DR. K. ANIL KUMAR
Associate Professor

Centre for Health and Development
SCHOOL OF HEALTH SYSTEMS STUDIES

E-mail: anil[At]tiss.edu

Qualifications

  • M.Sc. (Demography), Kerala University
  • Ph.D. (Population Studies), International Institute of Population Sciences

Areas of Interest

  • Sexuality and Sexual Health
  • Health and Development
  • Development and Demographic Outcomes
  • Forced Migration and Health
  • Child and Adolescent Health
  • Child Poverty
  • Child Participation

Teaching

  • Population Dynamics and Reproductive Health
  • Urban Health
  • Population, Health and Development
  • Demographic Methods
  • Research Methodology

Recent Research Projects

The following list includes both individual and collaborative projects since 2000

  • Female Sex Workers and their Clients: A Study on their Sexuality
  • Measuring Child Poverty: A Study in Maharashtra
  • Socio-Cultural Contexts of Child Participation in the Asia-Pacific Region
  • Sex Ratio at Birth in India: Trends, Differential and Implications
  • Evaluation of the Umbrella Scheme to Promote Voluntary Action for Persons with Disabilities
  • Factors Contributing to Communal Riots in Gujarat
  • Child Poverty in India : An Overview Study

Recent Publications

  • Guest Editor: Special Issue on ‘Sexuality in India ', The Indian Journal of Social Work, 65(4), 2004.
  • Female Sex Workers and Clients: Contexts, Sexual Behaviour and Implications, The Indian Journal of Social Work , 66(4), 2005.
  • Can Economic Empowerment Dissuade Women from Entering into and Continuing Sex Work? The Journal of Family Welfare, 50 (Special Issue), 2004.

 

 

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