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All India Survey on Higher Education (AISHE) 2019–2020 exhibits a mix scenario of higher education in North-East India. Tripura is the only state among North-Eastern states whose GER of ST students is lower than the GER of ST students at the national level and is much lower than other North-Eastern states. In Tripura, the female–male ratio of enrolment in higher education is in favour of male throughout all the levels of education. The scenario of higher education in Tripura suggests that there is a need to take immediate steps to encourage students, especially female students, to enrol in higher education. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Care practices for newborn babies like clean cord care, thermal care and initiating breastfeeding within the first hour of the birth are very crucial for the survival of the neonate. Safe delivery practices are often lacking for home deliveries, and this places the neonates at a higher risk than those bom in hospitals or deliveries conducted by the trained health care personnel. Hence, to understand morbidity among neonates, an examination of traditional practices associated with the home delivery and newborn care is required. The data for the present study is culled out from the Comprehensive Nutrition Survey in Gujarat (CNSG) 2014. The survey covered 4,828 children aged 0-59 months from 3,788 households. We have used descriptive statistics to examine the association of place of delivery with selected independent variables. About ll%of the women had delivered at home. The age of the women (Chi square =9.90, p<.05), religion of the head of the household (Chi square =3.95, p=0.05), caste (Chi square =70.20, p<.001), place of residence (Chi square =102.25, p<0.001) and birth order (Chi square =43.60, p<.001) were significantly associated with the place of delivery. The main reason for opting for home delivery was 'no time to go'. Almost three-fourths of the home deliveries were conducted by the traditional birth attendant (Dai). Further, about one-fourth of them used an improper instrument to cut the umbilical cord. The paper expounds that the neonates bom at home are more likely to experience morbidity than their counterparts who are born at hospitals or under the care of trained health care personnel. We may conclude that the birth order, place of residence, antenatal care and cultural practice plays a significant role in influencing the place of delivery. The caveat is that the ongoing maternal and newborn care programs need to have in-built mechanisms to ensure that the expectant mothers receive appropriate newborn and delivery care practices at home. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Reliance on traditional methods of birth control causes psychological tension in couples because the fear of unwanted pregnancy bars them from experiencing a healthy sexual life. However, in Assam, half of all contraceptive users depend on traditional methods of birth control. The current study used National Family Health Survey 2005–2006 data. Out of 3840 sample women in the age group 15–49 years, 1286 women are filtered for the present study. Most of the demographic and socioeconomic characteristics of traditional method users fall between those of modern spacing method users and terminal method users. Thus, the burden of unwanted fertility is highest among the traditional method users. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Aim is to find out the disparities in cesarean sections among institutional deliveries across segments of the society in the study area. The National Family Health Survey data 2005–06 were used. There were 14,808 women who were found to be relevant for this study. Bivariate results show that cesarean section is highest among women older than 40 years, having the highest level of education, holding skilled jobs, from the highest social hierarchy, who delivered in private health institutions, experienced cesarean section in previous delivery, and had pregnancy complications. Performance of cesarean section may be necessary for safety of both mother and infant. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]