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Obstacles to gender equality in East Champaran district of Bihar, North India : exploration of the right to healthcare for children under five

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dc.contributor.advisor Schüle, P. H. Elisabeth
dc.contributor.advisor Kröck, Thomas, 1957-
dc.contributor.author Kunze, Claudia
dc.date.accessioned 2019-07-18T10:27:54Z
dc.date.available 2019-07-18T10:27:54Z
dc.date.issued 2016-11
dc.identifier.citation Kunze, Claudia (2016) Obslacles to gender equality in East Champaran district of Bihar, North India : exploration of the right to healthcare for children under five, University of South Africa, Pretoria, <http://hdl.handle.net/10500/25587>
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10500/25587
dc.description.abstract Child rights, especially the right to health for children, is a concept of human development. The aim of this qualitative study is to explore the obstacles to gender equality in the right to healthcare for children under five years in East Champaran, Bihar, North India. Ten key informant interviews and nine focus group discussions with mothers, fathers, grandmothers and grandfathers were conducted to research the barriers of guardians to accessing healthcare for their children, including their root beliefs and choices, which causes health inequalities. It was found that a strong patriarchal tradition predominates in these communities in North India, which favour sons and disadvantages daughters in healthcare provision. Despite the existing child rights and human rights policies that have been legislated, in India traditional practices that discriminate against female children remain dominant in the society, and limit development in East Champaran, Bihar, North India. en
dc.format.extent 1 online resource (xiii, 133 leaves) : illustrations, graphs (some color), color maps
dc.language.iso en en
dc.subject Child rights approach
dc.subject Right to healthcare
dc.subject Human development
dc.subject Capability approach
dc.subject Gender equality
dc.subject North India
dc.subject Children under five
dc.subject.ddc 362.19892000954123
dc.subject.lcsh Child health services -- Effect of managed care on -- India -- Bihar
dc.subject.lcsh Child care services -- India -- Bihar
dc.subject.lcsh Children's rights -- India -- Bihar
dc.subject.lcsh Sex discrimination against women -- India -- Bihar
dc.subject.lcsh Children -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- India -- Bihar
dc.subject.lcsh Children -- Institutional care -- Law and legislation -- India -- Bihar
dc.subject.lcsh Children -- Services for -- India -- Bihar
dc.subject.lcsh Community development -- India -- Bihar
dc.subject.lcsh Child development -- India -- Bihar
dc.subject.lcsh Child welfare -- Effect of managed care on -- India -- Bihar
dc.title Obstacles to gender equality in East Champaran district of Bihar, North India : exploration of the right to healthcare for children under five en
dc.type Dissertation en
dc.description.department Development Studies
dc.description.degree M.A. (Development Studies)


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