She was introduced to this line of work at age 19, when she left her family in rural Hosur. She dropped out of school in 5th grade. Her first contact in the city of Bangalore was a female USW, who then initiated her into the trade. Jaya is unmarried. She practices sex work at ...
Firstly, census data is commonly used to determine sampling frames, but this excludes 'illegal' settlements and the homeless.3 Secondly, inconsistent definitions of urban and rural may mean that peri-urban poor are miscategorized as rural; particularly when slums have burgeoned beyond the government...
There is recognition by rural elderly of the material benefits of city life, but the growing economy and remissions from migrant family workers means that much of the advantages of the city are now accessible in the country: If you compare our place with the city, of...
Gender differences in health treatment-seeking during common illnesses in a rural community of West Bengal, India. J Health Popul Nutr. 2002;20:306–11. PMID:12659410 PubMed Google Scholar Sundar R, Sharma A. Morbidity and utilisation of healthcare services: a survey of urban poor in Delhi...
north about the beginning of the 1st centuryce) make up the majority of the remainder of the people of Maharashtra. The state also has a significant population of those who were once called “untouchables” but are now officially classed as Scheduled Castes, most of whom live in rural areas...
Apiwe has an ethical struggle of whether to return the shoe or sell it for some money, but she put this quandary aside momentarily with the idea that she should get her friend, Phindi, a fellow organisation member to go and talk to the people who have built their houses on the wetland...