Dr. Saritha Nair



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Phone : +(91-22) 2419-2041
Email  : nairs@nirrh.res.in


Academic Background

  • M.Sc. Kerala University (Demography ; 1998)
  • Ph.D. International Institute for Population Sciences, Mumbai (Population Studies; 2002)



Professional Experience

Project Officer Social Organization for Mental Health Action (SOMA), Kerala 1998-1999
Lecturer (Ad hoc) International Institute for Population Sciences, Mumbai 2002-2003
Scientist NIRRH 2003-Till date

 

 


Research Interests

  • Sexual and Reproductive Health

  • Gender issues

  • Male involvement in Reproductive Health


Awards & Achievements

  • Recipient ofK.C.K.E Raja award for securing first position in M.Sc. (Demography) degree during 1996-98, by the University of Kerala
  • Recipient of Govt. of Indiafellowship for pursuing Ph.D. programme (from August, 99 to January, 2002)
  • Awarded Fellowship for Health and Population Innovation (Formerly the MacArthur Fund for Leadership Development) for the year 2004-2006 by the Population Council, India .


Publications (Last 10)

  1. S.Niranjan , Saritha Nair, and T.K.Roy, 2005 ‘A Socio-demographic analysis of size and structure of Family in India ”, Journal of Comparative Family Studies, Vol.36, No.4.
  2. Balaiah D, Naik D, Nair S, Iddya U and Bandivadekar A. Couples knowledge, perceptions and practices of reproductive health issues in urban slums of Mumbai. In RS Sharma, A Rajanna and M Rajalakshmi (eds), Recent Advances and Challenges in Reproductive Health Research, 19-21 February, 2007, New Delhi. Indian Council of Medical Research, Myson Print-O-Pack, New Delhi . Pgs 473-487, 2008
  3. D Balaiah, S Nair and Y Krishna Reddy. Enhancing Participation of Men in Family Welfare Programs. Indian Society for the Study of Reproduction and Fertility Newsletter, Pg.5-8. 2006.

Projects
  1. Raising HIV/AIDS Awareness against Non-infected Indian Wives (Funded by NIH/ICMR, Indo-US programme)
  2. Assessing the availability and utilization of reproductive health services at government health facilities among women in selected sites in Maharashtra (Funded by the Minority Development Department, Government of Maharashtra, India)
  3. Assessing the role of domestic violence on health outcomes of new mothers presenting for care at a Mumbai slum (Funded by NIH/ICMR, Indo-US programme)
  4. Interventions in Urban slums for Enhancing Participation of Men in Reproductive health (Funded by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India)