Sangeeta Jain

Women Health in India: the Intervention Sangeeta Jain

Traditional bases of social stratification such as caste and class reproduce themselves in women?s lived experiences as also do rural-urban and regional disparities. New needs emerge as women progress through the life cycle. Talking about women?s health and access to healthcare in such a complex setup thus poses a challenge. The girl child in India is increasingly under threat. In recent decades, there has been an alarming decrease in the child sex ratio (0-4 years) in the country. Access to technological advances of ultra sonography and India?s relatively liberal laws on abortion has been misused to eliminate female foetus. This paper outlines important key areas which include: safe motherhood, sexually transmitted infections (including HIV/AIDS), malnutrition and violence against women.