Browsing by Author "Babbar, Karan"
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COVID-19 and period products usage among menstruating women in urban and rural India
Babbar, Karan; Dev, Pritha (Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2021-11-03)This paper estimates the impact of the lockdown across various zones on the period product consumption for menstruating women in India. We have used the national-level panel data from the CMIE’s Consumer Pyramids Household ... -
Development and validation of the menstrual health and hygiene (MHH) scale for adolescent girls and teachers: associating MHH needs, practices, beliefs and experiences of adolescent girls and teachers with student engagement
Babbar, Karan (Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2023)"There is limited literature exploring the breadth of menstrual practices and how it affects student engagement levels in school among adolescent girls in India. This research tries to address this gap by (a) developing a ... -
How COVID-19 lockdown has impacted the sanitary pads distribution among adolescent girls and women in India
Babbar, Karan; Rustagi, Niharika; Dev, Pritha (Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues (SPSSI), 2022-07-26)This paper empirically explores the impact of COVID-19 pandemic and its accompanying lockdown on adolescent girls’ and women's access to sanitary pads in India. We have used the National Health Mission's Health Management ... -
Modelling the impact of ovulatory cycle knowledge on the number of children and age of women at first birth
Babbar, Karan; Dev, Pritha (Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2021-11-04)Unplanned pregnancies are an important public health issue, and 15% of unplanned pregnancies across the world happen in India. Ovulatory cycle knowledge (OCK) is an important yet relatively unexplored component in ...