Demographic processes and health outcomes are highly gendered in India. At the same time, studies on the impact of gender on demography and health issues are scarce and the impact of demographic changes on gender is nearly nonexistent. Mere recognition of the gender issues does not provide policy guidance to make appropriate changes in the programmes. This calls for innovative methods to understand demographic changes, health scenario and gender systems and also a critical analysis of various public interventions. India is also experiencing rapid demographic changes in recent years which will have definite implications for demographic pattern, gender system, health progress and governmental policies and programmes. There are several policy and programmatic interventions to generate conducive demographic and health changes through gender equity.

This volume brings together contributions from scholars on demographic changes, gender and health system and health policies and programmes in India. It highlights achievements and challenges facing the country in the area of population, gender and health in different settings. It also brings up new methods of analysing the relationship. This volume, undoubtedly, will be a useful guide to students, researchers and policy makers in India and across the world.

"A remarkable contribution to the population and health research in India. This book will be a useful guide to policy makers and program managers for assessing their strategies, and for researchers to explore new ideas and avenues of research."
— Nesim Tumkaya, Country Representative, UNFPA, India.

"This collection provides a very useful analysis of the issues and policies relating to health, gender and demography. It is known that all these three topics are interrelated. The articles in this volume have lucidly analyzed various sides of complex policy issues. The suggestions can go a long way in tackling the problems relating to health and women’s development. I complement the authors for editing this important volume."
— S. Mahendra Dev, Chairman Commission on Agricultural Costs and Prices, Government of India and former Director, Centre for Economic and Social Studies, Hyderabad.

"Many of these papers are an important contribution to health and gender issues in India. It will definitely enhance the methods of demographic analysis in the future."
— F. Ram, Director and Senior Professor, International Institute for Population Sciences, Mumbai.

All those interested in demographic change, gender and health in India will find this book invaluable.
— S. Irudaya Rajan, Chair Professor, Research Unit on International Migration, Centre for Development Sties, Trivandrum.

K.S. James is Professor, Population Research Centre, Institute for Social and Economic Change (ISEC), Bangalore. He holds his doctoral degree from Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. He was also a visiting fellow at the Harvard Centre for Population and Development, Harvard University in 2000, INED, Paris in 2007 and London School of Economics, UK in 2009. His current areas of interest are population and health in relation to socio-economic development. He is also a co-editor of the book Demographic Change, Health Inequality and Human Development in India (2004). He has published numerous research papers in the area of demography and health.

Arvind Pandey is the Director of National Institute of Medical Statistics, ICMR, New Delhi. Prior to this, he was a professor at the International Institute for Population Sciences, Mumbai. He has several awards and honours to his credit. He was a Rockefeller Foundation postdoctoral fellow at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, USA. He is currently the President of the Indian Association for the Study of Population and Indian Society for Medical Statistics. He is also a fellow of the Indian Society of Medical Statistics, Royal Statistical Society, UK, and has received Fellow award of the National Academy of Medical Sciences. He has published number of books, monographs and research papers in demography and statistics. His areas of specialisation are in bio-statistics, epidemiology and population studies.

Dhananjay W. Bansod is an Assistant Professor at the Population Research Centre, Institute for Social and Economic Change, Bangalore. He holds a Ph.D degree from International Institute for Population Sciences, Mumbai and Masters in Geography from Amravati University, Maharashtra. His area of research includes ageing, HIV/AIDS and health related issues. He has published several research papers in the area of population and health.

Lekha Subaiya is an Assistant Professor at the Population Research Centre, Institute for Social and Economic Change, Bangalore. Prior to joining ISEC, she was working at the ORC Macro, USA and has been associated with the Demographic and Health Surveys. She holds Ph.D in Sociology, University of Maryland, USA and Masters in Sociology from the same university. Her area of research includes family dynamics, ageing issues and gender. She has published several monographs and research papers in the area of population, gender and health.

Alambusha, Ruby, Research Scholar, International Institute for Population Sciences, Mumbai.

Anithakumari, K.R., Field Investigator, Population Research Centre, University of Kerala, Kariavattom.

Audinarayana, N., Professor and Head, Department of Population Studies, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu.

Bhagat, R.B., Professor, Department of Migration and Urban Studies, International Institute for Population Sciences, Mumbai.

Bhat, T.N., Assistant Professor, Population Research Centre, Institute for Social and Economic Change, Bangalore.

Blanchard, James, Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, Canada.

Chandhiok, Nomita, Indian Council of Medical Research, New Delhi.

Ganguly, Sujata, Junior Research Fellow, International Institute for Population Sciences, Mumbai.

Gautam, Vandana, Research Officer, International Institute for Population Sciences, Mumbai.

Ghosh, Sancheeta, Research Scholar, Institute for Social and Economic Change, Bangalore.

Gulati, B.K., National Institute of Medical Statistics, New Delhi.

Islam, M. Nazrul, Department of Statistics, Gauhati University, Guwahati, Assam.

Kar, Ranjana, Assistant Director (Statistics), State Institute of Health and Family Welfare, Bhubaneswar, Orissa.

Kavitha, N., Research Fellow, Population Research Centre, Institute for Social and Economic Change, Bangalore.

Krishnamurthy, J., Karnataka Health Promotion Trust, Bangalore and St. Johns Research Institute, Bangalore.

Kujur, Archana, Junior Research Fellow, International Institute for Population Sciences, Mumbai.

Kulkarni, P.M., Professor, Centre for the Study of Regional Development, School of Social Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi.

Kumar, K. Anil, Field Investigator, Population Research Centre, University of Kerala, Kariavattom.

Kumar, Rajan, Lecturer (Statistics), K.A.P.G. College, Allahabad.

Lusome, R., Research Scholar, International Institute for Population Sciences, Mumbai.

Mishra, Ashish Kumar, Research Scholar, Humanties and Social Sciences Department, Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur.

Mishra, Prabhaker, ICMR Senior Research Fellow at the Department of Statistics, Utkal University, Bhubaneswar, Orissa.

Mishra, R.M., National Institute of Medical Statistics, Indian Council of Medical Research, New Delhi.

Mohanty, S.K., Associate Professor, Department of Fertility Studies, International Institute for Population Science, Mumbai.

Moses, Stephen, Karnataka Health Promotion Trust, Bangalore and Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, Canada.

Mulay, S., Reader (Retired), Population Research Centre, Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics, Pune.

Nagarajan, R., Reader, Population Research Centre, Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics, Pune.

Nair, Sajini B., Social Scientist, Population Research Centre, University of Kerala, Kariavattom.

Nath, Dilip C., Professor, Department of Statistics, Gauhati University, Guwahati, Assam.

Panda, G.K., Professor of Geography and Deputy Director, Population Research Centre, Utkal University, Bhubaneswar, Orissa.

Parasuraman, Sulabha, Professor and Head, Department of Population Policies and Programmes, International Institute for Population Sciences, Mumbai.

Pathak, Praveen Kumar, Junior Research Fellow, International Population Sciences, Mumbai.

Prakash, K.H., Karnataka Health Promotion Trust, Bangalore.

Prakash, Ravi, Senior Research Fellow, International Institute for Population Sciences, Mumbai.

Rahul, Department of Statistics, Invertis Institute of Management Studies, Bareilly.

Rai, Rajesh Kumar, M. Phil. Scholar, International Institute for Population Sciences, Mumbai.

Ramesh, B.M., Karnataka Health Promotion Trust, Bangalore and Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, Canada.

Reddy, K. Anand, Indian Institute of Health and Family Welfare, Hyderabad.

Roy, Nandini, Care India Trust, Kolkata.

Roy, Tarun Kumar, Emeritus Professor, International Institute for Population Sciences, Mumbai.

Sahu, Damodar, National Institute of Medical Statistics, New Delhi.

Sahu, T., Professor of Community Medicine and Director, State Institute of Health and Family Welfare, Govt. of Orissa, Bhubaneswar.

Sanal, T.S., Research Assistant, Department of Statistics, Manipal University, Manipal, Karnataka.

Sathyanarayana, K.M., NPO (Population and Development) UNFPA, New Delhi.

Sengupta, Angan, Research Scholar, Institute for Social and Economic Change, Bangalore.

Sharma, A.K., Professor, Humanties and Social Sciences Department, Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur.

Shetye, Mrunal, Karnataka Health Promotion Trust, Bangalore.

Singh, Brijesh P., Lecturer (Statistics), Faculty of Commerce, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi.

Singh, Ch. Holendro, Assistant Professor, Department of Statistics, North-Eastern Hills University, Shillong, Meghalaya.

Singh, G.P., Department of Community Medicine, IMS, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi.

Singh, H.K., Department of Statistics, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi.

Singh, K.K, Professor, Department of Statistics, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi.

Singh, Kh. Jiten Kumar, Scientist, National Institute of Medical Statistics, New Delhi.

Singh, O.P., Deparment of Statistics, Udai Pratap College, Varanasi.

Singh, R.D., Department of Statistics, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi.

Srinivasan, K., Emeritus Professor, International Institute for Population Sciences, Mumbai.

Umamani, K.S., Assistant Professor, Population Research Centre, Institute for Social and Economic Change, Bangalore.

Unisa, Sayeed, Professor, Department of Mathematical Demography and Statistics, International Institute for Population Sciences, Mumbai.

Washington, Reynold, Karnataka Health Promotion Trust, Bangalore, Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, Canada and St. Johns Research Institute, Bangalore.