the Sahiyya in Delivering ANC Services: A Study in East Singbhum District, Jharkhand – Isita Ray and Nandalal Baksi Role of JSY in Institutional Deliver y: A Study in Churachandpur District, Manipur – Peter ZM Hangmi and Jamhen Kuki

RAHP Phase 2 - The studies from the second round were shared as briefing sheets

• Working together? Convergence and Coordination related to the functioning of ASHAs in Chhindwara District Madhya Pradesh – Madhya Pradesh /li>
• How does NRHM help Tribal Women? A Study of Financial Incentives for Maternal Health Services in Heggadadevanakote Taluk, Mysore District, Karnataka – SVYM, Karnataka
• A Qualitative Assessment: Determinants of Utilisation of Maternal Health Services among Scheduled Castes and Muslims in Patna District – CHARM, Bihar
• Continuing Concerns: An Assessment of Quality of Care and Consequences of Female Sterilization in Bundi District of Rajasthan – MANJARI, Rajasthan
• Needless Loss: Identifying solutions for making pregnancies safer through maternal death audits in Jharkhand – NEEDS, Jharkhand
• Tied, Untied fund? Assessment of Village Health and Sanitation Committee involvement in Utilisation of Untied Fund in Rajasthan – CHEERS, Rajasthan
• Still Underserved: Exploring Provision and Utilisation of Health care Services from 24X7 PHCs in 3 Districts of West Bengal – CINI, West Bangal
• Beyond Delivery: Assessing Postpartum Care and Complications in District Mirzapur, Uttar Pradesh – SAHAYOG, Uttar Pradesh
• Still some way to go: Communitisation of Health Services among Dalit Community – PARA, Andhra Pradesh
• Adhering to IPHS Guidelines: A Study of the Health Facilities in Sheikhpura District of Bihar – BVHA, Bihar

Other Studies – CHSJ collaborated with well known Universities like University of Washington USA and Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine and Masters Students conducted their thesis research under our guidance. Some of the research included:

• Contracting out to improve maternal health: Evaluating the QoC under the Chiranjeevi Yojana in Gujarat, India – Farouk Muhammad Jega, 2007
• Systems, Stigma and Satisfaction: Quality of Maternal Care for Women Living with HIV in Uttar Pradesh, India – Jenna Udren

Applying WHO’s ‘Workforce Indicators of Staffing Need’ (WISN) Method to Calculate the Health Worker Requirements for India’s Maternal and Child Health Service Guarantees in Orissa State – Amy Hagopian, Manmath K Mohanty, Abhijit Das, Peter House (Published in Health Policy and Planning 2012 Jan;27(1):11-8

What Impact do Interventions with Men and Boys have on the prevention of Gender-Based Violence: A Synthesis of Experiences and Evidence.

The study tried to analyse the several interventions done with boys and men and how it has impacted various kinds of gender-based violence.

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A Different Reality – A study of changes in Men around Violence Against Women and gender discrimination based on work with MASVAW. It was based on nine case stories of men who had undergone changes after their association with MASVAW. The study was later published in a peer reviewed journal.

Men Who Care – This qualitative study was part of a multi-country project exploring masculinities among men who were involved in care related work either in their homes or in their profession. The study was based on life-stories of 19 men across several locations.

• Review of Programmes, Projects and Interventions to engage men and boys in the fight against Gender Based Violence – Alessandra Orifinopoubel
• Men and Caring : Sexual and Reproductive health related partnerships and fatherhood behaviour of men associated with MASVAW in U.P – Emily, 2011
• Reviewing responsibilities and renewing relationships: an intervention with men on violence against women in Ιndia
• Changing Men Challenging Stereotypes: Reflections on working with men on gender issues in India
• Are Masculinities Changing? Ethnographic exploration of a gender intervention with men in rural Maharashtra
• Changing Men to Change Gender: Combatting Hegemonic Masculinity to through Anti-violence Activism in Northern India,
• Process and impact evaluation of a community gender equality intervention with young men in Rajasthan, India