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List of NFHS Bulletins

NFHS Bulletin No. 1 (1995). Eight Million Women Have Unmet Need for Family Planning in Uttar Pradesh, by D. Radha Devi, S. R. Rastogi, and Robert D. Retherford.
NFHS Bulletin No. 2 (1995). Women in 13 States Have Little Knowledge of AIDS, by Subrata Lahiri, Deborah Balk, and K. B. Pathak.
NFHS Bulletin No. 3 (1996). Fertility and Contraceptive Use in Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, and Uttar Pradesh, by Robert D. Retherford and B. M. Ramesh.
NFHS Bulletin No. 4 (1997). Is Son Preference Slowing Down India’s Transition to Low Fertility?, by R. Mutharayappa, Minja Kim Choe, Fred Arnold, and T. K. Roy.
NFHS Bulletin No. 5 (1997). State-Level Variations in Wanted and Unwanted Fertility Provide a Guide for India’s Family Planning Programmes, by Sumati Kulkarni and Minja Kim Choe.
NFHS Bulletin No. 6 (1997). Measuring the Speed of India’s Fertility Decline, by R. L. Narasimhan, Robert D. Retherford, Vinod Mishra, Fred Arnold, and T. K. Roy.
NFHS Bulletin No. 7 (1997). Media Exposure Increases Contraceptive Use, by Robert D. Retherford and Vinod Mishra.
NFHS Bulletin No. 8 (1997). Cooking Smoke Increases the Risk of Acute Respiratory Infection in Children, by Vinod Mishra and Robert D. Retherford.
NFHS Bulletin No. 9 (1998). Accelerating India’s Fertility Decline: The Role of Temporary Contraceptive Methods, by K. B. Pathak, Griffith Feeney, and Norman Y. Luther.
NFHS Bulletin No. 10 (1998). Mother’s Tetanus Immunisation Is Associated Not Only with Lower Neonatal Mortality but Also with Lower Early-Childhood Mortality, by Norman Y. Luther.
NFHS Bulletin No. 11 (1998). Mass Media Can Help Improve Treatment of Childhood Diarrhoea, by K. V. Rao, Vinod K. Mishra, and Robert D. Retherford.
NFHS Bulletin No. 12 (1998). Identifying Children with High Mortality Risk, by Minja Kim Choe, Norman Y. Luther, Arvind Pandey, Damodar Sahu, and Jagdish Chand.
NFHS Bulletin No. 13 (1999). Cooking with Biomass Fuels Increases the Risk of Tuberculosis, by Vinod K. Mishra, Robert D. Retherford, and Kirk R. Smith.
NFHS Bulletin No. 14 (1999). Cooking with Biomass Fuels Increases the Risk of Blindness, by Vinod K. Mishra, Robert D. Retherford, and Kirk R. Smith.
NFHS Bulletin No. 15 (2000). Women’s Education Can Improve Child Nutrition in India, by Vinod K. Mishra and Robert D. Retherford
NFHS Bulletin No. 16 (2000). Are the WHO/UNICEF Guidelines on Breastfeeding Appropriate for India? by Ravilla Anandaiah and Minja Kim Choe.

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List of NFHS Subject Reports

NFHS Subject Report No. 1 (1996). Unmet Need for Family Planning in Uttar Pradesh, by D. Radha Devi, S. R. Rastogi, and Robert D. Retherford.
NFHS Subject Report No. 2 (1996). Contraceptive Use in India, by B. M. Ramesh, S. C. Gulati, and Robert D. Retherford.
NFHS Subject Report No. 3 (1997). Effect of Son Preference on Fertility in India, by R. Mutharayappa, Minja Kim Choe, Fred Arnold, and T. K. Roy.
NFHS Bulletin No. 4 (1997). Is Son Preference Slowing Down India’s Transition to Low Fertility?, by R. Mutharayappa, Minja Kim Choe, Fred Arnold, and T. K. Roy.
NFHS Subject Report No. 5 (1997). Maternal Education and the Utilization of Maternal and Child Health Services in India, by Pavalavalli Govindasamy and B. M. Ramesh.
NFHS Subject Report No. 6 (1998). Wanted and Unwanted Fertility in Selected States of India, by Sumati Kulkarni and Minja Kim Choe.
NFHS Subject Report No. 7 (1998). Alternative Contraceptive Methods and Fertility Decline in India, by K. B. Pathak, Griffith Feeney, and Norman Y. Luther.
NFHS Subject Report No. 8 (1998). Mother’s Employment and Infant and Child Mortality in India, by Sunita Kishor and Sulabha Parasuraman.
NFHS Subject Report No. 9 (1998). Fertility in India, by M. M. Gandotra, Robert D. Retherford, Arvind Pandey, Norman Y. Luther, and Vinod K. Mishra.
NFHS Subject Report No. 10 (1998). Knowledge and Use of Oral Rehydration Therapy for Childhood Diarrhoea in India: Effects of Exposure to Mass Media, by K. V. Rao, Vinod K. Mishra, and Robert D. Retherford.
NFHS Subject Report No. 11 (1998). Infant and Child Mortality in India, by Arvind Pandey, Minja Kim Choe, Norman Y. Luther, Damodar Sahu, and Jagdish Chand.
NFHS Subject Report No. 12 (1999). Factors Affecting Source of Family Planning Services in India, by P. S. Nair, Griffith Feeney, Vinod K. Mishra, and Robert D. Retherford.
NFHS Subject Report No. 13 (1999). Reasons for Discontinuing and not Intending to Use Contraception in India, by Vinod K. Mishra, Robert D. Retherford, P. S. Nair, and Griffith Feeney.
NFHS Subject Report No. 14 (1999). Child Nutrition in India, by Vinod K. Mishra, Subrata Lahiri, and Norman Y. Luther.
NFHS Subject Report No. 15 (2000). Child Immunization in Madhya Pradesh, by Rakesh Munshi and Sang-Hyop Lee
NFHS Subject Report No. 16 (2000). Are the WHO Guidelines on Breastfeeding Appropriate for India? by Ravilla Anandaiah and Minja Kim Choe
NFHS Subject Report No. 17 (2001). How much has fertility declined in Uttar Pradesh? by Robert D. Retherford, Vinod K. Mishra, and G. Prakasam
NFHS Subject Report No. 18 (2001). Does community access affect the use of health and family welfare services in India? by N. P. Das, Vinod K. Mishra, and P. K. Sah

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List of Selected Journal Articles

Acharya, Rajib. 1998. Gender Disparity, Development, and Fertility Transition in India: An Inter-state Analysis. Journal of Social Sciences 2(4) : 253-263.
Acharya, R. and S. Sureender. 1996. Interspouse Communication, Contraceptive Use and Family Size : Relationship Examined in Bihar and Tamil Nadu. Journal of Family Welfare 42(4) : 5-11.
Arnold, Fred, Minja Kim Choe, and T. K. Roy. 1998. Son preference, the family-building process and child mortality in India. Population Studies 52: 301-315.
Balk, Deborah, and Subrata Lahiri. 1997. Awareness and knowledge of AIDS among Indian women: evidence from 13 states. Health Transition Review 7: 421-465.
Bhat, P.N. Mari and Francis Zavier. 1999. Finding of the National Family Health Survey: Regional Analysis. Economic and Political Weekly 34(42 & 43) : 3008 – 3032.
Begum, S., P. Arokiasamy, and Rajib Acharya. 1998. Factors Affecting Complications During Delivery- An Analysis of NFHS Data. Journal of Family Welfare 44(4) : 15-26.
Chatterjee, Uma, and Rajib Acharya. 2000. Seasonal Variation of Births in Rural West Bengal: Magnitude, Direction and Correlates. Journal of Biosocial Sciences 32:443-458.(forthcoming)
Clark, Shelley. 2000. Son Preference and Sex Composition of Children: Evidence from India. Demography 37(1) : 95-108.
Griffiths, Paula, L. and Bentley, Margaret, E. 2001. The Nutrition Transition is Underway in India. The Journal of Nutrition 131 : 2692-2700.
Jejeebhoy, Shireen J. 1999. Reproductive Health Information in India: What are the Gaps? Economic and Political Weekly 34(42 & 43) : 3075 – 3080.
Kanitkar, Tara. 1999. National Family Health Survey: Some Thoughts. Economic and Political Weekly 34(42 & 43) : 3081 – 3083.
Kulkarni, P.M. 1999. Gender Preference Contraceptive Prevalance: Evidence of Regional Variations. Economic and Political Weekly 34(42 & 43) : 3058 – 3062.
Mishra, Vinod K., Robert D. Retherford, and Kirk R. Smith. 1999. Biomass cooking fuels and prevalence of tuberculosis in India. International Journal of Infectious Diseases 3: 119-129.
Moulasha, K. and G Rama Rao. 1999. Religion-Specific Differentials in Fertility and Family Planning. Economic and Political Weekly 34(42 & 43) : 3047 – 3051.
Mulay, Sanjeevanee. 1999. Demographic Transition in Maharashtra, 1980-93. Economic and Political Weekly 34(42 & 43) : 3063 – 3074.
Roy, T.K., V. Jayachandran, and Sushanta K Banerjee. 1999. Economic Condition and Fertility: Is There a Relationship? Economic and Political Weekly 34(42 & 43) : 3041 – 3046.
Singh, Padam. 1999. National Family Health Survey, 1992-93: Post Survey Check. Economic and Political Weekly 34(42 & 43) : 3084 – 3088.
Srinivasan, K. and Sanjay Kumar. 1999. Economic and Caste Criteria in Definition of Backwardness. Economic and Political Weekly 34(42 & 43) : 3052 – 3057.
Visaria, Leela. 1999. Proximate Determinants of Fertility in India: An Exploration of NFHS Data. Economic and Political Weekly 34(42 & 43) : 3033 – 3040.
Visaria, Pravin and S Irudaya Rajan. 1999. National Family Health Survey: A Landmark in Indian Surveys. Economic and Political Weekly 34(42 & 43) : 3002 – 3007.

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