Atlas of South Asian Children and Women. 1996, 118 p., col. photos, $19. ISBN 92-806-3232-9.
Contents: Foreword. Introduction. I. Survival: 1. Infants and children. 2. Women. 3. Life expectancy. II. Nutrition: 1. Protein-energy malnutrition. 2. Vitamin A deficiency. 3. Iodine deficiency disorders. 4. Iron deficiency anaemia. 5. Low birth weight. III. Health: 1. Diarrhoea. 2. Acute respiratory infection. 3. Immunizable diseases. 4. Tuberculosis. 5. Malaria. 6. HIV/AIDS. IV. Care: 1. Feeding practices. 2. Hygiene practices. 3. Home health practices. 4. Psycho-social practices. 5. Contraception. V. Household food security. VI. Water and sanitation. VII. Health services: 1. Curative. 2. Preventive. VIII. Education: 1. Primary school completion. 2. Gross enrolment ratios. 3. Literacy. 4. Education of girls. IX. Communications. X. Religion. XI. Economic resources: 1. Macroeconomic growth. 2. Poverty. 3. Government expenditure. 4. Foreign aid. XII. Child labour. XIII. Agricultural production: 1. Land holdings. 2. Irrigation. XIV. Human resources: 1. Population. 2. Gender development. 3. Fertility. 4. Urbanization. 5. Urban children. Appendix. Sources. Definitions.
"The Atlas of South Asian Children and Women will help policy makers, development workers and researchers to understand the extent of South Asia's complex problems of human survival and development.
"The Atlas is illustrated with full-colour maps and charts that provide the most recent data from the seven countries of South Asia at national and sub-national levels. The accompanying text assesses, analyzes--and suggests remedial action--for these key components:
The poor rates of survival, growth and development of South Asia's children and women;
The inadequate access to food, health and care for the majority of women and children; and
South Asia's potentially adequate, yet often underused, human, economic and organizational resources.
"Previously, no single reference source has compiled this wide range of data on South Asian children and women. This comprehensive publication also helps to identify statistical gaps and inconsistencies that can be remedied by further research efforts."