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Health of Women in Kerala: Current Status and Emerging Issues
This paper examines the health status of females in the state of Kerala, India. The state is ranked at the top in terms of human development index, social development index and gender development index among the states in India. The state is often described as a land of ‘good health at low cost’ and...
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Kochi
Centre for Socio-economic & Environmental Studies. Working Paper No. 23
2010
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| 245 | |a Health of Women in Kerala: Current Status and Emerging Issues | ||
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| 520 | |a This paper examines the health status of females in the state of Kerala, India. The state is ranked at the top in terms of human development index, social development index and gender development index among the states in India. The state is often described as a land of ‘good health at low cost’ and is reported to have the lowest rural-urban inequalities in public health status. The paper attempts to travel along the life of Kerala women picking up elements that are relevant to a health study. For comparison, the national scenario is presented. Wherever possible, a comparison is made with men. The indicators considered in this paper can be broadly categorised as those reflecting the general health status, child health, reproductive health and health of the elderly. Some environment related variables have also been analysed. The paper also tries to identify data gaps and made use of narratives/anecdotal evidences to highlight problems. The paper finds that females in Kerala compare favourably against India in all conventional health indicators and that the problems related to women’s health in Kerala are different from those addressed at the national level. Therefore, priorities, approaches and strategies set at the national level may not be appropriate for Kerala. The paper also calls for an in-depth examination of the health polices of the state to understand whether the state has been responding with gender sensitivity to the varying health care needs of women beyond and before the reproductive age. The state needs to work out strategies specific to particular groups of people who are vulnerable in terms of health and issues such as problems of old age of women and widows, over medicalisation, increasing cost of healthcare and occupational health of women. | ||
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