Women’s health status in Rural India: A Sociological study of Deoria District of Uttar Pradesh

Abstract

The present study was undertaken to study Women health status in Rural India: A Sociological study of Deoria District of Uttar Pradesh. The study highlighted to understand the problem related to women health status in India and concept of health and nutrition and theories of gender. Uttar Pradesh is one of the largest, densely population and backward state of India. Which has a socio-economic and thus health problems for women? To understand the real challenges micro level sociological studies are urgently needed. This thesis analyzed health scenario and its related issues and challenges in a rural pocket of distantly located backward district of Uttar Pradesh. The health care of women is an emerging area of sociological studies which need investigations and analysis of available health facilities, health manpower health concerns, health related programs. The operations and actual execution of programme in fields at micro level is to draw a picture of the present health related problems of rural women in terms their caste, class and religion, size of family, education of the family, culture of the area in which they are residing. It is very essential to understand the impact of various social, economical, cultural factors which are varied in terms of regional differences.